Yuzhno-Kurilsk (Russian: Ю́жно-кури́льск, YOOZH-nuh koo-REELSK; Japanese: 古釜布, foo-roo-kah-mah-poo) population: 7 800, is the main town of the Kuril islands, in Sakhalin Oblast, Russia. It is on the mouth of the Sevebryanka river at the Yuzhno-Kurilsky cape, on Kunashir island - or 'Black Island' in the indigenous Ainu language. There is little to see in this city, which was severely damaged by a Tsunami in 1994. But the surrounding area, hosts one of the worlds most unique natural environments - complete with free roaming bears and wild horses.

Get in

By plane

SAT airlines operates flights from Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk 3 times per week, out of Mendeleyevo Airport, located 20 kilometers outside Yuzhno-Kurilsk.

By boat

Once or twice every month in summer, there is a ferry service connecting to Korsakov on Sakhalin Island. Transportation is carried out by Sakhalin-Kuriles on the motor ships Igor Farkhutdinov and Polaris

Get around

Sunset in Yuzhno-kurilsk

See

• 1 Church of the Holy Trinity, 60 let VLKSM street , 5A. 
• 2 Church of All Saints, st. September 3, 7. 
• 3 Local History Museum, 4, Ilyichev quarter, ☏ +7 42455 2-19-00. 

Do

• 1 Afalina, 60 let VLKSM street , 28, ☏ +7 42455 2-21-21. 
• 2 bathhouse, Оkeanskaya Street, 15. 

Eat

• 1 Amadeus Restaurant, Gnechko str., 6. (updated May 2024)
• 2 Pizzeria "1+1", Lenin Square, 1A. Template:Hours. (updated May 2024)
• 3 Cafe Vostok. (updated May 2024)
• 4 Cafe "Bread Place", Oceanskaya St., 4. Template:Hours. (updated May 2024)
• 5 Okean Cafe, Oceanskaya St., 4B. (updated May 2024)

Sleep

A SAT airlines aircraft at Yuzhno-Kurilsk airport

• Hotel Builder, 3A Ilyichev street, ☏ +7 42455 2-16-06. 
• Hotel Delta, 5 Gnechka street, ☏ +7 42455 2-17-94. 
• 1 Yut, Mira street, 2A. +8 984 135 05 50. 
• 2 Kunashir, Mira street, 16. 
• 3 Magnolia Hostel, Sadovy lane, 1. 
• 4 Iceberg, Oceanskaya St., 5, ☏ +7 424552-26-93. 
• 5 Ostrovok, Ostrovnaya str., 2, ☏ +7 924 196-7752. 
• 6 Flagman, 3 Pogranichnaya str.. 
• 7 Orion, 15 Mira Street. 
• 8 Briz, Nabereznaya street, 23. 

Connect

• Kuril-Japan Center (Travel agency), 2A Sadovij avenue, ☏ +7 42455 2-11-99, kunashyr_centre@sakhmail.ru.