Shiretoko/Abashiri/Kitami in Winter sports (snow activities)

• Age 7～Age 69
• 2～3 hours
• 09:10 / 10:50 / 12:50

Walk through the virgin forest on snowshoes and view the cliffs that stretch all the way to Cape Shiretoko. You can see waterfalls flowing into the Sea of Okhotsk, giant icicles, and, depending on the season, drift ice. You can mainly observe Ezo deer and wild birds. You may also see eagles, woodpeckers, and flying squirrels, which are protected species of birds. In the event of a blizzard or other bad weather, we will contact you via your mobile device and, depending on your preference, we will cancel the tour or reschedule the tour after the weather improves.

• For Rainy Days
• For Groups

• Age 0～Age 75
• 1～2 hours
• 09:10 / 10:50 / 13:50

During the snowy season, you will walk through Shiretoko National Park, a World Heritage Site, on snowshoes. If there is no snow, you will walk without snowshoes. You will walk through natural forests and see waterfalls and giant icicles flowing into the Sea of Okhotsk, and depending on the season, drift ice. You can mainly observe Ezo deer and wild birds. You may also see eagles, woodpeckers, and flying squirrels, which are designated as natural monuments. In the event of a blizzard or other bad weather, we will contact your mobile device and, depending on your preference, we will cancel the tour or reschedule the tour after the weather has improved.

• For Rainy Days
• For Groups
• For Family

• Age 6～Age 80
• 2～3 hours
• 09:00 / 13:00

In winter, Shiretoko's famous waterfall, Furepe Falls, turns into blue icicles, and the spray of the falls, blown by the north wind, creates a mysterious shape. Behind Furepe Falls, the silvery Shiretoko mountain range stands, and during the drift ice season from late January to early March, a majestic drift ice field spreads out below. To reach Furepe Falls, you will put on snowshoes (Western snow shoes) and walk freely through the forest, searching for forest creatures and their traces. Places that are difficult to access from spring to autumn become walkable thanks to snow and snowshoes, so this tour is characterized by many new discoveries. Enjoy the spectacular scenery that is typical of Shiretoko and the snowshoeing experience together. *Due to the lack of sufficient snowfall from early to late December and late March, there is a high possibility that you will be guided in boots instead of snowshoes. In that case, we will guide you to the "Furepe Falls Nature Walk" tour in the same area during the snow-free season (adults: 3,100 yen, children: 2,000 yen). Thank you for your understanding.

• Pickup Service
• For Rainy Days

• Age 11～Age 70
• 4～5 hours

Unlike in the summer, Kaminoko Pond can only be accessed on foot in the winter using snowshoes. A blue pond in a world of silver. What a strange sight. The water is so clean that you can see the bottom of the pond, which is about 5 meters long. On your return trip, your nature guide will provide easy-to-understand explanations about Hokkaido's nature while you stroll through the pine forest. A nature guide will take you through a world of nature that is far removed from the everyday world. Please enjoy Kaminoko Pond in winter. If you are participating, please arrive at Kiyosato Ihatov Hostel by 11:30. If you use JR, we will pick you up at JR Kiyosatocho Station. We can run the tour even for just one person, but there will be an additional charge of 3,300 yen if the tour is for just one person. *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. *Please note that snowshoe trekking may not be possible depending on snow conditions.

• Pickup Service

• Age 6～Age 80
• 3～4 hours
• 08:30 / 12:30 / 13:00

The greatest feature of this tour is that you can enjoy the untouched nature of Shiretoko on snowshoes in areas that do not have well-maintained walking trails and still retain their pristine nature. During the tour, you can stop at a viewpoint with a spectacular view of the tip of the Shiretoko Peninsula, where you can see the hidden waterfalls that flow from the cliffs, frozen by the freezing cold. During the drift ice season, you will be amazed by the overwhelming beauty of the Okhotsk Sea covered in drift ice, and the silvery white Shiretoko Mountains towering behind the cliffs. On this tour, you will have a high chance of encountering wild animals such as Ezo deer and Ezo red foxes, so you can enjoy the winter nature of Shiretoko to the fullest. *Due to the lack of sufficient snowfall from early to late December and late March, there is a high possibility that you will be guided in boots instead of snowshoes. In that case, we will guide you to the same area tour in the snow-free season, "Shiretoko Primeval Forest & Spectacular Cliffs Trekking" (Adults: 5,100 yen, Children: 2,600 yen). Thank you for your understanding.

