Originally Posted by
abmj-jr
For a visit in summer, I'd absolutely include a few hours at the Koshimizu-Genseikaen wildflower park along the coastline between Abashiri and Shari.
Thanks for the tip. Even if we decide to go to Shiretoko, though, we wouldn't be able to squeeze this park into our plans. This park opens at 8.30am, we'd have to get to the cruise by 9.30am, and it takes an hour from this park to the cruise.
Originally Posted by
kaka
we managed to see the cranes just as we arrived the marsh area, but if we werent stuck in the typhoon we would not have enough time for shiretoko.
as to the crab- its prob the cheapest place for a crab of that sort. you can prob go another year??
I understand that different crabs have different seasons. Nonetheless can't you have fresh crabs year-round? I've been to Hokkaido in July, Dec, Jan, Feb and March... I can always find king and snow crabs no matter when I go.
The marshland doesn't seem like it's all that, and I'm thinking of Shiretoko as just a bucketlist place.
Had a rather stressful week... doing nothing at Niseko Hilton seems really appealing at the moment.