Shibetsu
- Not to be confused with Shibetsu (標津).
Shibetsu (士別) is a small city in Kamikawa, Hokkaido. Breeding of Suffolk sheep is undertaken here.
Understand
[edit]Tourist Information Site
[edit]The local tourist association has a Japanese-only guide site.
Get in
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By plane
[edit]About 1hr 30min by car away to Asahikawa Airport.
By train
[edit]JR Soya Main Line runs through in the city from Asahikawa to Wakkanai. Limited Express "Soya" and "Sarobetsu" from Sapporo to Wakkanai, they stop the Shibetsu Station.
By bus
[edit]Highway bus service "Highway Nayoro" (高速なよろ号), it runs through from Sapporo to Nayoro with 4-5 round trips per day. About 3 hr and ¥2650 fare from/to Sapporo. There are other bus services operated by Dohoku Bus, from Asahikawa to Nayoro with 12 round trips per day.
By car
[edit]Hokkaido expwy runs from Sapporo to Shibetsu-Kenbuchi IC. There are plans to extend Nayoro.
Get around
[edit]By train
[edit]JR Soya Main Line passes through in the city. There are 4 stations from south to north,
By bus
[edit]Shibetsu Kido operates local bus service in the around Shibetsu. There is also a Shibetsu Hire office in front of the station.
See
[edit]- 1 Sheep and cloud hill (Hitsuji-to-Kumo-no-oka, 羊と雲の丘), 5351, Nisishibetsu-cho (about 10 min by car from Shibetsu station), ☏ +81 165 22 2991, fax: +81 165 22 2447. Dude ranch for Suffolk sheep which features a shop and restaurant.
- 2 Iwaonai Dam (岩尾内湖), Iwaonai, Asahi-cho (about 40 min by car from Shibetsu station). A dammed lake on the Teshio River, where beautiful scenery can be admired throughout the day.
Do
[edit]- 1 Mount Teshio (天塩岳). The highest peak in the Kitami Mountains. There are well-maintained trails.
Buy
[edit]- 1 Roadside station Shibetsu (道の駅 羊のまち 侍・しべつ 道北), ☏ +81 165-26-7353. Deals with souvenirs from the Shibetsu region. It has a restaurant and a bus stop for express buses.
Eat
[edit]Sheep cuisine is provided at the hotels and restaurants in the city.
- Hills of Sheep and Cloud (Hitsuji-to-Kumo-no-oka, 羊と雲の丘), 5351, Nisishibetsu-cho. Unsurprisingly, the restaurant here provides a lot of lamb-based meals in various cuisines Jinngisukan-don (popular Hokkaido meal with grill-yourself mutton and vegetables) ¥980, Lamb set meal ¥2000, etc..
- 1 Tanuki-ya (たぬきや食堂), 西2条8-708 (Front of Shibetsu station), ☏ +81 165-23-2322. noodle shop - soba, udon and ramen.
Drink
[edit]- 1 Gamu (芽夢), Oh-dori higashi 8 (about 10 min by walk from Shibetsu station), ☏ +81 165-22-1428. 9:00～21:00; closed Tu. parfait \680～, coffee \450～.
Sleep
[edit]- 1 Lake Iwaonai Shirakaba Campsite (岩尾内湖白樺キャンプ場), Iwaonai, Asahi-cho,, ☏ +81 165 28-2880. Campsite is located on the shore of the dan lake "Lake Iwaonai". Open period May - Oct. Free..
- 2 Guest House & Cafe Bar Esthar (ゲストハウス&カフェバー エストアール), 7-709-1, Nishi 2-jo (5-min walk to Shibetsu station), ☏ +81 50-6882-2097, sr.guesthousecafebar@gmail.com.
- 3 Hotel Utsukushi-no-yu onsen (ホテル美し乃湯温泉), 17-3143-215, Oh-dori (20-min walk to Shibetsu station), ☏ +81 165-29-2611, fax: +81 165-29-2612. Check-in: 15:00, check-out: 10:00. Hotel with natural hot springs. Equipped with both capsule hotels and guest rooms.
- 4 Shibetsu inn suigetsu (士別inn翠月), 1871-21 Minami-Shibtsu (about 5 min by car from Shibetsu station), ☏ +81 165-29-2233. Hotel with spa.
- 5 Shibetsu Grand Hotel (士別グランドホテル), 8chome, Higashi3 (15-min walk to Shibetsu station), ☏ +81 165 23 1234, info@s-gh.co.jp. Check-in: 16:00, check-out: 10:00. Stay only ¥5500+, breakfast ¥1000+, dinner ¥2000+..
Connect
[edit]Go next
[edit]| Routes through Shibetsu |
| Wakkanai ← Nayoro ← | N  S |
→ Asahikawa →  |
| END ← | N  S |
→ Asahikawa → Takikawa |