[Shiretoko Five Lakes] Starts at 9:00: Shiretoko Five Lakes Guided Tour - Certified guides will show you around all five lakes!
- Beginners welcome - First try
- World Heritage
- Empty-hands OK
- Solo participant
- Operate rain or shine
- Children welcome
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Possible number of bookings1~10
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Participating age0Age ~ 80 Age
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Duration3~4 hours
A nature guide will take you deep into the primeval nature of Shiretoko. By taking a walk with a nature guide, you will be able to get to the heart of Shiretoko, a world heritage site, and discover the mechanisms of nature that you have never noticed before. Would you like to spend some luxurious time in the midst of nature on a Shiretoko guided tour? We rent binoculars free of charge for our guided tours. This is a nature experience guided tour where you can use binoculars to carefully observe the wild animals, wild birds, plants, and flowers that live in Shiretoko, a World Natural Heritage Site. Would you like to take a peek into the lives of Ezo deer, red foxes, Ezo squirrels, wild birds, and other wild animals that you can't usually get a peek at? Enjoy Shiretoko on a guided tour that can be enjoyed by families, couples, and any group. [Guide time] Guided tour start time is around 9:00. The tour ends around 12:00. (Tour time will be 3 hours.) *Due to the limited time slots and number of guides for the Shiretoko Goko Lakes walking lecture, if we cannot accommodate your request, we will inform you of a time closer to your request. For more information, please be sure to check the email details as we will notify you by reply. *Please note that the number of participants is limited, so depending on the timing of your application, we may not be able to accept your application because it is full. [Walk flow starts at 9:00] Please gather at Shiretoko Goko Field House at 8:45. ↓9:00 Attend a lecture at Shiretoko Goko Field House and start the guided tour. ↓ Stroll around Shiretoko Goko Lakes (approximately 3 km) ↓12:00 Return to Shiretoko Goko parking lot The guided tour will end and be dismissed. -------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------- *Brown bear activity period (May 10th) - July 31st), the guided tour fee is 5,300 yen for adults, 3,200 yen for children, and 1,750 yen for infants. The above amount will apply even if only one person participates. -------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------- *Brown bear activity period (May 10th) - July 31st) If the total number of participants in the activity experience is 1 person when applying for a tour other than July 31st, the fee will be increased by ¥2,300. In that case, if the total number of participants on the day of the activity experience reaches 2 or more, we will refund ¥2,300.
Shiretoko Five Lakes that everyone visits. Why don't you discover the wonderful nature that you can't find just by walking on a guided tour of Shiretoko? Our nature guide is the Shiretoko Five Lakes Registration Leader (Shiretoko Five Lakes Certified Guide), and you can walk from the three lakes to the five lakes that you could not enter due to closure until now, and there are no quiet people. You can enjoy walking around the Shiretoko Five Lakes. * Up to 10 people will be guided during the brown bear activity period.
One of the great things about Nature Guide Walk is that you can discover things that you might overlook in a private walk, or you can discover new things by walking with a nature guide. Why don't you rediscover the splendor of nature that you haven't noticed before?
If the trail is closed before the walk, the tour may be canceled or the walking location may be changed. If the trail is closed during the walk, the tour may turn back halfway. Please note that if the "Shiretoko Five Lakes Ground Path" is closed due to a brown bear sighting or other reasons unrelated to the weather on the day of the guided tour, the tour will be rescheduled to the "Shiretoko Five Lakes Elevated Boardwalk" + "Another Course Outside the Shiretoko Five Lakes" guided tour or the "Another Course Outside the Shiretoko Five Lakes" guided tour. Please be aware of the above before applying.
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About fees
Basic fee
※The list price includes tax.
※The above price is a basic fee.
※Fees may vary depending on schedule, please check the fee displayed after selecting the date.
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Display of the Specified Commercial Transactions Act | Display of the Specified Commercial Transactions Act |
Reservation cancellation fee generation date | Cancellation fee will be charged from 14 days before the event date. |
About cancellation | * The cancellation fee is as follows. 14 to 8 days before the guide date: 10% of the tour price 20% of the guide fee if canceled 7 to 2 days before the guide date, guide if canceled the day before the guide date 50% of the fee, cancellation on the day of guidance will be 100% of the guide fee. If you are late for the meeting time and cannot take the guided tour, 100% of the guided fee will be charged. |
About event termination | It is rain or shine, but if the guide is determined that the danger you might be allowed to to stop on the way. |
Detailed information of this plan
Required minimum number of participants | 1 Person(s) |
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Possible number of bookings | 1~10 |
About duration |
3~4 hours
The Shiretoko Goko Guided Tour is set to take 3 hours from start to finish. Please note that the tour time cannot be shortened or extended. * The tour time may be slightly extended or shortened to avoid a crisis such as the appearance of brown bears.
