Model Course

Model Course No.022 Night 3 Day Shiretoko Ice Floe & Silver Lake Akan Tour Course

DAY.1
SPOT

Shiretoko Drift ice Festival
STAY

Utoro Accommodation

DAY.2
SPOT

Lake Mashu
SPOT

Fuyu Hanabi
SPOT

Akan Ainu Kotan (Ainu Village)
STAY

Stay Lake Akan Onsen

DAY.3
ACTIVITY

Silvery-white Lake Akan
Early Morning Walking Tour
LUNCH

Lake Lobster Lunch

*Since some buses only run during certain seasons, you may not be able to move as scheduled depending on the season. In addition, please refer to the bus schedule as a guide.

Day.1 START

Memanbetsu Airport

Shiretoko Airport Liner (Bus): For details

Day.1 START

UtoroShiretoko Drift ice Festival

A New Winter Event
Born in Shiretoko

The 'Shiretoko Ryuhyo (Drift Ice) Festa' is a new winter event, taking over from the 'Shiretoko Fantasia' ('Aurora Fantasy'). At the green stage, visitors may enjoy an ice bar and local Shiretoko gourmet booths, or try their hands at 'slugline', a competitive tug-of-war sport. The blue stage offers incredible views of Oronko Rock and Sankaku Rock illuminated by colorful lights, as well as perhaps the world's first illuminated light show of ocean drift ice.

Enjoy Shiretoko's Winter to the Fullest beneath Star-filled Skies!

Day.2 START

Utoro Accommodation

Day.2 START

The Northern Bound Hokkaido Bus during winter (Route: Shiretoko → Tokachi): For details

Day.1 START

TeshikagaLake Mashu

An incredible view full of Sapphire Blue!
The moment when Lake Mashū shines most mysteriously"

Having a transparency quality that is second only to the Baykal Lake in Russia, Lake Mashū offers a beautiful blue lake surface, famously called Mashu Blue. Also known for its thick fog. Even though there are no rivers flowing in or out, the lake is fascinating in that its water level always stays constant. This lake is called "Kamui To" in the Ainu language. It means, the "Lake of God."Just like its meaning, the lake has a mysterious atmosphere.

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At early morning, discover a breathtaking contrast of clarion blue skies and pure white earth.

The Northern Bound Hokkaido Bus during winter (Route: Shiretoko → Tokachi): For details

Day.1 START

Lake AkanFuyuhanabi

The world on the lake is colored with clear air.

It is an exciting event that you can experience only because it is the mid-winter of Hokkaido. The highlight is the fireworks that is performed every night during the period.

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In the clear air, the night sky is beautifully colored with big flower circles launched from the ice of subfreezing Lake Akan.

There are various attractions with which you can enjoy the winter of the frozen Akan.

Lake AkanAkan Ainu Kotan (Ainu Village)

Experience Ainu culture and cuisine first-hand
at Lake Akan Ainu Kotan Village

At the Ainu Kotan in the Akan-ko Onsen town, there are more than 20 shops that sell handicrafts and souvenirs. Not only can you enjoy the taste of Hokkaido and Ainu cuisine, but also closely experience the culture of the Ainu people in this area.

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At the Lake Akan Ainu Theater "Ikoro," which performs the Ainu classical dances, a new program called the Akan Yukara "Lost Kamui," performed by the "Traditional and Contemporary Dancing × Digital Art," will begin from March 19th, 2019.

宿泊施設

Stay Lake Akan Onsen

Day.3 START

Lake AkanSilvery-white Lake Akan
Early Morning Walking Tour

The sun rises over snowy fields, and frost flowers bloom
amidst glittering diamond dust

Speaking of activities on the frozen lakes, smelt fishing is famous but there is also ice skating and ice walking. Walking on the lake surface, you can encounter a landscape which is unique to the frigid conditions of the winter season.

This tour takes about one hour.

Lake AkanLake Lobster Lunch

Try Lake Akan's signature local dish, 'Zaribonara'

Signal crayfish, a specified alien species brought from outside of Japan, has proliferated in Lake Akan, wreaking havoc on the lake’s environment, including the habitat of the marimo. For this reason extermination efforts have been ongoing. Yet, in France crayfish are considered a luxury food on par with lobsters. Because the signal crayfish offers a premium taste similar to crab and its shell produces a thick and savory soup, people gave it the brand name Lake Lobster, as exterminating these signal crayfish would be a waste, thus transforming a nuisance into a local specialty item. In addition to the Lake Lobster Soup sold by the Lake Akan Fishing Cooperative, local restaurants now carry new menu items made from Lake Lobster, including the delicious Saribonara served by Onsen Kobo Akan at Lake Akan,

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