Hokkaido—Japan’s northern wonderland Hokkaido is an island brimming with things to see and do, and what better way to see them than by cruise With unforgettable sights and untouched nature, every season is a treat Come explore Hokkaido-the Japan you’ve never seen before
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Profile of Hokkaido Location – the northern-most main island of Japan, the the same latitude as Montreal, Canada and as Milan, Italy Population – 6 million= population of Denmark Area – 8 million hectares = 22 % of Japan’s land mass = area of Austria Economy – 20 trillion yen (GDP) = 190 Billion dollars = GDP of Austria Industries – “Food Supply Base in Japan” Fishery, Agriculture, Food, Manufacturing, Tourism Climate - comfortable, dry, refreshing summer weather average temperature in August 21.7C in Sapporo, Hokkaido’s capital Wide open space & scenic beauty
Hokkaido’’s Delights i
rafting
Sushi
Scenic Beauty Mountains, Lakes, Coastlines, Islands 6 National Parks 5 Quasi-National Parks 12 Prefectural Parks
Cape Kamui
- Mountains, Lakes, Islands - 23 Parks (National, Quasi-National & Prefectural) - 4400 km-long coastline
Cuisine --- Fresh, Delicious Sushi, Fish hot pot, Tempura, Sashimi Crab, Oysters, Scallops, Herring, Salmon, Mackerel Beef, Lamb, Pork Potatoes, Sweet corn, Asparagus Apples, Grapes, Strawberries, Melon Beer, Wine
Mt Rishiri
Tourism - Popular tourist destination Welcoming 6.6milion tourists from outside Hokkaido
Hot springs -- 243 in total including Noboribetsu, Lake Toya, Yunokawa, Akan, Tokachigawa
Hot Spring
Flower Field in Biei, near Asahikawa Mt. Rishiri
Climate ---- comfortable, dry, refreshing summer weather Festivals ---- Snow Festival, Yosakoi Dance Festival
Major cities- Sapporo, Hokkaido’s capital, Asahikawa, Hakodate, Kushiro, Obihiro, Tomakomai, Otaru, Muroran, Wakkanai, Nemuro, Abashiri
Cuisine ui e
Scenic cen Beauty – Mountains, ns Lakes, e Flowers, o rs Sea
The main attraction of Hokkaido is its cuisine. Not a few travelers to Hokkaido come for fresh, mouthwatering food, such as sushi, sashimi, crab, scallops, salmon and beef. Hokkaido never disappoints its guests or their appetites.
Hokkaido retains its pristine natural beauty through the protection and management of its six national parks, five quasi-national parks and twelve prefectural parks. Every tourist visiting Hokkaido is awed by its breathtaking scenic marvels, such as its mountains, lakes, coastline and small islands. Mt. Komagatake & Lake Onuma
Lighthouse in Nemuro
Tulips Crab & Salmon Ramen
Skiing & Mt. Youtei Lavender Field
Fish & Shellfish Sashimi
Melon
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Summer – A season to enjoy
A Land for o All Seasons ea While every season in Hokkaido has delights to offer visitors, most tourists rate summer as the best time to visit due to the dry, comfortably warm and refreshing climate.
The comfortable summer climate makes it an ideal time to enjoy the many outdoor activities Hokkaido has to offer. From white-water rafting to horse trekking to admiring the view from a mountain peak, the only limit is your sense of adventure. River Rafting
Mt. Yotei
Lake Mashu
Summer Festival in Otaru
Horse Riding Chikyu Cape Viewpoint
Sunflowers
Canoeing
Whale Watching in Muroran
Trekking
Hot Air Ballooning
Autumn −An An Exciting Burst of Color
Winter i r − A Wonderland o nd off Opportunities o es
In autumn, Hokkaido explodes in a vibrant burst of red, orange and yellow—a truly unforgettable time to visit Hokkaido s cities, not to mention its many parks and nature preserves.
Whether marveling at magnificent snow sculptures, skiing down world-class slopes or admiring the pristine winter whiteness from the warmth of an outdoor hot spring, winter visitors to Hokkaido are never disappointed.
Mt. Daisetsu
Lake Akan
Sounkyo Gorge
Lake Toya
Barbecue
Snow Festival in Sapporo
Skiing & Mt. Yotei
Sightseeing in Drift Ice by Icebreaker
Skiing
Sightseeing Icebreaker “Garinko”
Scenic Hot Spring
Spring p ng − A Land n Reborn
Hot Springs
In spring, the snow fields of winter give way to rich carpets of yellow, pink and green all over Hokkaido, as the trees come alive with cherry blossoms—a uniquely Hokkaido experience that shouldn t be missed.
Hokkaido abounds in hot springs, offering its travelers comfort and relaxation. Among the most famous are Noboribetsu in the south, close to Muroran Lake Toya in the south, close to Muroran Yunokawa at the southern-most tip of Hokkaido, close to Hakodate Akan in the east of Hokkaido, close to Kushiro Tokachigawa near Obihiro
Matsumae Castle & Cherry Blossoms
Mt. Yotei & Rape Blossoms
Cape Erimo & Wild Flowers
Dog Sled Race
Seaside Hot Spring
Outdoor Hot Spring
Shibazakura (Moss P ink)
Cherry Blossoms
Wild Flowers
Hot Spring by a Falls
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Hokkaido o k id – Where W r Old Meets e s New e
Wildlife – Chance Encounters in the Wilderness
A trip through Hokkaido is a trip through time. From the age of the ancient Ainu to the time of the samurai to the modern-day, Hokkaido has a treasure trove of delights to fascinate any visitor.
