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[Raiun Park in Shari] Raiun Spring Water and Raiun Shrine Are at A Little-Known Tourist Attraction
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Raiun Park
Meisui-no-Sato Raiun Park (名水の里 来運公園) is a park in Shari town located in the root of Shiretoko Peninsula, and is relatively near Kiyosato town. Its official name is Izumi Forest Raiun Park (いずみの森来運公園). A gazebo, Raiun Spring Water (来運の水), Raiun Shrine (来運神社), a parking lot and a public restroom are built at the site, and most of visitors' purposes are the Raiun Spring Water with tasty spring water from Mt. Sharidake (斜里岳) and the Raiun Shrine that fortune likely comes. * Rai (来) means "Come" in English, and un (運) means "Fortune" in English, so that name is good fortune in Japan. Admission free. The parking lot is free of charge.

A very good fortune place name attracts notice, but originally its place name used to be Raykunnay (ライクンナイ), and it means "A river for dead people" in Ainu language. The river shows a tributary of Saruma River (猿間川). Old Ainu people felt that the river's flow was very slow, so it seemed that it was named. The place name is very dreadful, and it is interesting to note that the place turns into a lot of people coming place after renaming.




By the way, Eagle Liner (イーグルライナー) between the Shari and the Sapporo is in service. Because public transportation is not in service, visitors should come here by a rental car, an own car or a taxi.
Raiun Spring Water and Raiun Shrine
The Raiun Spring Water nearby the parking lot and the Raiun Shrine at the innermost of the park are at the Raiun Park.
Raiun Spring Water
The Raiun Spring Water is a spring water from rain and snow of the Mt. Sharidake, and gushes out at 70-80 m above sea level. The water is soft wate, and is easy to drink. Visitors around the town as well as local people come to here to draw water from a watering facility. It seems that some hotel staffs in Utoro come to here to draw water for their hotel guests. A clear pond and the watering facility come into sight after entering a torii, and water powerfully gushes. A monument of Water God (水神碑) is built at the back of those. The park has lush greenery, and I guess that there are negative ions in the air.





When I drunk chilled water out of my hands at the watering facility, it was easy to drink, and was tasty! The water keep 6 degrees (Celsius) through the year. The tasty water reminded me of spring water of Fukidashi Park (吹き出し公園) in Kyogoku, Niseko. There are some holes on the bottom of the watering facility, so the water can be drawn in water containers without touching the cold water. Besides, Raiun Plastic Bottle (来運ペットボトル) is sold at Roadside Station Shari (道の駅しゃり). Thanks for tasty spring water!
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Movie of Raiun Spring Water.
Admission fee | Free of charge |
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Parking lot | Free parking is provided (About 10 Cars) |
Business hours | Open 24 hours |
Regular closing day | - |
Telephone number | +81-152-23-3131 |
Home page | Home page is here |
Mapcode | 642 272 735*12 |
Raiun Shrine
Grounds of the shrine comes into sight after crossing former the river for the dead people and going up the slope approach to the shrine. It takes about 5 minutes from the Raiun Spring Water to the shrine on foot. Large trees grow beside the approach to the shrine, and yezo squirrels sometimes appear. When I visited here, 2 yezo squirrels played tag.


A main shrine and a wooden board to dedicate votive pictures (絵馬) are built at the grounds of the shrine. Judging from the number of the votive pictures, a lot of people came here to attract luck. By the way, the votive pictures are sold at the Roadside Station Shari, and people will dedicate the votive pictures after buying those. In addition, Goshuin (御朱印) is not given.


Admission fee | Free of charge |
---|---|
Parking lot | Free parking is provided (About 10 Cars) |
Business hours | Open 24 hours |
Regular closing day | - |
Telephone number | +81-152-23-3131 |
Home page | Home page is here |
Mapcode | 642 272 735*12 |
List of Accommodations
Refer to following websites for the accommodations near the Raiun Park. You can get information regarding online reviews and photos.
SHARI
KIYOSATO
KIYOSATO ONSEN
By the way, Club Tourism (クラブツーリズム), a Japanese tour travel agency, provides various types of tours such as day trip tours or ordinary tours. In the case of bus tours, tourists do not drive their cars themselves, so they can savor alcohol. Choosen tourist attractions are national parks such as Rishiri and Rebun, Shiretoko, and popular tourist places such as Furano and Biei, and some activities such as hiking and fruit picking are also enjoyed depending on seasons. If you are interested in tour trips, you should visit the club tourism's website for details.
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