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[set plan ②]
RYUHYO (DRIFT ICE) WALK®
+ Furepe Waterfall snowshoeing

Tour time:

9:00 - 11:30 Furepe Waterfall Snowshoeing

13:00 - 14:30 RYUHYO (DRIFT ICE) WALK®

*Please be sure to check the details page for each tour.

Period

1st,FEB - 31th,MAR

Entry qualifications:

- Ages: 7–74 years old
- Height: 130–190 cm
- Weight: 99 kg or less

* Must be able to move safely on uneven, floating, and slippery ice under varying ice conditions.

* Must have the general physical and motor skills necessary to participate in outdoor activities.

* Must be able to manage their own safety and follow group instructions.

* Must be able to put on and take off the dry suit independently.

* Must have the physical stamina to walk approximately 2.5 km on snow wearing snowshoes, with an elevation change of approximately 40 m. Each snowshoe weighs approximately 1.5–1.8 kg.

About Meeting Point:

■ Pick-up Service to Our Designated Facilities
> [Furepe Waterfall Snowshoeing]:

Pick-up will be provided 15–30 minutes before the start time.
(After the activity, the shuttle vehicle will take you to Michi-no-Eki (Roadside Rest Area) “Utoro/Shirietoku”.)

・Afternoon Activities
[RYUHYO(DRIFT ICE) WALK®]:

Please meet at Michi-no-Eki (Roadside Rest Area) “Utoro/Shirietoku” at the scheduled start time.

(After the activity, we will take you back to the meeting place from this morning.)
■If your accommodation is not one of our designated pickup locations, please choose one of the following meeting points:
① Michi-no-Eki (Roadside Rest Area) “Utoro/Shirietoku”
② Utoro Onsen Bus Terminal *No parking available

*Please be sure to check the reminder email sent two days before the tour for the final start time, meeting time, and guide information.

TOUR FEE

*Please note!

Please be sure to check the contents of the "Important Info" page and this link before applying.
Please note that if there are any incomplete or suspicious information in your application, your reservation will not be accepted.

 2/1~3/10

 Age 13 - 74 : JPY 13,500

 Age 7 - 12:JPY 12,300

 3/11~3/31

 Age 13 - 74 : JPY 12,000

 Age 7 - 12:JPY 11,000

NOTICE:

*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.

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***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.

 

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.


*For Furepe Waterfall Snowshoeing

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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.

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


3. You will walk about 2.5 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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*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. Even if you are picked up and dropped off at your accommodation, you will be dropped off at the "Roadside Station" after the morning experience. After you have lunch on your own, the afternoon meeting will be at the "Roadside Station". After the experience, you will be dropped off at the morning meeting place.

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5. 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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***The following bus cannot be used after participating in the tour
Shari Bus [Shiretoko Line]
Departure: 14:30 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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