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Operating period | 2025/4/28〜2025/10/31 From April 28th to the end of October |
Assembly time | Please meet at Shiretoko Goko Field House 15 minutes before the tour start time. |
Booking deadline | until 17:59 the day before |
Changing room | Toilet | ||
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Shower | Parking | ||
Locker |
Dress code - Must bring items | Clothes that are easy to walk in (Even in the summer, it gets cold in the rain, so please bring a long-sleeved jacket etc.) Please wear long pants to prevent insect bites and injuries. Easy-to-walk shoes (trekking shoes, etc.) Since mosquitoes live in many areas in the summer, please wear long-sleeved long trousers and bare skin to prevent insect bites. * If you participate in tights, mosquitoes will bite you from the top of the tights. Hat Rainwear Drink (Please use water or tea. Please refrain from sugar-containing items.) Day bag (bag) A rucksack with both hands free is preferable. |
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About rental items | Binoculars and in free rental boots in the rain |
Matters require attention | * If you would like to pick up and drop off at a hotel, please enter "Request for hotel pick up and drop off" in the application form (others). Hotel transfers may not be available depending on the schedule of the nature guide in charge. Please refrain from participating in skirts, heels and sandals. If the Shiretoko Goko Ground Promenade is closed due to the appearance of brown bears, we may change the guide location to the Shiretoko Goko Elevated Boardwalk, Furepe Falls Promenade, Tears of Men, etc. Thank you for your understanding. Due to the large loop repair work from October 1, 2021, the tour contents will be changed. The Shiretoko Goko Guided Tour after October 1st will be changed to "Shiretoko Goko Small Loop" and "Primary Forest Trekking overlooking the Sea of Okhotsk on the precipice". Thank you for your understanding. |
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Other notifications | ■ When you couldn't walk on the ground promenade ■ When you couldn't reach Shiretoko Goko (5 lakes) ■ Guide to the elevated boardwalk and change of guidance location ■ I was able to walk to Shiretoko Goko (5-4 lakes) In case, we will add a guide to the elevated boardwalk, and there is no refund. ■ There is no refund if you can take a walk to Shiretoko Five Lakes (3 lakes). |
Plan attractions
Enjoy the world heritage Shiretoko Five Lakes !! It is a safe and secure walk around Shiretoko Goko because it is a guided tour guided by a Shiretoko Goko certified guide.
Encounter animals !! It's a habitat for wild animals, so you'll have a nice encounter while walking!
Enjoy the superb view points by charter !! The Shiretoko Goko Promenade is a guided tour only during the brown bear activity period from May to July.
Easy-to-understand explanation of nature guide A nature guide will explain in detail things that you might overlook alone. This is a tour where you can understand the ecosystem of Shiretoko in detail.
Take a walk on the elevated boardwalk At the end of the ground promenade that walks through the woods, you will return to the parking lot by walking along the elevated boardwalk where you can enjoy the spectacular scenery.
Time schedule
Meet at Shiretoko Goko Field House Please meet at the Shiretoko Goko Field House, the starting point of the Shiretoko Goko Guided Tour, 15 minutes before the departure time.
Strolling lecture In order to walk the Shiretoko Goko Ground Promenade, you will be asked to take a walking lecture.
Guided tour departure !! After the lecture, we will depart for the Shiretoko Goko Ground Promenade. From here it is the world of wild animals.
Shiretoko Five Lakes Walk Walk along the ground promenade and walk about 3km from 5 lakes to 1 lake in order.
Encounter wild animals Take a walk while enjoying bird watching, and sometimes sika deer and red foxes appear on the promenade.
Arrive at the elevated boardwalk After arriving at Lake 1, go up to the elevated boardwalk. From here, we will walk on the elevated boardwalk and move to the parking lot.
Arrive at Shiretoko Goko Field House We are arriving at Shiretoko Goko Field House (parking lot). After arrival, the tour will end and the tour will be disbanded.
Access - Map
Pick-up service is available from "Shiretoko Goko Field House" in the Shiretoko Goko Parking Lot or Shiretoko Nature Center / Accommodation Hotel (Utoro District). If you wish to pick up at a hotel, please enter "Request for hotel pick up" in the remarks column. * Hotel pick-up may not be available depending on the schedule of the guide in charge.
About 14km from Utoro, Shari Town. (Approximately 20 minutes by car) When using a car navigation system, set the map code: "757 730 727" as the destination.