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Shari (斜里) is the main gateway for the Shiretoko West Coast and Utoro Onsen along the Sea of Okhotsk. Most travelers from Abashiri or Kushiro pass through this town, but there are picturesque rural landscape views against the mountains.
Sightseeing
Shiretoko Museum
斜里町立知床博物館
20min walk from Shiretoko-Shari Station
If you have a couple of hours to wait for a bus, Shiretoko Museum should be your first stop. There are exhibitions of local fauna and flora, artifacts and history of the railway. The annex hall features an interesting collection of the sister cities of Shari.
Kita-no-Alp Museum
北のアルプ美術館
20min walk from Shiretoko-Shari Station
Once the company dormitory of Mitsui Norin built in 1961, this museum has a collection of Japanese literary magazine Alp (1959-1983), landscape photographs and paintings. You can purchase some beautiful postcards.
Utoro Onsen ♨︎
ウトロ温泉
50min by bus from Shiretoko-Shari Station
Utoro Onsen is a small but lively port town about an hour by bus from Shari and an excellent base for exploring the Shiretoko Peninsula for all travelers. In winter, you might be able to see ryuhyo (drift ice).
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Hotels
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Route Inn Grantia Shiretoko Shari Ekimae ♨︎
ルートイングランティア知床斜里駅前
1min walk from Shiretoko-Shari Station
Located directly across from JR Shiretoko-Shari Station, this 8-story chain hotel is a good place to stay if you arrive here by train at night. There is a communal onsen with an open-air bath.
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Shari Onsen Yumoto-kan ♨︎
斜里温泉湯元館
20min walk from Shiretoko-Shari Station
The traveler-friendly and nostalgic minshuku Yumoto-kan has simple private and dormitory rooms filled with woods. There is an onsen that guests can use for free.
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Clione Camp-jo ♨︎
クリオネキャンプ場
25min walk from Shiretoko-Shari Station
Operated by Shari Onsen Yumoto-kan (350m north), this popular campsite offers seasonal tent sites and a year-round cottage. Guests can use an onsen at Yumoto-kan.
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Getting There
JR TRAIN
Shiretoko-Shari Station is a gateway for Utoro Onsen. JR Senmo Line runs west to Abashiri (50min) and south to Kushiro (2hr 20min).
BUS
Shari bus terminal (斜里バスターミナル) is just outside JR Shiretoko-Shari Station.
The overnight bus Eagle Liner runs to Shari from Chuo Bus Sapporo Terminal.
Getting Around
BUS
Shari Bus (斜里バス) operates regular buses from Shari bus terminal to Utoro Onsen (50min). During the high-seasons, Shiretoko Airport Liner (知床エアポートライナー) runs to Shari from Memanbetsu Airport (1hr 20min) via JR Abashiri Station (50min) and Abashiri michi-no-eki, as well as Utoro Onsen.
BICYCLE
Bicycles can be rented from this photo studio S-Graphy (エスグラフィー), also called Ezox, across from the hotel Grantia near JR Shiretoko-Shari Station. You can drop off the bicycles at Shiretoko Cycling Support in Utoro Onsen. Reservation is a good idea, if you use bicycles on Sunday (except July and August).
Information
Shiretoko-Shari Tourist Information Center
知床斜里観光案内センター
The staff at the tourist information center within JR Shiretoko-Shari Station during the day. Wi-Fi and brochures. There are also coin lockers.
Shiretoko-Shari Station
知床斜里 | 시레토코샤리
Address：Minato-machi, Shari-cho, Hokkaido
Distance：37km from Abashiri
Elevation：4m
北海道 知床斜里 旅遊觀光 飯店住宿 | 홋카이도 시레토코샤리 여행 호텔