*This is a set plan for use on the same day. If you use one of the tours on a different day, it will not be treated as a set.

 

***About Tour Period***

The ice will come during first week on FEB. The possibility that a tour is held by the end of January is very low.

Therefore, we do not normally accept reservations for January.
(This may change depending on the ice conditions, so please check the website frequently)

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​＊Please refrain from taking videos during the guide commentary.

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*About RYUHYO(DRIFT ICE) WALK®

***Minimum height for participation

Due to the dry suits that must be worn for safety, people under 130cm tall cannot participate.

If you are found to be under 130cm tall when measured before putting on the dry suits, you will be refused participation. In that case, a 100% cancellation fee will be charged.

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***Dummy input of "height" and "weight" will not be accepted. Please make a reservation request only after you have collected the correct "height" and "weight" information for all participants.

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1. A guide will lead the group while checking safety conditions, but please note that the route and difficulty level may change depending on the constantly changing drift ice conditions. Participants may need to step across floating ice pieces like stepping stones or climb over overlapping ice formations.
- There is also a risk of falling or injury due to breaking through the ice or slipping on icy surfaces. In particular, elderly participants are kindly asked to join only within their own physical limits. Please also understand that this is a group tour and participants will be required to follow group instructions during the tour.

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2. The tour may be operated under special conditions or cancelled depending on drift ice proximity to the shore.

3. The dry suit is worn over participants' normal clothing and has attached boots. Long pants, a sweater, and fleece jacket are recommended. The dry suit cannot be worn with a skirt, coat or outer jacket. Clothing under the dry suit will stay dry, but the cuffs of clothing may get wet. Wearing a hat is recommended, but note that it may get wet.

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*For Shiretoko GOKO lakes snowshoeing

*Use of the Shiretoko Five Lakes Park in winter is implemented as a local project, and is limited to walks accompanied by registered and certified guides only.Therefore, we cannot guide tours on dates or times outside of the period and times set for that year as part of the project.

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*Children under the age of 12 cannot participate.Please note that if it is discovered on the day that your child does not meet the minimum age requirement, your reservation will be canceled on the day and 100% of the fee will be charged.

Those aged 75 or older will also be unable to participate. The same measures will be taken as above.

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1. This activity involves walking on snow while wearing snowshoes attached to your boots. The total weight of the snowshoes is approximately 1.5–1.8 kg for both feet combined.

 

2. This is a backcountry activity with only one portable toilet on-site. There are no toilets during the approximately 3 hours of snowshoeing. There are continuous ascents and descents of more than 5m in elevation, so this activity is recommended for people with good walking skills.

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3. The tour might be cancelled or discontinued because of the bad weather condition or unexpected accidents.

4. You will walk about 3 hours in snowing forest. Please wear warm clothes. Long pants, a sweater, fleece jacket, and waterproofjacket and pants on top. Woolen gloves, woollen cap, neck warmer, thick socksand sunglasses or goggles to keep you from cold.

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5. The gates to the roads leading to the Shiretoko Five Lakes have set opening and closing times. Therefore, if you are late for the meeting time, you will not be able to participate.

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6. Depending on the snow conditions, we may provide the tour using rubber boots instead of snowshoes in order to protect vegetation and ensure safety.

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*For both tours
1. Please refrain from consuming alcohol immediately before the tour, and refrain from consuming alcohol, smoking during the tour.

2. Pregnant women may not join this tour.

3. Please refrain from using cell phones during the walk.

4. About morning tour. Accommodation for the night prior to this tour must be a hotel in the Utoro area. Participants will be picked up from their hotel 10 to 15 minutes prior to the tour. Pick-up service is handled by SHINRA.

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5. Depending on snow conditions, the tour may be conducted in rubber boots instead of snowshoes to help protect the vegetation and ensure safety.

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***It is generally difficult to catch the following bus due to the tour schedule, so we do not recommend planning to take this bus after the tour.
Shari Bus [Shiretoko Line]
Departure: 17:20 from Utoro Onsen Bus Terminal

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等待时间是“出发时间”。
在会议时间
·不是所有的成员
·衣服还没有完成（附带睡衣）
·吃饭
上面的参与者不能参与。 此外，我们将在当天收取100％的取消费用。

等待時間是“出發時間”。
在會議時間
·並非所有成員
·衣服還沒有完成（附帶睡衣）
·吃飯
上面的參與者不能參與。 此外，我們將在當天收取100％的取消費用。

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