• Pickup Service
• For Rainy Days

• Age 6～Age 80
• 1～2 hours /2～3 hours
• 09:00 / 13:00

A seasonal feature of winter in Hokkaido! Enjoy ice fishing on a frozen lake (ice smelt fishing). Located 10 minutes from Memanbetsu Airport, the gateway to the skies of Okhotsk, Lake Memanbetsu is a place where you can enjoy smelt fishing every year by drilling a hole in the frozen lake surface. Our professional outdoor guides will take you to the fishing spot while taking you to and from the hotel or airport. This is the most popular winter activity, as you can eat the smelt you catch as tempura on the spot. We will provide you with the equipment, so you can participate empty-handed! ♪ A guide will accompany you, so even first-time fishers can feel at ease. 1. Smelt fishing experience: Experience the thrilling and fun ice smelt fishing that is unique to Hokkaido in winter. You can drill a hole in the ice and feel a sense of accomplishment in catching the fish yourself. Of course, since you are dealing with nature, there may be few hits. 2. Support for beginners: The guide will provide friendly support so that even beginners can participate with confidence. They will carefully teach you how to use the equipment and how to attach bait. 3. Drilling holes using an ice drill: This experience includes drilling holes in the ice yourself using an ice drill, so you can actively participate even in the cold. 4. Lake Abashiri is one of the most famous places in Japan as a sacred place for smelt fishing, and anglers come from all over the country. We will guide you to Lake Abashiri, one of Hokkaido's leading smelt fishing spots. You can enjoy fishing on the lake, catch as many as you want to eat, and enjoy the fresh smelt as freshly fried tempura. 5. Peace of mind in a warm tent: A tent is set up to protect you from the cold, and the freshly caught smelt is fried on the spot and made into tempura. We offer a special time in a warm tent with fresh flavors.

• Pickup Service
• For Groups

• Age 11～Age 70
• 5～6 hours

A snowshoe trek to Lake Mashu during the mid-winter season starting in the afternoon. A nature guide will take you to the Uramashu Observation Deck, which is closed during the winter. Would you like to go see the snow-covered Lake Mashu on snowshoes? Please meet at Kiyosato Ihatov Youth Hostel by 11:30 on the day of your participation. If you are coming by JR, please contact us. This is a half-day course with a gentle uphill slope. The course is reasonably priced, so even women can participate. Along the way, you can enjoy encounters with wild animals such as red foxes, red squirrels, and woodpeckers. *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. [Note] *Children under 10 years old cannot apply. *Please note that snowshoe trekking may not be possible depending on snow conditions. [Ura-Mashu Snowshoe Tour Procedure] 11:30 Please gather at Kiyosato Ihatov Hostel. *For those using JR, we will pick you up at JR Kiyosatocho Station. Please come by train arriving at JR Kiyosatocho Station at 11:24 or 10:58. ■Depart for the Uramashu snowshoe tour *On the way, we will stop at a convenience store and purchase lunch etc. ↓Arrive at the Uramashu Snowshoe Tour starting point around 12:00. Start your snowshoe walk towards the Uramashu Observation Deck. ↓ Around 15:30 Uramashu Snowshoe Tour ends and returns to Kiyosato Ihatov Hostel. ↓Arrival at Kiyosato Ihatov Hostel around 16:30

• Pickup Service

• Age 6～Age 80
• 1～2 hours
• 19:30

This special tour, only available in winter, involves walking through the forest at night on snowshoes. As you get used to the darkness and walk relying as much as possible only on your own eyes, the light of the snow, and the light of the stars, you will have a strange feeling as if a primitive power that had been sleeping inside you has returned. The sound of your feet crunching on the snow echoes through the silent forest at night, creating a tense atmosphere that is unique to this tour. If there is no moonlight and no clouds, countless stars will twinkle in the sky and you can enjoy stargazing. On the other hand, during a full moon, you can appreciate the beauty and brightness of the moon anew. Why not spend a fantastic night in Shiretoko on this tour?

