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Shawn Brooks's avatar

I’m going to Shiretoko this month! Thanks for the inspiration and details.

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Igor's avatar

Enjoy! Don’t miss that “wild” onsen near Rausu. Kumanoyu. I think mentioned in Part 3 of Shiretoko blog.

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Shawn Brooks's avatar

Just checked it out on your page. I MUST visit the bear onsen.

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Igor's avatar

“ they” say bears do occasionally wander in or around …

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Shawn Brooks's avatar

Excellent

I only have an afternoon in Shiretoko and booked a hike in the park. If you were me, would you do the hike or drive (I have a car) in the mountains and hit the onsen ?

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Igor's avatar

If it is just few hours, then drive around, stop at Lake Rausu, walk a bit, stop other places I mentioned , Bear onsen, drive Utoro, beer chat with owners frequenters at Fox cafe, sleep Utaro . Of course, if it is within yr hours

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Shawn Brooks's avatar

This sounds better than the guided hike I was thinking about!

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Ben Zabulis's avatar

Very interesting, a part of the country I am not at all familiar with !

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Igor's avatar

I like it here. But winters could be challenging.

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Ben Zabulis's avatar

Yes, I can imagine, I did visit the Snow Festival once and it was absolutely freezing - as expected!

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Igor's avatar

I was born in Belarus going sometimes to school on my skis on a fresh snow. Once normal, not challenge any more (:

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