Dancing cranes, curious foxes and timid deer are just a few of the creatures you may run into in Hokkaido’s vast wilderness and nature preserves. Come meet the natives in their natural habitat. Sapporo Dome
Sapporo Station
Battleship Kaiyo-maru
Fox
Japanese Cranes
Swans
Deer
Seal
Clock Tower in Sapporo Canal in Otaru
Trappist Monastery in Hakodate
Railway Bridge Heritage Site near Obihiro
Japanese Inn
Tourism in Hokkaido kk d Popular Destination for Tourists
Ports open to cruise ships in Hokkaido Hokkaido has 15 major ports open to ocean-going cruise ships. The table below shows the names of ports and records of cruise ship visits between 1998 and 2001, during which time over 44,000 visitors came to Hokkaido via cruise ship.
As the figures below indicate, in 2002, Hokkaido played host to approximately 6.6 million domestic and foreign tourists. It is widely known as one of the most rewarding tourist destinations in Japan.
Express Train
Road network – 491 km of highway and 87,232 km of toll-free roads Railroad network -- 3,818 km Hotels ------- 194 (Government-Registered Hotels) Long-haul bus service – 53 intercity routes Airline routes--- 84 Domestic routes & 8 International routes Ferry network ---- 23 Domestic routes 2 International routes to Sakhalin, Russia
Passenger Ferry
2
3
New-Chitose
Hakodate
Domestic
29
8
2
Tomakomai
38
9 310
3
Kushiro
29
7 105
Otaru
18
5
Kutsugata
1
3 30
6
Muroran
13
3 185
7
Abash ri
10
2 50
8
Rumoi
7
1 715
7
1 715
Cruise ship in Muroran Port
9
Nemuro
10
Wakkanai
11
Tokachi
● Kafuka ● Kutsugata ●
10
Monbetsu ● Abashiri
Otaru Iwanai ●
980 2
●
Rumoi ●
● Nemuro
● ●
90
Kushiro
● ● Tokachi
12
Monbetsu
0
0
●
13
Urakawa
0
0
Muroran
1
Iwanai
0
0
●
15
Kafuka
0
0
Hakodate
● Urakawa
183
835
Geographical of Hokkaido eo a Situation tua H ad •North –Russia (Sakhalin Island) the Sea of Okhotsk.
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1
10 0 5
Tomakomai
Air Network
Routes
Number of Vis tors
1
Total
Hokkaido has 11 major airports, providing 58 domestic air routes and 8 international air routes. More than 25 million international and domestic passengers travel to and from Hokkaido annually, including 212,000 chartered flight passengers. The major airports are Airport
Cruise Sh p Visits
Hakodate
Wakkanai
The infrastructure for tourism in Hokkaido is welldeveloped. Hokkaido boasts a large-scale road and railroad network, and flight routes between Tokyo and Hokkaido rank first world-wide in terms of number of passengers carried.
No
Port Name
1
New-Chitose Airport
6,380,000 Japanese tourists from outside Hokkaido 242,800 Asian tourists 10,650 European tourists 7,500 American tourists
Passengers 17 871 000
2 36 000
International A rlines
Routes
8 JAL ANA etc.
7
5 JAL HAC etc.
1
Passenger s 385 0 8
357
⑪
Airlines*
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SAT *13 (KAL SIA etc )
Memanbe su
3
1 03 000
2 ANA JAS
* (KAL CMI etc )
Asahikawa
5
1 020 000
3 JAL ADO etc.
*7 (EVA KAL etc )
5
Kushiro
2
926 000
2 ANA JAS
*8 (CPA KAL e c )
6
Obihiro
2
650 000
2 JAS J-AIR
7
Okadama
321 000
1 AKY
8
Wakkanai
1
295 000
1 ANA
9
Nakash betsu
1
215 000
1 ANK
10
Monbetsu
1
75 000
1 ANK
11
Rishiri
2
6 000
1 J-AIR
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7 (KAL CPA e c ) *21 (KAL EVA e c )
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•East –Russia (Kuril Islands, Kamchatka Peninsula) Pacific Ocean
the Sea of Okhotsk
•South – Honshu island (mainland Japan)
● PetropavlovskKamchatskiy
•West – the Sea of Japan, mainland Russia Sakhalin island mainland Russia ● Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk
*7 (CMI CPA e c
Kamchatka Peninsula
Kuril Islands
● Korsakov
)
Sapporo●
Hokkaido— Hokkaido —the northernnorthern- most main island of Japan the Sea of Japan *2 (EVA CCA )
the Pacific Ocean Yokohama● ●Tokyo ● Pusan
Honshu island, mainland Japan
*The airlines listed in yellow offer charter fl ghts.
