Utoro Onsen (ウトロ温泉) is a lively port town about an hour by bus from Shari and an excellent base for exploring the Shiretoko Peninsula. In winter, you might be able to see ryuhyo (drift ice). Major hotels offer a free shuttle services from Utoro Onsen bus terminal.

Hotels on Map

● Hotel Chinohate is about 12km northeast of Utoro Onsen (closed in winter).

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Hotels

Kitakobushi Shiretoko Hotel & Resort ♨︎

北こぶし知床 ホテル&リゾート

4min walk from Utoro-onsen bus terminal


This port-side contemporary resort hotel has upmarket Japanese- and Western-style rooms, as well as modern lounges. Nonguests can use the sea-view onsen. An attractive dinner buffet and a grilled restaurant serves a taste of Shiretoko.

Shiretoko Daiichi Hotel ♨︎

知床第一ホテル

15min walk from Utoro-onsen bus terminal


On the hilltop of Utoro Onsen, Shiretoko’s largest hotel features superior Japanese- and Western-style rooms with an ocean view. The panoramic and grand-scale onsen is open to nonguests. There is a family-friendly buffet that offers local seafood and sushi. The staff will pick you up from Utoro Onsen Terminal, if you call ahead.

Hotel Chinohate ♨︎

ホテル地のはて

12km northeast of Utoro-onsen bus terminal


As its name suggests, Chinohate (meaning the end of the earth) is tucked away in Iwaobetsu Onsen. Rooms are tatami-mat with beds and forest views. There are indoor baths and a mixed open-air bath (modesty towels are available for rent). Guests can use a free shuttle from Utoro Onsen, if you call ahead. It is closed in winter. No wi-fi.