[Tokai departure] Hokkaido drift ice tour 2025 | Hokkaido travel / Hokkaido tour

The Garinko, which departs from Monbetsu, is equipped with a screw at the front of the boat.
The sound of the Garinko crunching through the drift ice as it moves forward is one of the thrills of the ride!

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The drift icebreaker "Aurora" has a hull twice as thick as a normal ship, and breaks the ice with gravity to move forward. You can hear the sound of the ice hitting the hull, which is very exciting.

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Drift ice also visits Rausu, a town on the edge of the world. If you take a sightseeing boat out onto the sea of drift ice, you will enter a primordial world where Steller's sea eagles and white-tailed eagles, designated as national treasures, fly and seals swim. There is a 99% chance of encountering a Steller's sea eagle or white-tailed eagle! You will be fascinated by the sight of these wild animals living so powerfully in the frigid land. (The encounter rate is based on a survey by Shiretoko Nature Cruise /2021)

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This train runs between JR Abashiri Station and Shiretoko Station. Kitahama Station in particular faces Sea of Okhotsk, so you'll want to take a picture of it. You can Other see the beautiful scenery of the drift ice in Sea of Okhotsk and Shiretoko mountain range.

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The drift ice that flows south from the Amur River in the Sea Sea of Okhotsk hits Shiretoko Peninsula and comes up the coast, so Shiretoko is said to be an area where you have a high chance of encountering drift ice.

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Some hotels in Shiretoko Utoro Onsen offer views of the drift ice from the hotel lobby or open-air baths.
You can relax and enjoy the magnificent view of Sea of Okhotsk.

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Clione is called this from its scientific name "Clione limacina", but in Japanese it is called "Hadakamegai". Clione is called "Hadakamegai" because it is a type of shellless shellfish (a snail shell with a shell like a turtle's shell).
When they are newborn babies, they have shells just like other shells, but after a while these degenerate and disappear.
They are sometimes sold in pet shops, but they are apparently difficult to raise.