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Advantages d a es of Cruise stopp over in Hokkaido H d Easy a Access A ces to Russia us a
Advantages a e of o Cruise stopp over in i Hokkaido H ad Accesss to Alaska
Hokkaido also serves as a convenient gateway to Russian cruise destinations
●Barro w
the Arctic Ocean
1 Kamchatka Peninsula (Nemuro→ Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy / 822miles)
Alaska ●Kotzebue
Kamchatka Peninsula
Fairbanks ●
the Sea of Okhotsk 2 Sakhalin Island (Wakkanai→Korsakov /90miles)
Petropavlovsk--Kamchatskiy● Petropavlovsk
Canada
● Anchorage ● Valdez
Russia the Bering Sea
3 Mainland Russia (Otaru→Nakhodka / 369miles)
the Sea of Okhotsk
Sak Sa k halin Island
Kamchatka Peninsula
the Gulf of Alaska
● Yuzhno Yuzhno--Sakhalinsk
Aleutian Islands Kuril Islands
●Korsakov
Sakhalin Island
● Wakkanai
Otaru● ● Nemuro
Vladivostok●
● Nakhodka
Hokkaido
● Nemuro
the Pacific Ocean
the Sea of Japan
Nemuro, Hokkaido→Anchorage, Alaska /2,700miles
Hokkaido Japan
the Pacific Ocean
● Tokyo
Kamchatka m
An n Attractive r e Cruise r i e Destination t ti Close lo to Hokkaido k a
Kamchatka K t An Attractive Cruise Destination ac D n close o to Hokkaido H o
Location to the northeast of Hokkaido 822miles from Nemuro, Hokkaido to Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Kamchatka Capital city Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy Population 410,000 Area 472,000 square km Industries Tourism, Fishery, Food, Natural Gas
Kamchatka Mt. Karymsky ●
Petropavlovsk-Petropavlovsk Paratunka ● ● ● Viryuchinsky Kamchatskiy
Tourist Attractions Scenic Beauty, Hot springs, Eco-tourism Climate Average temperature 15 8C in July. Bears fishing for salmon by Kuril Lake
Koryak Folk Dance
Sakhalin ● Nogliki
Summer in Vibenca
An attractive Cruise Destination close to Hokkaido
the Sea of Okhotsk
● Poronaysk
Sakhalin
● Kholmsk ●
Nevelisk
● Yuzhno Yuzhno--Sakhalinsk ●Korsakov
Okhotsk Seacoast
Rape Blossoms near Petropavlovsk
Location to the north of Hokkaido 90miles from Wakkanai, Hokkaido to Korsakov, Sakhalin Capital city Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk Population 608,000 Area 87,000 square km Industries Fishery, Food, Oil, Natural Gas Tourist Attractions Fishing, etc. Scheduled ferry service from Hokkaido Wakkanai – Korsakov Otaru – Kholmsk Climate average temperature 15C in July.
Korsakov Port
Matryoshka dolls
Geizer Gorge
Koryak boys with tribal drums
Lakeside Rhododendron
Reindeer
Sakhalin a l An Destination n Attractive r ve Cruise r D ti close o to Hokkaido k ai
Sunset at Lake Tynaicha
Nivghu girl
Zaliv Aniva
Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk City Center Rafting on the Lyutoga River
Crab Fishing
Statue of Chekhov
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Hokkaido Options i Cruise s Tour T Option 1 Around Hokkaido
Option 3 Hokkaido, Sakhalin & Kamchatka 8 days Otaru⇒Korsakov⇒Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy⇒Tomakomai
5days
Rishiri Rebun
Muroran⇒Otaru⇒Kutsugata, Rishiri/Kafuka, Rebun
Pe ropavlovskKamchatskiy
Otaru
Hokkaido Muroran
Korsakov Otaru
Japan
Tomakomai The Town of Chekhov
Cape Chikyu (Muroran)
Rishiri-Fuji and Himenuma (Rishiri)
Option 2 Hokkaido & Sakhalin
Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk
Otaru Canal (Otaru)
8days
Hokkaido
Rape Blossoms near Petropavlovsk
Option 4 Hokkiado & Kamchatka 8 days Korsakov
Yokohama⇒Nemuro⇒Abashiri⇒Korsakov(Sakhalin) ⇒Monbetsu⇒Kutsugata⇒Otaru
Kutsugata Otaru
Abashiri
Hakodate⇒Rumoi⇒Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy⇒Kushiro Pe ropavlovskKamchatskiy
Hokkaido Nemuro
Japan
Rumoi Kushiro
Yokohama
Hakodate
Hokkaido Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk City Center
Lion Seals on the Gulf of Nevelisk
Zaliv Aniva
Nalychevo Museum
HokkaidoHokkaido- Major Cities & Ports Aside from providing convenient access to Honshu (mainland Japan), the Pacific and Russia (mainland and islands), Hokkaido has many inviting cities of its own, including
Nalychevo Nature Park
Dog Sled Tour
Inland in Hokkaido -- Sapporo,, Asahikawa, d Cities i o k w Obihiro O h In addition to its mainland ports, Hokkaido has two attractive islands welcoming cruise ships — Rebun & Rishiri.
