Shiretoko Grand Hotel Kita Kobushi （知床グランドホテル北こぶし）② | Hot Spring Hotel | Utoro (Shiretoko)

This is the second half of the post on "Shiretoko Grand Hotel Kita Kobushi （知床グランドホテル北こぶし）". After taking hot spring on the rooftop, we went to a dinner venue↓

As we've arrived at this floor a little bit earlier, we relaxed at a terrace in front of the dinner venue. How beautiful the ocean is! I really recommend you to see wonderful sunset from the area between Oronkoiwa Rock and Sankakuiiwa Rock↓
(* If you want to see the great natural phenomenon, please refer to my other post on that→☆)

Let's enter the buffet restaurant! They serve wide variety of dishes, using local ingredients.

They have a lot of vegetable dishes, and I recommend the pumpkin soup↓ Yummy x 2!!

How about corn mousse? Isn't it unique?

Shiretoko reminds a lot of people of its seafood. This is a seafood section, and we can make our own favorite seafood bowl.

This is mine. How do you like it? It was really delicious!!

If you like meat, they serve from local pork to

beef, and

we can enjoy freshly-grilled steak! Wonderful!

Personally I recommend Hokkai shrimps available only in Hokkaido! Yummy x 2!!! 

How about fresh kelp shabushabu? Rausu (Shiretoko) is a famous kelp seaweed production site, and it is very thick and delicious! I prefer this shabushabu to meat shabushabu seriously!!

It is perfect to eat delicious local dishes while seeing the wonderful scenery!!

 They serve several kinds desserts, and

fruits, from which I took a lot of vitamin!!

After eating desserts, I went to the meat and seafood section, and enjoyed dinner again! Hahaha!

If you are interested in hot spring at this hotel, please refer to my previous post→☆

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Shiretoko Grand Hotel Kita Kobushi （知床グランドホテル北こぶし）① | Hot Spring Hotel | Utoro (Shiretoko)

"Shiretoko Grand Hotel Kita Kobushi （知床グランドホテル北こぶし）" is a hot spring hotel in Shiretoko Utoro Onsen near the ocean.

Let's enter it!

On the way to rooms, brown bears are decorated like this. Looks very Shiretoko! Hahaha!

Don't forget to drink Raiun Water （来運の水）, underflow water from Mt. Sharidake （斜里岳）.  It is believed that it takes decades for the spring water to travel from the summit to the ground. Sounds very yummy x 2!!!

This is my room. Not bad, isn't it?
But first of all, let's go to the hot spring area!!

I really recommend the quality of the water here!!

Look at the open-air hot spring area! I love the atmosphere!

The abundant water is rich in sodium and chloride, and gets rid of fatigue very quickly!

Let's take a look at the ocean from the rooftop!

Oronkoiwa Rock and Sankakuiwa Rock can be seen from this floor. I really recommend to go there to see the wonderful sunset.
(* If you want to see the beautiful sunset in this area, please refer to my other post→☆)

I felt comfortable breeze from the ocean while taking hot spring!

The rocks in front of the cape are named Oyakoiwa Rocks （親子岩）, which mean a child and the parent rocks. The area over there is also a recommendable sunset spot!

Can you believe that we can enjoy Cape Puyuni （プユニ岬） from this bath area? How cool it is!!

After taking hot spring, I enjoyed Raiun Water （来運の水） again, and went to a dinner venue! You must be surprised at the yummy x 2 dinner!!

To be continued→☆!

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Shiretoko Goko Lakes （知床五湖）| Elevated Wooden Path （高架木道）

A number of attractions of Shiretoko Goko Lakes area can be enjoyed from both the ground pathway （地上歩道） and elevated wooden path （高架木道）.

What is required to use the ground pathway? Application procedures are required when using the ground pathway during certain periods; Ecosystem Aware Season （植生保護期）(park opening to May 9th, and August 1st to October 20th) and Bear Aware Season （ヒグマ活動期）(May 10th to July 31st).
On the other hand, visitors can always walk on the elevated wooden path during the open season.
Let's go to Shiretoko Lake Ichi-ko, using the elevated wooden path!

The path is around 800m, and wheelchair-accessible! We can enjoy the wonderful nature for a short time without walking a lot.

This is Renzan Observatory （連山展望台）, the first deck from the entrance.

Look at Shiretoko mountain range! The triangle mountain in front of the deck is Mt. Iou!
(See the details about Mt. Iou in my other post→☆)

Next, let's go to Okotsuku Observatory （オコツク展望台）, the second deck!

It's very comfortable to wake in the open space!

From Okotsuku Observatory, we can enjoy not only mountains, but also

the Okhotsk Sea! This is the world natural heritage site!!

Last but not least, let's go to Lakeside Observatory （湖畔展望台）.

We can feel comfortable breeze from the ocean here.

We walked and walked while enjoying Lake Ichi-ko on the right!

It's around corner! My guests and I were so excited to see the lake!

Yes! We've found it! That is Lakeside Observatory （湖畔展望台）!

Here we are! This is the last deck!

Look at Lake Ichi-ko and Shiretoko mountain range! How beautiful they are!

The wonderful Shiretoko mountain range reflect on the surface of Lake Ichi-ko!!

This is a junction of the elevated wooden path and ground pathway.
(* Descending from the elevated wooden path to the ground pathway is not permitted.)

This is a part of the ground pathway. If you have plenty of time and are interested in the nature, I really recommend ground pathway trekking and see all Shiretoko Goko Lakes.

Under the elevated path, shika deer was taking a rest!

If you are lucky, you can see wild brown beers from the elevated wooden path!

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