Sorrowful Tears of Young Girl Are Beautiful -Furepe Falls in Shiretoko Peninsula-

Furepe Falls (フレペの滝) in Shari town, Shiretoko Peninsula (知床半島) are famous waterfalls that groundwater have flew out from cracks of steep cliffs with about 100 m in height and those are called "Tears of Young Girl (乙女の涙)". Because the flowing waterfalls looks sad, it is called so. A scenery is very good and it is a sightseeing spot that Utorozaki Lighthouse (ウトロ崎灯台) and the Sea of Okhotsk (オホーツク海) look very beautiful.

There are the Furepe Falls and walking paths near a turning point for Rausu Pass (羅臼峠) and Shiretoko Goko Lakes (知床五湖). There is Shiretoko Nature Center (知床自然センター) in the site, a restroom and a restaurant are installed, and informations about bear are announced. When tourists walk the walking paths, the bears may appear frequently, and it is recommended that the tourists walk while clapping their hand not to run into the bears. The tourists walk the walking paths with about 1 km in total length and reach to an observatory. The observatory looks like a gazebo. Vitsitors can look at the Furepe Falls from there.

Atmosphere of Furepe Falls Can Be Watched on Youtube

Movie of Furepe Falls

Accommodations

Refer to following websites for the accommodations around Furepe Falls.

Shiretoko Grand Hotel kitakobushi(知床グランドホテル 北こぶし)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Shiretoko Daiichi Hotel(知床第一ホテル)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Shiretoko Prince Kazenamiki(知床プリンスホテル 風なみ季)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Kokumin Shukusha Katurada(国民宿舎 桂田)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Bons Home(ボンズホーム)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Hotel Shiretoko(ホテル知床)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Hotel kifu Club Shireotko(ホテル季風クラブ 知床)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Shiretoko Village(しれとこ村)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Yuhi-no-Ataru-Ie(夕陽のあたる家)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Shiretoko Pereke(しれとこペレケ)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Minshyuku Ishiyama(知床の宿 民宿いしやま)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Shiretoko Noble Hotel(知床ノーブルホテル)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Minsyuku Shiretokoso(民宿 知床荘)	Only Tel:+81-152-24-2058
Onsen Minshuku Tanpopo(温泉民宿 たんぽぽ)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Iruka Hotel(いるかホテル)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Oyado Kiraku(お宿来羅玖)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Hotel Chi-no-Hate(ホテル地の涯)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Shiretoko Iwaobetsu Youth Hostel(知床岩尾別ユースホステル)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten

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A page of Shiretoko National Park is here