As well as its port cities, Hokkaido has attractive inland cities to interest tourists
• Sapporo Hokkaido’s capital & popular tourist destination, population 1.8million
①Sapporo: Hokkaido’s capital, population 1.8million ②Asahikawa: Hokkaido’s second largest city, population 360,000 ③Hakodate: an old port city in the south, population 284,000 ④Kushiro: a port city in the heart of eastern Hokkaido, population 188,000 ⑤Obihiro: the heart of the Tokachi area, population 173,000 ⑥Tomakomai: Hokkaido’s No.1 port city, home to industries such as paper manufacturing ⑦Otaru: an old city with a functional port and picturesque canals ⑧Muroran: a port city and the heart of Hokkaido’s steel industry ⑨Wakkanai: the northern-most port city in Japan ⑩Abashiri: a port city facing the Sea of Okhotsk ⑪Nemuro: the eastern-most port city in Japan ⑫Rumoi: a port city, facing the Sea of Japan ⑬Monbetsu: a port city, facing the Sea of Okhotsk ⑭Iwanai: a port city, facing the Sea of Japan ⑮Urakawa: a port city, facing the Pacific Ocean ⑯Tokachi: a port, facing the Pacific Ocean ⑰Kutsugata: a port on Rishiri island ⑱Kafuka: a port on Rebun island
Rebun ⑱
⑨
• Asahikawa Hokkaido’s second largest city, population 360,000
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Rishiri
⑬ ⑫
⑪ ⑦ ①
⑭
⑧
• Obihiro the heart of the Tokachi area, population 173,000
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155 Ports t open to cruise u ships in i Hokkaido o
1. Wakkanai kk i
The northern-most port city of Japan
Population 42,668
Hokkaido has 15 major ports open to ocean-going cruise ships. The information for these ports is shown in the following slides, clockwise from the northern-most port
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Wakkanai Monbetsu Abashiri Nemuro Kushiro Tokachi Urakawa Tomakomai Muroran Hakodate Iwanai Otaru Rumoi Kutsugata Kafuka
Wakkanai ●
Kafuka ●
Berth for cru se ships
Kutsugata ●
● Monbetsu ● Abashiri Rumoi ● Otaru ● Nemuro
● Iwanai ●
● Kushiro ● ● Muroran
●
● Tokachi ● Urakawa
Hakodate Tomakomai
Port P r Information I on for cruise u ships s p Port Entry Fee & Docking Fee 25,000 GT Passenger Ship ¥250,000 55,000 GT Passenger Ship ¥550,000 75,000 GT Passenger Ship ¥750,000
Berth & Tugboat Information Suehiro Passenger Ship Berth Depth 12m Length 240m Tugboats: Hikari 3,200ps Masago Maru 800ps
For Further Information Wakkanai Port Authority Phone 0162-23-6161 Wakkanai Coast Guard Office Phone 0162-22-0118 Wakkanai Tourist Information Center Phone 0162-23-61610
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Tour plans from the Port of Wakkanai
Wakkanai’s Delights
Plan A ¥8,000 (excluding meals) Approximately 6 hours Port of Wakkanai ~ Wakkanai Walk ~ Cape Soya ~ Cape Noshappu ~ Sausage Making ~ Sarobetsu Natural Flower Garden ~ Port of Wakkanai
Plan B ¥7,000 (excluding meals) Approximately 6 hours Port of Wakkanai ~ Toyotomi Hot Spring ~ Reindeer Ranch ~ Kagaminuma Seaside Park ~ Cape Noshappu ~ Port of Wakkanai
● Reindeer Ranch
● Sarobetsu Natural Flower Garden
2. Monbetsu
a port city, facing the Sea of Okhotsk
Population 28,476
● Sarobetsu Natural Flo wer Garden
●Natio nal Dog Sled Race
● Cape Soya
●Wakkanai Port Festival
● Octopus Hot Pot
● Hokkaido Lobster
Tour o r plans p a s from the t Port o t of o Monbetsu n s Plan A ¥10,000 (excluding meals) Approximately 6 hours Port of Monbetsu ~ Sightseeing Icebreaker “Garinko” ~ Okhotsk Tower ~ Tokkari Center Seal Watching ~ Giza Floating Ice Science Center ~ Port of Monbetsu
Berth for cruise ships
Plan B
Port Information for cruise a r is ships Port Entry Fee & Docking Fee 25,000 GT Passenger Ships ¥210,000
Berth & Tugboat Information Minami Passenger Ship Berth Depth 7.5m Length 220m Tugboats No. 2 Yufutsu 600ps Isoya Maru 650ps Mutsu Maru 100ps
For Further Information Monbetsu Tourist Information Center Phone 01582-4-2111 Monbetsu Tourist Association Phone 01582-4-3900 Monbetsu Port Authority Phone 01582-4-2111 Monbetsu Coast Guard Office Phone 01582-3-0118
¥7,000 (excluding meals) Approximately 6 hours Port of Monbetsu ~ Mount Ooyama & Okhotsk Sky Tower ~ Komuke Natural Flower Garden ~ Mount Horoiwa & Lake Saroma ~ Wakka Natural Sweet Brier Garden ~ Wakka Nature Center ~ Port of Monbetsu
● Tokkari Center Seal Watching
3. Abashiri b r
Monbetsu’ Monbetsu’s Delights
● Wakka Natural Sweet Brier Garden
●Lake Saro ma
A port city facing the Sea of Okhotsk
Population 41,859
Berth for cruise ships
●Tulip Park
●Okhotsk Tower
● Wakka Natural Sweet Brier Garden
●Monbetsu Port Festival
Port Information for In or t or cruise i ships sh s Port Entry Fee & Docking Fee 25,000 GT Passenger Ships ¥260,000 55,000 GT Passenger Ships ¥500,000 75,000 GT Passenger Ships ¥790,000
