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Hokkaido Drive & Camping Trip: Rausu, Shiretoko Pass, Shiretoko National Park Nature Center & Shari

Join us for an epic 22-day kid-friendly self-drive camping trip in Hokkaido in June! Day 13 After breakfast in camp, we packed up our tent and drove towards Rausu 羅臼. Along the way, stopped by Shibetsu Fishery Cooperative 標津漁業協同組合直売所 Mapcode：448 885 747*35 There are a lot of seafood sold here, which is great if you’re gonna have a BBQ. Next, we passed through Rausu Pass 羅臼峠, which was just so-so. Mapcode：757 044 066*55 Spotted a Kunashiri 国後島 sign with “返せ！北方领土”, which means “give it back! Northern territory”. You can read about the disputed island yourself. Kunashir in Russian / Kunashiri 国後 in Japanese – the disputed island https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Kunashir Further down the coast, spotted a sign for “Viewpoint for Shiretoko Range”. Made a quick stop at Hamada Store 浜田商店 to check it out. It sells raw seafood as well as serves seafood meals. Mapcode：757 322 300*80 Head for Rausu Kunashiri Observatory らうす国後展望塔. It was a quite cloudy that day so we did not get a clear view. On the same hill, there was a Rausu Choritsurin Kanhiroba Camp but we did not get to check it out as it was closed. Mapcode：757 352 534*14 Rausu is part of the Shiretoko Peninsula/Hanto 知床半島. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shireto... Made a stop at Seseki Fallsセセキの滝 Mapcode：974 322 339*66 Had lunch at a small, rural town along the way. Crab fried rice, ebi/prawn don. Highlight of the day – crossing Shiretoko Pass (Shiretoko-toge, 知床峠) to get to Shiretoko National Park. Mapcode：757 493 182*62 https://www.japan-guide.com/e/e6858.html It was a lovely, exhilarating drive! As the GPS photos shows, it was full of crazy bends and though the views were beautiful at every bend, it was difficult to find a short straight stretch to stop and park, as we were worried about the next car or truck charging uphill rear-ending our rental car. At long last, there was a short little straight stretch and we were all thrilled to hop out of the car on Shiretoko Pass for a short while. Shiretoko National Park Nature Center – great that exhibit information was in English as well (something that is often missing in Japan)! Shiretoko has Japan’s largest population of bears, so bear bells are sold here and makes a nice souvenir. Located the night’s camp - Midori Camp in Shari みどり工房しゃりそよ風キャンプ場 (what a long mouthful - Midori kōbō shari soyokaze campsite) 住　　所：斜里町以久科北Shari-cho Ikushinakita Map code 642 547 677 (wide area, not exact code) https://www.shiretoko.asia/hotel/camp... Played at the nice playground. On sighting the BBQ pit with table and benches in the camp, we decided to have BBQ dinner and drove out to the supermarket in Shari town to pick up food for the BBQ. The BBQ pit area also has power points so we had access to electricity to charge our gadgets too. The camp staff, a kind gentleman, came by with a mesh grill, charcoal and a pair of tongs for handling charcoal. Subsequently, he came by again with two lit mosquito coils for us, in case we were bothered by mozzies. Date of Travel 1st June to 23rd June Rental car: Toyota Isis (an MPV for 6 of us) Camping Tips: We bought a cheap S$60 6-man tent (was able to fit 2 adults and 4 kids laid out like sardines, hahaha!) from Beach Road Army Market in Singapore. Bring 3 groundsheets. One for laying under the tent, and 2 spare groundsheets to put over the tent (secure it) on days when it’s colder due to wind and days when it rains (because we weren’t sure if the cheap tent would be waterproof). Buying 2 extra groundsheets is cheaper and lighter than a quality tent. For comfort, we also brought an extra padding layer to lay over the interior “floor“ of the tent as it can be hard/bumpy and cold. There are 6 of us so we brought 6 sleeping bags and always slept in it (absolutely necessary in June). How did we bring 6 sleeping bags and padding layer over to Hokkaido? We packed the sleeping bags and padding layer in vacuum seal type of plastic bags and used our vacuum cleaner to remove air till everything flattened out and fitted in one 24-inch suitcase. Pack a tiny stove for making hot water for breakfast beverages (hubby has a tiny, compact & collapsible one from National Service army days). Solid/gas fuel can easily be purchased in many places in Hokkaido. DO NOT pack solid/gas fuel in your luggage! Also pack a mess tin, a tea spoon, plastic cups, dishwashing liquid and sponge, and a tea towel for washing/drying things. Bring string to make a laundry line, and tiny clips to clip your bath towels to the line. OR, buy everything in Hokkaido. #family #fam #kids #familytime #travel #TravelTuesday #kidsactivities #learningthroughtravel #children #fun #activitiesforkids #freethingstodo #hokkaido #Japan #hokkaidojapan #japantravel #japantrip #hokkaidotrip #hokkaidotravel #traveljapan #discoverjapan #camping Music: Cumulus Nimbus - Quincas Moreira