Save your favourite travel ideas and see them on a map. Utoro is an area in hokkaido where vast nature remains. Utoro, a hot spring facing the sea of okhotsk, spurts out 500 litres of water every minute. The town is known for its attractive harbor and onsen. Our choices usually come recommended for their character, facilities and service or location.
The entrance of highway 93 is in utoro, which leads to hot spring towns, kamuiwakkayunotaki hot waterfall, shiretoko goko lakes and famous tourist spots. Hokkaido enjoys four distinct seasons with no rainy season and a cool, refreshing summer with low humidity. Sapporo sendai sapporo haneda, narita sapporo nagoya sapporo osaka sapporo fukuoka 1 hr. From street and road map to highresolution satellite imagery of hokkaido. Shiretoko is an ancient ainu word meaning edge of the. The local train runs on all lines in the map above. You can find the timetable of bus for shiretokoshari tofrom utoro in the link below. How to plan your perfect hokkaido itinerary in 2019. Jan 29, 2011 you can find the train timetable of both limited express okhotsk and senmo line local train at jr hokkaido official site. The center of the island has a number of mountains and volcanic plateaus, and there are coastal plains in all directions. Audley travel group limited, the new mill, new mill lane, witney, oxfordshire, ox29 9sx.
Thousands of new, highquality pictures added every day. By using my calendar and my map, you can store the information you have searched on. Utoro is known for its sea views, parks, and sunsets. Click on above map to view higher resolution image. Please note that all maps marked with the logo have been hand drawn by the staff at this company and while all care has been taken to produce high. The government of hokkaido is lead by harumi takahashiand is based in the prefecture capital of sapporo population. In utoro down by the harbor there are seafood delicious crab. At ainu kotan village, home to the largest remaining ainu community in hokkaido, we view a traditional dance performance. Weve selected a range of accommodation options for when you visit utoro. Find map of hokkaido stock images in hd and millions of other royaltyfree stock photos, illustrations and vectors in the shutterstock collection. Utoro is a small working fishing port which also doubles as a tourist resort and principal access point for the beautiful shiretoko peninsula national park.
I checked over a few online hotel websites and found major hotels are all sold out as august is the busiest month in hokkaido for tourists. Hokkaido drive map toyota rent a car sapporo rentacar. If you prefer, you can rent a car but remember that hokkaido is a very big island. The hokkaido rail and drive tour from samurai tours.
We could not find other maps in english of that area. Hokkaido gained its current status as a prefecture in the year 1868. After the prison museum we will travel to utoro onsen, the gateway to the remote and beautiful shiretoko national park. This is a good map, with clear design and graphics, that we used to plan a bicycle tour in hokkaido. Utoro and rausu are tiny villages in the evening most people eat in their hotels or guest houses. This page shows the location of hokkaido, japan on a detailed road map.
Wild lands of eastern hokkaido guided tour oku japan. Shiretoko daiichi hotel features indoor and outdoor natural hot spring baths, a hot tub and 6 dining options. Get price alerts and deals so you can travel your way. Free drive with a rental car musthave handbook for driving. The town is split into two levels, the lower area round the port being mainly for the locals with the exception of a couple of hotels and guesthouses, and the upper being the resort with. If you are not online, these maps would be helpful.
Uuhokkaido affords the travel information of hokkaido info of personal trip, tips of the visit, travel guild, function, the popular place, the 8 most popular tourist resorts, the experience and refresher course etc. In this issue, we will introduce sweets that mirror the image of hokkaido, made by artisans who compete in ideas and skill to produce the sweet of the year in the sapporo sweets competition that takes place in hokkaido where fresh and high quality. See a street map of sapporo and the rest of hokkaido, northern japan including sapporos many attractions including the old hokkaido government building, tokeidai, sapporo tv tower, odori park and. Home to 5,682,950 people, it is the 7th largest division in japan in terms of population. Download and save these pdf files in your pc or smartphone. Here you witness a traditional ainu dance performance. Utoro is the largest and only sizable town along the western coast of the shiretoko peninsula. Sharicho, hokkaido, japan three day weather forecast. You can easily move around hokkaido by plane, train or bus. There are plenty of both hotels and small, cosy guest houses, and it is one of shiretokos biggest tourist spots.
West part of central sapporo map pdf 1mb east part of central sapporo map pdf1mb west part of greater sapporo map pdf1,5mb east part of greater sapporo map pdf1,4mb sightseeing spots presentation 1 pdf1,5mb. Select an option below to see stepbystep directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in. Look at hokkaido, japan from different perspectives. The backroads of tohoku and hokkaido tour from samurai tours. From sapporo hokkaido around sapporo asabu sakaemachi. You can find the timetable of the major trains in hokkaido in the link below. Map of hokkaido sapporo island in japan with cities, locations, streets, rivers, lakes, mountains and landmarks. Dont miss out on great hotels and other accommodations near utoro onsen, shiretoko national park nature center, and frepe waterfall. Or do we really have to armed ourselves with list of map code before departure. Be sure to bring a copy of the musthave handbook for driving in hokkaido when driving in hokkaido. Toyota rent a car sapporo cheap car rental in new chitose airport and sapporo, hokkaido. The largest city in hokkaido has a western flavor with streets running in square blocks that were initially designed by american horace capron back in the early 1870s.