● Sightseeing Icebreaker “Garinko”
● Scallops
Berth & Tugboat Information No. 4 Passenger Ship Berth Tugboats: Shimada 50 2,000ps Masuei Maru 860ps Seiko Maru 35 800ps
For Further Information: Abashiri Tourist Information Center Phone 0152-44-6111 Abashiri Area Tourist Association Phone 0152-44-5849 Abashiri Port Authority Phone 0152-44-6111 Abashiri Coast Guard Office Phone 0152-44-9118
●Hairy-leg crab
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Abashiri’ Abashiri’s Delights
Tour plans from the Port of Abashiri f s Plan A ¥11,000 (excluding meals) Approximately 6 hours Port of Abashiri ~ Sightseeing Icebreaker “Aurora” ~ Lake Notori & “Sangoso” (coral weed) Field ~ Cape Notori & the Okhotsk Sea Coast ~ Abashiri Prison ~ Abashiri Prison Museum ~ Hokkaido Museum of Northern Peoples ~ Okhotsk Ice Floe Museum & Mount Tento ~ Port of Abashiri
Plan B ¥6,000 (excluding meals) Approximately 6 hours Port of Abashiri ~ Lake Tofutsu & Wild Brier Fields ~ Koshimizu Wild Flower Preserve ~ “Shiba-zakura” (Moss Pink) Hills (in flower in May) ~ Lake Kussharo ~ Lake Mashu ~ Kawayu Hot Spring ~ Port of Abashiri
● Cape Notori
4. Nemuro
● “Sh ba-zakura” (Moss Pink) Hills
● Koshimizu Wild Flower Preserve
the eastern-most port city in Japan
Population 32,641 Berth for cru se ships
● Sightseeing Icebreaker “Aurora”
●Mountain Lily Festival
● Abashiri Prison Museum
●Abashiri Okhotsk Drift-ice Festival
●Scallops
●Coral Weed Field
●Oysters
Tour T u plans from o thee Port P r of Nemuro Plan A ¥6,000 (excluding meals) Approximately 6 hours Port of Nemuro ~ Cape Nosappu ~ Nemuro Kurumaishi Rock Formation ~ Cape Ochiishi ~ Shunkunitai Wild Bird Sanctuary Nature Center ~ Shunkunitai Lakeside Walk ~ Lake Furen ~ Port of Nemuro
Plan B ¥6,000 (excluding meals) Approximately 6 hours Port of Nemuro ~ Cape Kiritappu ~ Akkeshi ~ Lake Shirarutoro ~ Menuma Marsh ~ Tawadaira Observatory ~ Bekkai Farm Area ~ Port of Nemuro
Port ships o Information m i for cruise c Port Entry Fee & Docking Fee 25,000 GT Passenger Ships ¥334,000 55,000 GT Passenger Ships ¥735,000 75,000 GT Passenger Ships ¥1,002,000
Berth & Tugboat Information Hanasaki Passenger Ship Berth Depth 10m Length 185m Tugboats: Ebisu Maru No.8 700ps Ebisu Maru No.5 700ps Nemuro Harbor Tugboat
For Further Information Nemuro Tourist Association Phone 01532-4-3104 Nemuro Port Authority Phone 01532-3-6111 Nemuro Coast Guard Office Phone 01532-4-3118
●Cape Bokyo Park
5. Kushiro us
Nemuro’s Delights D l h
● Lake Furen
a port city in the heart of eastern Hokkaido
●Mackerel
● Cape Nosappu
●Hanasaki lightho use&Moyururi Island
●Hokkaido Lobster
●Cape Ochiishi
●Hanasaki Crab
Population 188,093
Berth for cruise ships
Port or Information m io for cruise u ships p Port Entry Fee & Docking Fee: 25,000 GT Passenger Ship ¥264,000 55,000 GT Passenger Ship ¥580,000 75,000 GT Passenger Ship ¥729,000
●Nemuro Port Festival
● Nemuro Kurumaishi Rock Formatio n
Berth & Tugboat Information: Higashiko Passenger Ship Berth Depth 10m Length 180m Tugboats Miyuki Maru 3,300ps Sakae Maru 1,700ps Chitose Maru 3,200ps Kosei Maru 1,100ps
For Further Information: Kushiro City Tourist Information Center Phone 0154-31-4549 Kushiro Tourist Association Phone 0154-31-1993 Kushiro Port Authority Phone 0154-53-3371 Kushiro Coast Guard Office Phone 0154-22-0118 Kushiro Harbor Pilot Association Phone 0154-52-6352
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Tour plans from the Port of Kushiro
Kushiro’ Kushiro’s Delights
Plan A ¥6,000 (excluding meals) Approximately 6 hours Port of Kushiro ~ Japanese Crane Park ~ Seal Watching ~ Ayamegahara Natural Flower Garden ~ Biwase Observatory ~ Cape Kiritappu ~ Port of Kushiro
Plan B ¥6,000 (excluding meals) Approximately 6 hours Port of Kushiro ~ Mount Iozan ~ Lake Mashu ~ Lake Kusharo ~ Lake Akan ~ Port of Kushiro
● Ayamegahara Natural Flower Garden
6. Tokachi
● Japanese Crane Park
● Lake Kusharo
a port, facing the Pacific Ocean
Population 8,967
● Lake Mashu
●Kushiro Ice Festival
●Oysters
●Kushiro Marshland
●Seals
●Seafood
Tour plans from the Port of Tokachi Plan A
Berth for cru se sh ps
¥8,000 (excluding meals) Approximately 6 hours Port of Tokachi ~ Hiro Seaside Park ~ Daimaru Forest Park (Santa Land) ~ Churui Museum of Naumann’s Elephant ~ Port of Tokachi
Plan B ¥8,000 (excluding meals) Approximately 6 hours Port of Tokachi ~ Panning for Gold in the Rekifune River ~ Hanabata Farm ~ Bansei Hot Spring ~ Port of Tokachi
Port Information for cruise ships Port Entry Fee & Docking Fee Berth & Tugboat Information 25,000 GT Passenger Ships ¥264,000 No.4 Passenger Ship Berth Depth 12m Length 240m Tugboats No.2 Hiro Maru 2,500ps Tokachi Maru 2,500ps