• Pickup Service
• For Rainy Days

• Age 6～Age 74
• 1～2 hours
• 09:00 / 10:00 / 15:00

In the harsh winter, the sea of Shiretoko is covered with ice. You can walk on the ice wearing dry suits that are excellent at keeping you warm and waterproof. Drift ice is essential for the creatures living in Shiretoko. One step on the ice and you are in the world of wild animals. By putting on a special suit, you can step into the world of creatures that live with the ice. Drift ice walk is an activity that can only be experienced in the Utoro area of the Shiretoko Peninsula for only one and a half months. Why not experience the lives of creatures woven by the drift ice? You will surely be captivated by the sights you never imagined before participating.

• Pickup Service
• For Rainy Days

• Age 11～Age 70
• Over 6 hours on the day

In the morning, you will take a hot air balloon free flight, taking a walk in the air in a hot air balloon over the world of white snow, viewing the drift ice from the sky, and in the afternoon, you will go to Kaminoko Pond on snowshoes. The hot air balloon free flight is an aerial walk of about 30 minutes. You can enjoy the great outdoors from the same perspective as the birds. You will touch the hot air balloon and have various experiences while being explained about the mechanism and principles of the hot air balloon. From the time you join the tour, you are also a member of the hot air balloon crew. After the hot air balloon free flight experience, you will purchase lunch at a convenience store and depart for a snowshoe tour to Kaminoko Pond. Snowshoe Trekking to Kaminoko Pond We depart for a snowshoe tour to Kaminoko Pond in a special car for snowshoe trekking guides. We head for Kaminoko Pond while enjoying a snow hike through the forest. You can see the wonderful Kaminoko Pond that can only be seen in the harsh winter. A nature guide will guide you to a wonderful world created by nature in the harsh winter. Along the way, you can search for rabbit and red fox footprints, encounter woodpeckers, and enjoy the great outdoors of Hokkaido. We can also accommodate one person, but there will be an additional 12,100 yen charge for one person. *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 due to full capacity. *Please note that the hot air balloon free flight and snowshoe trekking may not be possible depending on the snowfall conditions.

• Pickup Service

• Age 10～Age 74
• 3～4 hours

Deep in the forest of Shiretoko, you will get lost if you don't take a guided tour. We will walk in the primeval forest that is typical of Shiretoko on snowshoes. In the silent forest covered in snow, you will encounter various wild animal tracks, rustling sounds of animals moving, and other things that you can only encounter at this time of year. Let's go on an exploration of the forest where wild animals live together! ☆Tour time 1/20-3/31 13:30-16:30 12/1-1/19 12:30-15:30 ☆Schedule of the day (Example → If starting at 13:30) ☆ Around 13:15 [Pick-up] We will go around each hotel and pick you up 15 minutes before the start of the tour. *If you are coming by car, please cooperate with the local gathering. Around 13:30 [Preparation] Once everyone is gathered, we will give a lecture and put on snowshoes. Around 13:40 [Departure] Now, it's time to set off on a walk through the winter forest! What kind of encounters will we have today? Around 16:20 [Back] The tour ends when you take off your snowshoes. Customers who met at the site disband here. Thank you for your hard work. Around 16:30 [Drop-off] We drop you off at your accommodation and the tour ends. Thank you for your hard work! *The schedule is a guide only.

• Pickup Service

• Age 7～Age 74
• 1～2 hours
• 06:30 / 09:30 / 13:00 / 15:30

An experience you can only have here! Put on a dry suit and walk on the drift ice! Drift ice comes ashore on the coast of Okhotsk from late January. At its peak, the coast of Utoro is covered with pure white drift ice, creating a scene that you won't find anywhere else in Japan. Wear a special dry suit and walk on and touch the drift ice. A guide will support you, so even if it's your first time experiencing drift ice, you can feel at ease! ☆Tour times (held four times a day) 6:30-8:00 9:30-11:00 13:00-14:30 15:30-17:00 ☆Schedule for the day (Example → 9:30 start course) ☆ Around 9:15 [Pick-up] We will go around each hotel 15 minutes before the start of the tour to pick you up. Around 9:30 [Lecture] Once all the customers have gathered, we will start the lecture on putting on a dry suit. Around 9:50 [Departure] Once everyone has changed clothes and finished getting ready, it's time to depart! Let's immerse ourselves in the world of drift ice in our own way♪ Around 10:40 [Going ashore] The fun time is fleeting. It's a little sad to leave, but we go ashore and get changed. Around 11:00 [Pick-up] We'll send you off to your accommodation and the tour will end. Thank you for your hard work! *The schedule is a guideline.

