Shiretoko Nature Cruise

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Shiretoko and Rausu in Hokkaido, you can feel "Shiretoko world natural heritage" as a primitive nature.

"Nemuro strait" raise many sea living things.You can see at traditional Japanese territory "Northern territories" across the sea.

Whale, dolphin and orca are swimming in the ocean comfortably.
Birds are flying in the great sky freely.
An ice floe covering our sea visits here to nourish every creatures.
Unusual magnificent world is in front of you!

Let's enjoy watching the great nature in Evergreen together!

Animals you can meet in Shiretoko

  • Short-tailed Shearwater
  • Sperm Whale
  • Dall's Porpoise
  • Killer Whale / Orca
  • Spotted Seal
  • Ribbon Seal
  • Steller's sea eagle
  • Baird's Beaked Whale
  • Minke Whale / Lesser Rorqual

Data of 2010 encountered with animals by Ever-Green.

Short-tailed
Shearwater
Sperm Whale Dall's Porpoise Orca
April 89% 0% 0% 89%
May 100% 3% 42% 55%
June 96% 21% 87% 43%
July 60% 33% 73% 47%
August 11% 90% 85% 3%
September 27% 91% 78% 0%
October 82% 79% 82% 0%

Data of 2009 encountered with animals by Ever-Green.

Short-tailed
Shearwater
Sperm Whale Dall's Porpoise Orca
April 36% 0% 18% 64%
May 97% 5% 73% 46%
June 100% 15% 85% 9%
July 100% 48% 98% 5%
August 90% 72% 93% 0%
September 21% 79% 95% 0%

Photo Gallery

A. The Winter Cruises(Around January-Aapril)

About a 2.5-hour cruising into the northern Nemuro Strait with sea ice, wintering
Steller’s sea eagles and white-tailed eagles (usually, fed by the tour boats).
February through March (if sea ice remains, even till mid April).

Also, it including other winter sea birds, as well as some cetaceans, and pinnipeds (largha seals and ribbon seals, usually March through early in April. It depends on the sea ice condition).
The departure time are different: ex. Sun-rise cruises; 9:00am cruises; 1:00pm cruises.

Fee: See at following table of prices.

B.The Summer Cruises: Whale & Sea Birds Watching(Around May - September)

About a 2.5-hour cruises just bound to off Rausu for mainly search for cetaceans. They occur seasonally different; orcas, Dall’s porpoises, and minke whales around April through June; beaked whales, Dall’s porpoises,minke whales in May through July; Dall’s porpoises, sperm whales, beaked whales, and others June through September; sperm whales, beaked whales, Dall’s porpoises, and Pacific white-sided dolphins
August through October.
Also, numerous shearwaters feeding around May through July; auklets and murrelets in March-April; Pacific fulmers and skuas July through September; hornbilled puffins May through October. Occasionally, short-tailed, Laysan and black-footed albatrosses. The most of our tours in May through October are the whale & sea birds watching trips.
NOTE: these tours DO NOT go to the Cp. Shiretoko.
Departure time: 9:00am or 1:00pm.

Fee: See at following table of prices.

*Children fee (age three to 11) are the half of an adult fee.

** We are available to serve you various chartered cruises for sea birds, sea ice, marine mammals, professionally filming or the research cruises. Please feel free to ask!

Fee

A. The Winter Cruises
(Around January-Aapril)
B.The Summer Cruises
Whale & Sea Birds Watching
(Around May - September)
Basic 10,000JPY(Whale and Bird Watching)
8,000JPY(Bird Watching Only)
(4,000JPY/Child)
8,000JPY
(4,000JPY/Child)
Optional
With Camera , tripod and so on.
Basic+2,000JPY No addtional price.
On Ship with Camera , tripod and so on. Basic+2,000JPY Basic+2,000JPY

Map of Shiretoko-Peninsula

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