For Further Information Hiro Port Authority Phone 01558-2-0185 Hiro Coast Guard Office Phone 01558-2-0118 Hiro Tourist Association Phone 01558-2-2111 ● Churui Museum of Naumann’s Elephant
7.. Urakawa k
Tokachi’ Tokachi’s Delights
●Hiro Santa land
●Tokachi Autumn Wine Festival
●Ocean View from Bansei Hot Spring
a port city, facing the Pacific Ocean
Population 16,339
●Salmon
Port Information for In or t or cruise i ships sh s Port Entry Fee & Docking Fee Berth & Tugboat Information 25,000GT Passenger Ships ¥750,000 Quays I & II Depth 7.5m
●Tokachigawa Hot spring
● Port of Tokachi Fire Works
For Further Information Urakawa Tourist Association Phone 01462-2-2366 Urakawa Port Authority Phone 01462-6-2311 Urakawa Coast Guard Office Phone 01462-2-9118
●Cheese
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Urakawa’ ra w s Delights D h
Tour o planss from the Portt of o Urakawaa Plan A ¥8,000 (excluding meals) Approximately 6 hours Port of Urakawa ~ Cape Erimo & “Kaze no Kan” Wind Museum ~ Hiro Aquamuseum ~ Sakamoto Naoyuki Museum ~ Urakawa-Yushun AERU Thoroughbred Village (trekking fees not included) ~ Port of Urakawa
Plan B ¥7,000 (excluding meals) Approximately 6 hours Port of Urakawa ~ Urakawa Horse Museum ~ Cherry Blossom-lined “Nijukken Road” ~ Niikappu “Thoroughbred Road” ~ Niikappu Record Museum ~ Hidaka Kentucky Farm Stable ~ Port of Urakawa
● Nijukken Road
● Cape Erimo
8.. Tomakomai m
● Hidaka Kentucky Farm Stable
Hokkaido’s No.1 port city, home to industries such as paper manufacturing Population 172,022
● Urakawa-Yushun AERU Tho roughbred Village
●Race Horse Training Center
● Shellfish
●Shinzan Horse Festival
Tourr plans p a s from m the th Port o of Tomakomai k ma Plan A ¥8,000 (excluding meals) Approximately 6 hours Port of Tomakomai ~ Shadai “Stallion Station” Race Horse Stables ~ Narita Brian Memorial Museum ~ Horse Riding at the Northern Horse Park ~ Port of Tomakomai
Berth for cruise ships
¥6,000 (excluding meals) Approximately 6 hours Port of Tomakomai ~ Lake Shikotsu ~ Lake Poroto ~ Lake Kuttara ~ Noboribetsu Jigokudani (Hell Valley) Volcanic Crater ~ Port of Tomakomai
Port Information for cruise ships Port Entry Fee & Docking Fee 25,000 GT Passenger Ship ¥264,000 55,000 GT Passenger Ship ¥580,000 75,000 GT Passenger Ship ¥792,000 Berth & Tugboat Information Nishi Koku Passenger Ship Berth Depth 11m Length 195m Depth 10m Length 370m
Tugboats Yufutsu Maru 3,200ps Aoba Maru 3,400ps Tomakomai Maru 3,600ps Hokuto Maru 4,000ps Hokkai Maru 3,400ps Hokuyo Maru 3,200ps Tsugaru Maru 3,600ps Soya Maru 3,500ps
Plan B
For Further Information Tomakomai Port Authority Phone 0144-34-5551 Tomakomai Coast Guard Office Phone 0144-33-0118 Tomakomai Harbor Pilot Association Phone 0144-34-3070 Tomakomai Tug Center (tugboats) Phone 0144-34-1607
9. Muroran
Tomakomai’s Delights k g ts
● Noboribetsu Jigokudani (He l Valley)
● Northern Horse Park
a port city and the heart of Hokkaido’s steel industry
Population 101,138
Berth for cruise ships
● Lake Sh kotsu
●Lake Utonai
●Tomakomai Skating Festival
● Lake Shikotsu
● Smelt
●Shellfish
Port Information for In or t or cruise i ships sh s Port Entry Fee & Docking Fee: 25,000 GT Passenger Ship ¥234,000 55,000 GT Passenger Ship ¥524,000 75,000 GT Passenger Ship ¥715,000 Berth & Tugboat Information Chuo Passenger Ship Berth Depth 9m Length 240m Sakimori Passenger Ship Berth 14m 280m Tugboats Mashu Maru 3,400ps Orchid 3,200ps
Kaiyousangyou Co. Ltd. (Tugboats) Phone 0143-23-0333 Muroran Tsusen Co. Ltd. (Tugboats) Phone 0143-22-1211 For Further Information Muroran Marine Service (Tugboats) Muroran Port Authority Phone 0143-23-6445 Phone 0143-22-3191 Muroran Kyusui Co. Ltd. (Water Muroran Coast Guard Office Supply) Phone 0143-23-0118 Phone 0143-23-3351 Harbor Pilot Association (Piloting) Phone 0143-22-4049 Toa 2,600ps Hayate 3,200ps Asuka 3,000ps Yotei Maru 2,600ps
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Tour thee Port off Muroran u plans n from fr P r n
Muroran’s Delights
Plan A ¥7,000 (excluding meals) Approximately 6 hours Port of Muroran ~ Jigokudani (Hell Valley) Volcanic Crater ~ Noboribetsu Hot Spring ~ Shiraoi Porotokotan Ainu Museum ~ Lake Shikotsu ~ Port of Muroran
Plan B ¥12,000 (excluding meals) Approximately 6 hours Port of Muroran ~ Date Edo-Mura Historical Theme Park ~ Mount Showa Shinzan ~ Mount Usuzan Ropeway ~ Kita Yuzawa Hot Spring ~ Port of Muroran ●Cape Chikyu
●Usuzan Ropeway
● Date Edo-Mura Historical Theme Park
●Gri led Skewered Pork
● Shiraoi Po rotokotan Ainu Museum ●Muro ran Swan Bridge
10. Hakodate
Population 283,373
an old port city in the south Berth for cru se ships
●Noboribetsu Jigokudani (Hell Valley)