• Pickup Service

• Age 6～Age 75
• 2～3 hours
• 08:20 / 14:20

I would like to once you come in the winter of Hokkaido experience ice smelt fishing. To enjoy, even those who do not fishing experience, and firmly support the guide, such as how to use and food with utensils. "Hey that touch the fish ..." "needle caught was over," Please leave because "drilling also wish you want to experience," such as a bit of a problem and requests also guide it together. Since you offer a tool set, you can join us empty-handed.

• Pickup Service
• For Rainy Days
• For Groups

• Age 12～Age 70
• Over 6 hours on the day
• 08:30

half-day Is Snowshoes trekking. We will guide you through the dynamic glaciers and the course where ice floes are spreading in front of you during the season. further half-day"Eagle eagle watching" "Abashiri lake Smelt fishing Experience. Lunch is transfer to Abashiri's restaurant area (introducing recommended shops according to customer's request) Winter is a choice for both singles and groups. Hokkaido It is a recommended one-day plan that you can enjoy

• Pickup Service
• For Rainy Days
• For Groups

• Age 12～Age 70
• 2～3 hours
• 08:30 / 13:00

It can be every year in Abashiri suburbs that are not well known to the local people "icefall". Water flowing along the rocky, repeatedly frozen with a decrease in temperature, will continue to increase its thickness. Wearing snowshoes (Western snowshoe), Aim the natural shaped object of compelling. The drift ice in front of the season, and the weather is, you can admire the Shiretoko mountain range on the other side of you are happy if ice floe.

• Pickup Service
• For Rainy Days
• For Groups

• Age 6～Age 70
• 3～4 hours
• 12:30

Lake Abashiri Smelt fishing Winter Abashiri where two plans of "experience" and "eagle eagle watching" were set half-day Experience plan! The price setting is a bit better than a single item. Hard Activity There is no Year You can enjoy to the person of distribution.

• Pickup Service
• For Rainy Days
• For Groups

• Age 12～Age 100
• 3～4 hours
• 08:00 / 12:30

A scenic spot representing the Shiretoko of the World Natural Heritage Site, Shiretoko-gori. Shiretoko's best sightseeing spot, on this course, while enjoying the beautiful landscape woven by five small lakes and Shiretoko mountains, Nature Guide will introduce Shiren's nature's charm fun fun and safely. Unlike the summer course, it will be a course to walk on a frozen lake. * Because it becomes a private tour, recommend it to those who are new to snowshoes, those who are not confident in physical strength, those who want to take a lot of photos!

• Age 6～Age 100
• 2～3 hours
• 09:00 / 13:00

This Speaking of winter tradition! Once from drilling the smelt fishing you want to experience, fishing, the deep-fried, you can enjoy a full course of up to eat.

• Pickup Service
• For Groups

• Age 6～Age 100
• 3～4 hours
• 09:00 / 13:30

Icefall that are not well known to local people, only at a time when drift ice comes, you will not be able to see the ice 瀑. Each year, I will guide you to the ice 瀑 to change the appearance.

• Pickup Service
• For Groups

• Age 6～Age 100
• 1～2 hours
• 09:30 / 13:00

I want to try a snowshoe This good tour to those who do not have time! You can enjoy the panorama of the Shiretoko mountain range from Silver wide prairie!

• Pickup Service
• For Groups

• Age 6～Age 100
• 3～4 hours
• 09:30 / 13:00

Taut winter walks in the air, sure to lose the words to the superb view that extends in front of the eyes! Will guide you in the winter of Shiretoko superb view points.

• Pickup Service
• For Groups