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NIPPONIA No.35 December 15, 2005
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Shiretoko
(1)
Oshinkoshin Falls
(12)
Kumagoe Falls
(2)
Utoro
(13)
Kumanoyu Hot Spring
(3)
National Highway No. 334
(14)
Rausu Hot Spring
(4)
Shiretoko Nature Center
(15)
Rausu Visitor Center
(5)
Furepe Falls
(16)
Bokyodai Lookout
(6)
Five Shiretoko Lakes
(17)
Makkausu Cave
(7)
Iwaobetsu Hot Spring
(18)
Aidomari Hot Spring
(8)
Kamuiwakka Yu no Taki
(Warm-water Falls)
(19)
Seseki Hot Spring
(9)
Cape Buyuni
(20)
National Highway No. 335
(10)
Shiretoko Pass
(21)
Memanbetsu Airport
(11)
Mount Rausu
(22)
Nemuro Nakashibetsu Airport
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Getting there:
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To Utoro
Fly from Tokyo's Haneda Airport to Memanbetsu Airport (about 1 hr 40 min). (There are also flights from Osaka, Nagoya and Sapporo.) From the airport, board an Abashiri bus taking the Okhotsk Shiretoko Route to Utoro (about 2 hrs 20 min).
·
To Rausu
Fly from Tokyo's Haneda Airport to Nemuro Nakashibetsu Airport (about 1 hr 40 min). (There are also flights from Sapporo.) From the airport, board a bus to Nakashibetsu-cho (about 10 min), then take an Akan Bus coming from Kushiro bound for Rausu (about 1 hr 30 min).

For more information:
·
Shiretoko Shari-cho Utoro Tourist Information Center
(Tel: +81-1522-4-2639)
·
Tourist Information Center, Shiretoko and Rausu Tourist Association
(Tel: +81-153-87-3360)
·
Shiretoko Nature Center (Tel: +81-1522-4-2114)
http://www.shiretoko.or.jp/ (Japanese-language site)
·
Rausu Visitor Center (Tel: +81-153-87-2828)
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