The top 10 things to do near utoro onsen, sharicho tripadvisor. It offers contemporary japanesestyle rooms, a free shuttle service and free wifi. Hokkaido is the northernmost of japans four main islands. Free drive with a rental car musthave handbook for. Hokkaido hokkaido is the northernmost of japan s four main islands. Utoro is a fishing village that has a thriving tourist industry thanks to its location at the western entrance to shiretoko national park. Because of this, hokkaido has become a popular vacation destination for the japanese. The top 10 things to do near utoro onsen, sharicho. This morning, after breakfast we will tour the abashiri prison museum to learn how the inmates lived and the role abashiri prison played in the history of hokkaido. May 27, 2015 utoro hokkaido guide posted by john spacey, may 27, 2015 utoro is a fishing village that has a thriving tourist industry thanks to its location at the western entrance to shiretoko national park. Uu hokkaido affords the travel information of hokkaido info of personal trip, tips of the visit, travel guild, function, the popular place, the 8 most popular tourist resorts, the experience and refresher course etc.
Please note that all maps marked with the logo have been hand drawn by the staff at this company and while all care has been taken to produce high quality maps their accuracy cannot be and is not guaranteed by. Located at the entrance to the national park, it serves as a transportation hub and is the boarding point for sightseeing boat tours up the peninsulas coast. The entrance of highway 93 is in utoro, which leads to hot spring towns, kamuiwakkayunotaki hot waterfall. Its weather is harsh in winter with lots of snowfall, below zero temperatures and frozen seas, while in summer it does not get as hot and humid as in the other parts of the country with its unspoiled nature, hokkaido attracts many outdoor lovers, including skiers and. Hokkaido prefecture, japan map of hokkaido, jp where. The center of the island has a number of mountains and volcanic plateaus, and there are coastal. There are a few local eating places but not much english information. Map of hokkaido as of march 2008 hakodate port seikan undersea tunnel okushiri airport hakodate airport lake onuma hhakodate hesashi h hsetana hdate hkutchan hotaru sapporo h ebetsu h okushiri island h oshima kojima otaru port okadama airport ishikari bay new port h iwanai shiraoi h lake toya lake shikotsu h muroran hnoboribetsu tomakomai. Hokkaido prefecture, japan map of hokkaido, jp where is. Hi maya, utoro and rausu are tiny villages in the evening most people eat in their hotels or guest houses there are a few local eating places but not much english information. Utoro hokkaido guide posted by john spacey, may 27, 2015 utoro is a fishing village that has a thriving tourist industry thanks to its location at the western entrance to shiretoko national park. The detailed road map represents one of several map types and styles available. Please try to take the limited express trains as much as you can to save your trip time. Hi, need your help again when we rent the car, will the car agency provide the hokkaido map and the map code.
Located at the entrance to the national park, it serves as a transportation hub and is the boarding point for sightseeing boat tours up the peninsulas coast utoro is blessed with natural hot spring water and offers a range of accommodation from simple minshuku to large onsen ryokan. With both size and population similar to scotland, it is the most sparsely populated part of japan. Famous onsen noboribetsu, jozankei, otaru, niseko, lake shikotsu, lake toya, tokachigawa, lake akan, shiretoko utoro, hakodate yunokawa for all hot spring areas in the hokkaido region, please refer to the list below the onsen map. You can find the train timetable of both limited express okhotsk and senmo line local train at jr hokkaido official site.
Its weather is harsh in winter with lots of snowfall, below zero temperatures and frozen seas, while in summer it does not get as hot and humid as in the other parts of the country. To view them, you will need to have adobe acrobat reader. Please check here for various maps in the hokkaido region. It is known for shiretoko peninsula, which was named as a world heritage site, as well as drift ice. A short walk from sapporo if, like me, you arrive at hakodate by cruise ship, the largest dock is a 5 minute bus or taxi ride from the hakodate city centre. Among the japanese, hokkaido has become synonymous with sensational food, stunning scenery and some of the best onsens in japan. C, which is similar to that of chicago or boston in north america.
Oh boy, the mapion link that u provided is in japanesechinese. Hokkaido is the second biggest of the four major islands of japan. It is lying north of honshu and is connected to it by the seikan tunnel. Hokkaido is a prefecture found in the nation of japan. Media in category maps of hokkaido the following 69 files are in this category, out of 69 total. A short walk from sapporo if, like me, you arrive at hakodate by cruise ship, the largest dock is a. This place is situated in hokkaido, hokkaido, japan, its geographical coordinates are 44 3 35 north, 145 0 2 east and its original name with diacritics is utoro. Our journey also brings us to lake mashu, one of the clearest lakes in the world and finally onwards to the onsen town of utoro on the sea of okhotsk.