Tour plans from the Port of Hakodate Plan A ¥7,000 (excluding meals) Approximately 6 hours Port of Hakodate ~ Matsumae Castle ~ Onuma Quasi-National Park Lake Cruise ~ Mount Komagadake ~ Port of Hakodate
Plan B ¥9,000 (excluding meals) Approximately 6 hours Port of Hakodate ~ Morning Market ~ Mount Hakodate Ropeway ~ Fort Goryokaku ~ “Esashi Oiwake Kaikan” Folk Song Museum ~ Kaiyo Maru Historical Battleship ~ Port of Hakodate
Port ships o Information m i for cruise c Port Entry Fee & Docking Fee 25,000 GT Passenger Ship ¥220,000 (domestic)/ ¥210,000 (international) 55,000 GT Passenger Ship ¥230,000 75,000 GT Passenger Ship ¥310,000
Berth & Tugboat Information Nishi Passenger Ship Berth Depth 9m Length 165m Minato Machi Passenger Ship Berth Depth 14m Length 280m Tugboats: Kiyosumi 3,600ps Tomoe 3,200ps Sakura Maru 2,500ps Asashio 2,600ps
For Further Information: Hakodate City Tourist Information Center Phone 0138-21-3323 Hakodate International Tourist Association Phone 0138-27-3535 Hakodate Port Authority Phone 0138-21-3485 Hakodate Coast Guard Office Phone 0138-42-1118 Hakodate Harbor Pilot Association Phone 0138-40-8435
Hakodate’ H k t s Delights D h
●Hakodate Morning Market
11. Iwanai
● Kaiyo Maru Historical Battleship
● Mount Komag adake
a port city, facing the Sea of Japan
Population 16,726
Berth for cruise ships
●View from Mt. Hakodate
●Port Festival
●Squid Sashimi
Portt Information for f f cruisee ships i Port Entry Fee & Docking Fee 25,000 GT Passenger Ships TBA 55,000 GT Passenger Ships TBA 75,000 GT Passenger Ships TBA
●Hakodate from the sky
●Hakodate Christmas Fantasy
Berth & Tugboat Information For Further Information Shinkochiku Passenger Ship Berth Iwanai Tourist Information Center Depth -8m Length 230m Phone 0135-62-1011 Iwanai Tourist Association Phone 0135-62-1184 Iwanai Port Authority Phone 0135-63-1112
●Gotouken Curry & Rice
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Iwanai’s s Delights w l h
Tour plans from the Port of Iwanai Plan A ¥7,000 (excluding meals) Approximately 6 hours Port of Iwanai ~ Raiden Coastal Rock Formations ~ Kida Kinjiro Museum of Art ~ Taramaru Market ~ Cape Kamui ~ Shakotan Peninsula ~ Kamuenai Hot Spring ~ Port of Iwanai
Plan B ¥7,000 (excluding meals) Approximately 6 hours Port of Iwanai ~ Kuromatsunai “Buna” (beech) Forest ~ Takeo Arishima Literary Museum ~ Niseko Yumoto Hot Spring ~ Oyunuma Hot Spring Lake ~ “Niseko Panorama Line” Drive ~ Walk around Shinsen Marsh ~ Port of Iwanai
● Cape Kamui
12. Otaru ta
●Hot Spring
●Iwanai Ski Resort
●Katanakake Rock
● Shinsen Marsh
an old city with a functional port and picturesque canals
Population 146,874
●Cod Roe
Tour o r plans p a s from the t Port o t of Otaru a Plan A ¥8,000 (excluding meals) Approximately 6 hours Port of Otaru ~ Yoichi Nikka Whisky Factory ~ Shakotan Peninsula & Hot Spring ~ Mount Tengu Ropeway ~ Lunch in Otaru ~ Port of Otaru
Ber h for cruise ships
Plan B Port Entry Fee & Docking Fee 25,000 GT Passenger Ships ¥264,000 55,000 GT Passenger Ships ¥580,800 75,000 GT Passenger Ships ¥792,000
Berth & Tugboat Information Katsuno Passenger Ship Berth Depth 13m Length 260m No. 3 Berth Depth 10m Length 194m Tugboats Sakura Maru 2,600ps Tateiwa Maru 2,600ps
Otaru Night View
For Further Information Otaru City Tourist Information Center Phone 0134-32-4111 (ext. 450) Otaru City Tourist Association Phone 0134-33-2510 Otaru Port Authority Phone 0134-23-1107 Otaru Coast Guard Office Phone 0134-27-6118 Otaru Harbor Pilot Phone 0134-22-5380
¥7,000 (excluding meals) Approximately 6 hours Port of Otaru ~ Otaru Canal ~ Old Otaru City ~ Kitaichi Glass Works ~ Otaru Music Box Museum ~ Asarigawa Hot Spring ~ Port of Otaru
●Shakotan Peninsula
13.Rumoi
Otaru’’s Delights el h
● Yoichi Nikka Whisky Factory
a port city, facing the Sea of Japan
● Otaru Music Box Museum
Population 28,047
Berth for cruise ships
● Canal
●Otaru Winter Festival
●Sushi Restaurant
Port Information for In or t or cruise i ships sh s Port Entry Fee & Docking Fee: 25,000 GT Passenger Ship ¥250,000
● River Rafting
●Mt. Yotei
Berth & Tugboat Information Kotanhama Passenger Ship Berth Ryumoi 3,000ps
For Further Information Rumoi Port Authority Phone 0164-42-4272 Rumoi Coast Guard Office Phone 0164-42-9118 Rumoi Harbor Pilot Association Phone 0164-42-4128 Rumoi Tourist information Center Phone 0164-42-1801
● Herring Guard House
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Rumoi’s s Delights u ig s
Tour plans from T o the Port r of Rumoi mo Plan A ¥7,000 (excluding meals) Approximately 6 hours Port of Rumoi ~ “Umi no Furusato Kan” Rumoi City Museum ~ Cape Ogon ~ Senbodai View Point ~ Kunimare Sake Distillery ~ Historic Herring Guard House ~ Port of Rumoi
