The Shiretoko Peninsula, located in eastern Hokkaido Prefecture, juts into the Sea of Okhotsk. Its center is lined by 1,500-meter peaks. The heavily forested area is home to a diverse group of ...

The spectacular Shiretoko Peninsula in eastern Hokkaido, a World Natural Heritage site, is a magnet for tourists keen to revel in the magnificent natural landscape and wildlife of the country’s ...

His first destination is Mt. Rausudake, the highest peak on the Shiretoko Peninsula. The grueling climbing route through the wilderness provides him with encounters with rare plants and wildlife.

RAUSU, Hokkaido—Salmon are at the peak of their upstream migration in the rivers of the eastern Shiretoko Peninsula in Hokkaido. Salmon spend three to five years feeding and growing in the open ...