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[Rausu Kunashiri Observatory Deck in Rausu, Shiretoko] Rausu and Kunashiri Island Can Be Seen at Sunrise Spot
Rausu Kunashiri Observatory Deck
Rausu Kunashiri Observatory Deck (羅臼国後展望塔) is a resource center in Rausu town, Shiretoko Peninsula, and is built for the return of Northern Territories on a hill at about 167 m above sea level, and is well-known as a good place to see the sunrise. Four Northern Islands Museum (北方四島の資料館) is on the 1st floor, an observation deck is built on the rooftop. The Rausu Kunashiri Observatory Deck and a parking lot are on the site. Admission free. The parking lot is free of charge. By the way, a road to the Rausu Kunashiri Observatory Deck is narrow and slope, so drive safety.
The distance is around 2 km away from Roadside Station “Shiretoko Rausu (知床・らうす)”, and a restraunt, a cafe and a convenience store are not built around here. The Roadside Station has Shiretoko Restaurant (知床食堂) and Shiretoko Restaurant Shop (知床食堂売店), and I ate Grilled Pike Congera Sea Eel Rice Bowl and hiretoko Deep Ocean Water Soft Serve Ice Cream, and those were tasty.
Grilled Pike Congera Sea Eel Rice Bowl
Shiretoko Restaurant (知床食堂) in Rausu town is a restaurant at second floor of Roadside Station “Shiretoko Rausu (知床・らうす)”. I heard that Grilled Pike Congera Sea Eel Rice Bowl at this restaurant was very popular for riders that tour around Hokkaido, and I visited here. Except the grilled pike congera sea eel rice bowl, a seafood rice bowl (海鮮丼) and Shiretoko Deep Ocean Water Soft Serve Ice Cream (知床深層水ソフトクリーム) are popular, too. Read More
Shiretoko Deep Ocean Water Soft Serve Ice Cream
Shiretoko Restaurant Shop (知床食堂売店) is on 1st floor of Shiretoko Restaurant in Rausu located in Shiretoko Peninsula, and is famous for serving Shiretoko Deep Ocean Water Soft Serve Ice Cream (知床深層水ソフトクリーム) and Deep Fried Atka Mackerel Humberger (ホッケフライバーガー). I have eaten Grilled Pike Congera Sea Eel Rice Bowl (黒ハモ丼) at the Shiretoko Restaurant, so I tried to eat the Shiretoko Deep Ocean Water Soft Serve Ice Cream this time. There is the shop in front of a parking lot, and there is a resting place, too. Other visitos bought the Shiretoko Deep Ocean Water Soft Serve Ice Cream successively, and after all it was popular. I lost no time in buying it at a window, too. The price was JPY 320. Read More
By the way, a nonstop bus, Eagle Liner (イーグルライナー), runs between Sapporo and Utoro.
Shiretoko National Park
Shiretoko National Park (知床国立公園) at the northeastern edge of Japan main land is a national park between Shari town and Rausu town in the the northeastern part of Hokkaido. Most northern part of Shiretoko Peninsula has been desinged as the national park since 1964, and has also been designed World Natural Heritage Site, one of only 4 world natural heritage sites in Japan, since 2005. In the national park, there are Shiretoko Mountain Range (知床連山) such as Mt. Rausudake (羅臼岳), Mt. Chinishibetsudake (知西別岳), Mt. Iou (硫黄山) and Mt. Shiretokodake (知床岳), and here is a tourist attraction on behalf of Hokkaido containing some hot spring places such as Aidomari Onsen (相泊温泉), Seseki Onsen (瀬石温泉), Rausu Onsen (羅臼温泉) and Iwaobetsu Onsen (岩尾別温泉). The Shiretoko National Park is roughly divided into 2 areas, Shari Area and Rausu Area. The area is about 39,000 ha in total. A deep forest that wild animals such as Brown Bears, Yezo Deers and Blakiston’s Hish-owls inhabit, Steep cliffs with about 100 m in height that separet the sea from mountains, the sea that marine life such as Salmons and Whales swim in, and those closely related to each other create great nature views. Because the Shiretoko means “The end of the earth” in Ainu language, I can understand the reason that it is said to be an unexplored region. Read More
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Observatory Deck
The observation deck is not so large, and visitors can enter for 24 hours freely. If the weather is fine, the Rausu town and port can be seen. In addition, even Kunashiri Island can be viewed, too. The visitors can see coming alongside drift ice in a winter, too.
Atmosphere of Rausu Kunashiri Observatory Deck Can Be Watched on Youtube
Movie of Rausu Kunashiri Observatory Deck
| Admission fee | Free of charge |
|---|---|
| Parking lot | Free parking is provided (17 Cars) |
| Business hours | 09:00-17:00 * It changes depending on seasons |
| Regular closing day | Monday, The year-end and New Year holidays * Opening days from May to October. |
| Telephone number | +81-153-87-4560 |
| Home page | Home page is here |
List of Accommodations
Refer to following websites for the accommodations in the Rausu. You can get information regarding online reviews and photos.
Rausu
Rausu Onsen
A page of Shiretoko National Park is here
Shiretoko National Park
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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