Plan B ¥8,000 (excluding meals) Approximately 6 hours Port of Rumoi ~ Forest Walk ~ Farm Tomita Lavender Fields ~ Biei “Patchwork Hills” Walk ~ Corn Cob Doll Making ~ “Ashimoi Station” TV Series Location ~ Port of Rumoi
● Cape Ogon
14. 4. Kutsugataa
● Biei “Patchwork Hills”
a port on Rishiri island
● “Ashimoi Station”
●Sunflowers
●Lantern Festival
●Herring Roe
● Rose Garden
●Rumoi Winter Festival
●Sushi
Population 3,417
Tour plan Port l from Kutsugata K s rt Plan Floating Pier for Tender Boat
¥8,000 (excluding meals) Approximately 6 hours Kutsugata Port ~ Cape Kutsugata Park ~ Glass-Bottom Boat Cruise ~ Lake Himenuma ~ Mount Rishiri & Otatomari Marsh ~ Sea-coast Walk ~ Cape Senposhi Park ~ Kutsugata Port
Port Information for cruise a r is ships Berth & Tugboat Information: Floating Pier (landing by tender boat) Depth 3m
For Further Information: Rishiri-Fuji Tourism Association Phone 01638-2-1111 Rishiri Tourist Association Phone 01638-4-2345 Rishiri Port Authority Phone 01638-4-2345 ● Mount Rishiri
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Kutsugata’ss Delights g s
● Cape Kutsugata Park
● Lake Himenuma
a port on Rebun island
Population 3,568 Berth for Tender Boat
Port Information for cruise ships ● Otatomari Marsh
●Fisherman’s Hot Pot
● Cape Senposhi
Berth & Tugboat Information Chuo Passenger Ship Berth (landing by tender boat) Depth 5m 100m
For Further Information Rebun Tourism Association Phone 01638-6-1001 Rebun Port Authority Phone 01638-6-1001
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Tour plan from Kafuka Port
Kafuka’ Kafuka’s Delights
Plan ¥6,000 (excluding meals) Approximately 6 hours Kafuka Port ~ Momoiwa Rock Formation ~ Beach Stroll & Raw Agate Search ~ Alpine Plant Botanic Garden ~ Lakeside Walk ~ Wild Cypripedium Orchid Garden ~ Cape Inaho ~ Cape Sukoton ~ Kafuka Port ● Mt. Rishiri
●Fishing for Seaweed ● Momoiwa Rock Formation
Petropavlovsk
● Wild Flo wers
●Festival Drummers
●Sea Urchin
●Fried Mackerel
●Hokkaido Wort
● Cape Sukoton
Tour plans from Petropavlovsk Port
a port in Kamchatka, Russia
*Plans based on Japanese travel agency information
Plan A* ¥8,000 (excluding meals) Approximately 6 hours Petropavlovsk Port ~ Petropavlovsk Museum of Regional Studies ~ Monument to Vitus Bering ~ Paratunka Hot Spring
Petropavlovsk Petropavi ovskKamchatskiy
Plan B* ¥30,000 (excluding meals) Approximately 6 hours July through September: Helicopter tours of Southern Peninsula Volcanic Belt, Kuril Lake and Khodutka Hot Spring Area
Port Information for cruise a r is ships Berth & Tugboat Information: Passenger Ship Berth Depth 8m Length 292m
For Further Information Pacific Network Phone 7-4152-112254
● Paratunka Hot Spring
Petropavlovsk’ ’s Delights t vl el h
Korsakov K ko
● Helicopter Tours
●Kuril Lake
a port in Sakhalin, Russia
Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk
Korsakov Port
Kakkanai Kafuka Ku ugata
●Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy and Mt.Koryak
●Yxa (Fish Soup)
Port Information for In or t or cruise i ships sh s Berth & Tugboat Information Passenger Ship Berth Depth 7.4m Length 200m
●Mt. Vachkazhtzy
For Further Information Inflot Korsakov Maritime Agency Phone 7-42435-42348
●Matryoshka Dolls
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Tour plans from Korsakov Port
*Plans based on Japanese travel agency information
Korsakov’ k ’s Delights el h
Plan A * ¥8,000 (excluding meals) Approximately 6 hours Korsakov Port ~ Korsakov Port Area ~ “Odomari” Old City and Pier ~ Korsakov Port
Plan B * ¥8,000 (excluding meals) Approximately 6 hours Korsakov Port ~ Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk City ~ Sakhalin Regional Museum ~ Sakhalin Regional Art Museum ~ Gagarin Park ~ Market ~ Korsakov Port
●Market in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk
● Sakhalin Regional Museum
●Smelt fishing
●Oil-drilling in Sakhalin
● Sakhalin Regional Art Museum ● Zaliv Aniva
●Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk City
●Fishing for Sturgeon
Profile r i of Thee Association As c o for f the Promotion of o Cruises too Hokkaido a •
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Members ---- 74 organizations and individuals – Japanese government, Port authorities, Local governments, Travel Agencies, Hotels, Passenger ship companies, Airlines, etc Activities – Organizing promotional events, Research and PR activities, Liaison with Port Authorities, etc Chairperson – Keitaro Oshima ---- Deputy DirectorGeneral of the Hokkaido District Bureau of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Contact point – Tel 0134-27-7172, Fax 0134-33-5992
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