The accident occurred in rough seas off the western coast of the Shiretoko Peninsula on April 23, 2022, leaving 20 passengers and crew members dead and six missing. JCG officials did not disclose ...

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 ...

Set net fishing for salmon, where nets are dropped along migrating fish routes, is at its seasonal peak off the Shiretoko ...

and in 2005 was designated as a World Natural Heritage Site.

The Shiretoko Peninsula is a spectacular place. It sticks far out into the northern Pacific, covered in densely forested mountains with waterfalls that cascade off high cliffs straight into the ocean.

Photos from the day of a fatal boat accident off Hokkaido's Shiretoko Peninsula in April 2022 have been recovered from a digital camera belonging to one of the passengers after 2½ years.

The boat, Kazu 1, is believed to have been on a three-hour trip around the Shiretoko Peninsula. The area is a designated UNESCO world heritage site, and boat trips are popular with tourists hoping ...

His lips go numb. And then, camera in hand, Skerry dives between the ice floes into the waters of the Sea of Okhotsk, bordering the Shiretoko Peninsula. Most people think of Japan as a compact ...

It was traveling off the western coast of the Shiretoko Peninsula. The AP reported that the Transport Ministry is investigating why the tour was conducted despite rough weather, adding that the ...

Shiretoko National Park covers an area of about 150 square miles on land and 85 square miles on the water, on a peninsula that juts out into the Sea of Okhotsk. The park is one of the most remote and ...

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Here, you'll find stunning landscapes, from volcanic hot springs in Noboribetsu to lavender fields in Furano. Daisetsuzan National Park offers incredible hiking trails, while the Shiretoko Peninsula, ...