Severo-Kurilsk (Russian: Се́веро-Кури́льск, Japanese: 柏原,) is a town and the administrative center of Severo-Kurilsky District, in the Kuril Islands of Sakhalin Oblast, Russia. It is located in the northern part of the Kuril Islands, on the island of Paramushir.

Get in

By plane

Helicopters of the Taiga Airline and the Kamchatka Aviation Enterprise fly from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky

By boat

The ship Gipanis runs from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky

See

• 1 The Church of St. Innocent of Moscow, 26, Sakhalinskaya Street, ☏ +7 924 491-82-04. 
• 2 Local History Museum, Pervomaiskaya str., 9A, ☏ +7 42453 2-19-24. 
• 3 Obelisk to the soldiers-liberators of the Kuril Islands (city park).  
• 4 Monument dedicated to the victims of the tsunami on November 5, 1952. 
• 5 The grave of the Hero of the Soviet Union S.A. Savushkin. 
• 6 Ebeko. This is an active volcano on Paramushir Island, located 6 km from Severo-Kurilsk. There is a walking route to the volcano, which offers a wonderful view of the city of Severo-Kurilsk.  
• 7 Japanese military airfield. The outlines of the runway and abandoned caponiers have been preserved 
• 8 Mayak Mountain. The mountain overlooks the island of Shumshu. There are two lighthouses on its slopes.  
• 9 Rock "Tur". This is a rock on the coastline 
• 10 The dam. This is a hydroelectric dam built by the Japanese before WW2 

Do

• 1 Kosatka Sports Complex, 39 Sakhalinskaya Street, ☏ +7 42453 2-12-14. 
• 2 bathhouse, Shutova str., 14A. 

Buy

View of the city

• 1 TSUM, 36 Sakhalinskaya Street. 

Eat

• 1 Ostrovok Restaurant, 12A Shutova St.. (updated Aug 2024)
• 2 Okean Cafe, 30А/1 Shutova St., ☏ +7 42453 2-10-22. (updated Aug 2024)

Sleep

• 1 Kurilhouse, 13 Poyarkova street, ☏ +7 931 218-53-56. (updated Aug 2024)

Connect

• Welcometokuriles (Travel agency), 30А/1 Shutova St., ☏ +7 9140910191, hotelseverokurilsk@yandex.ru. (updated Aug 2024)

Stay safe

Bears may be found in the area of the city of Severo-Kurilsk.

It is necessary to issue a border pass.

Go next

• 1 Atlasov Island. This is the northernmost island and volcano. It is also the highest volcano of the Kuril islands. Atlasov Island can be reached by boat from the port of Severo-Kurilsk.  
• 2 Shumshu. This is the easternmost and second-northernmost island of the Kuril Islands chain, which divides the Sea of Okhotsk from the northwest Pacific Ocean. Shumshu Island can be reached by boat from the port of Severo-Kurilsk.