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Photo Tour of Japan | Lake Onneto
Feb 01 | Evan | No Comments |Lake Onneto is about 25 minute drive from Lake Akan and part of Akan National Park. While it isn’t as famous with tourists as some of the other lakes in the area like Lake Mashu or Lake Akan, it certainly should be! Lake Onneto is a much smaller lake than Mashu or Akan, and while our timing wasn’t perfect and the weather and light didn’t fully cooperate, I’m sure you can see why I am a fan of Lake Onneto.
We went both in the evening for sunset and once in the morning for sunrise. If we had more time there, it would have been nice to go to Lake Akan once for sunset as I’ve heard sunsets are suppose to be great there. Maybe next time!
More from this photo tour of Japan is coming soon! Here is the list of the places we visited and photographed in Japan.
- Shiretoko Five Lakes
- Shiretoko Pass
- Utoro Sunsets
- Furepe Waterfall
- Oshinkoshin Waterfall
- Lake Akan
- Lake Mashu
- Lake Onneto – You are here!
- Sounkyo Onsen
- Kamikawa Angus Farm
- Ginga Waterfall
- Lake Daisetsuko
- Sounkyo Ropeway
- Oobako
- Blue Pond (Aoi Ikke)
- Shirogane Falls
- Moss Garden Temple (Kokedera)
- Bamboo Forrest in Arashiyama
- Golden Pavilion (Kinkakuji)
- Nanzenji
- Fushimi Inari Shrine
- Portrait session with models in kimonos
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Photo Tour of Japan | Oshinkoshin Waterfall
Feb 01 | Evan | No Comments |After our final morning in the Shiretoko Peninsula and on the way to Akan National Park, we made a brief stop at Oshinkoshin Waterfall. The waterfall is about 15 -20 minute drive from Utoro and is very easily accessed as there is a parking lot next to Oshinkoshin Waterfall. You can see the waterfall from the road and parking lot, but there are also some stairs here to climb if you want to get closer to it. Opposite the waterfall you can see a nice view of the Sea of Okhotsk.
More from this photo tour of Japan is coming soon! Here is the list of the places we visited and photographed in Japan.
- Shiretoko Five Lakes
- Shiretoko Pass
- Utoro Sunsets
- Furepe Waterfall
- Oshinkoshin Waterfall – You are here!
- Lake Akan
- Lake Mashu
- Lake Onneto
- Sounkyo Onsen
- Kamikawa Angus Farm
- Ginga Waterfall
- Lake Daisetsuko
- Sounkyo Ropeway
- Oobako
- Blue Pond (Aoi Ikke)
- Shirogane Falls
- Moss Garden Temple (Kokedera)
- Bamboo Forrest in Arashiyama
- Golden Pavilion (Kinkakuji)
- Nanzenji
- Fushimi Inari Shrine
- Portrait session with models in kimonos
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Photo Tour of Japan | Furepe Waterfall
Jan 27 | Evan | No Comments |Furepe Waterfall is part of Shiretoko National Park on the south west side of the Shiretoko Peninsula. It is fairly easy to access as you park at the Shiretoko National Park Nature Center and then take a short 2km walk/hike to the waterfall. The hike itself is actually quite pleasant and like with the Shiretoko Five Lakes, can offer spectacular views of the Shiretoko Mountain Range before arriving at the waterfall. Like most of Hokkaido and especially the Shiretoko area, bears and other wildlife could be around.
I went to Furepe Falls twice, once in the summer and once in the fall. The flow of water was much stronger in the summer but in the fall we got to see a family of deer that seemed to be quite comfortable as models for the camera!
More from this photo tour of Japan is coming soon! Here is the list of the places we visited and photographed in Japan.
- Shiretoko Five Lakes
- Shiretoko Pass
- Utoro Sunsets
- Furepe Waterfall – You are here!
- Oshinkoshin Waterfall
- Lake Akan
- Lake Mashu
- Lake Onneto
- Sounkyo Onsen
- Kamikawa Angus Farm
- Ginga Waterfall
- Lake Daisetsuko
- Sounkyo Ropeway
- Oobako
- Blue Pond (Aoi Ikke)
- Shirogane Falls
- Moss Garden Temple (Kokedera)
- Bamboo Forrest in Arashiyama
- Golden Pavilion (Kinkakuji)
- Nanzenji
- Fushimi Inari Shrine
- Portrait session with models in kimonos
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Photo Tour of Japan | Shiretoko Pass
Jan 23 | Evan | No Comments |After posting about the portrait session in Kyoto, I’ve gone back to the order of the trip to share with you Shiretoko Pass. On the roads in Hokkaido that go up mountains, there are many passes that have some places to park and offer great views. Shiretoko Pass is inbetween Utoro and Rausu and with good weather, offers great views of Mt. Rausu, the tallest mountain in the Shiretoko Mountain Range. When I was here in the summer, I had a great view of Mount Rausu, but in the fall, like Mount Fuji often is, the mountain was a little shy and hiding behind the clouds. To the east we could see the ocean and hills down to Rausu, but no mountain. We were also a little early for fall foliage as this year the fall leaves were slower than normal.
There was also a cute fox along the way and I was told by another photographer from the area that he often can see bears in the area. Oh yeah, forgot to mention so far that Shiretoko has a lot of bears, so read up on bear safety before going! If the weather is good, coming here for sunrise would be nice. Unfortunately, the first time we came here for sunrise it was raining, the second it was cloudy/misty until about 20-30 minutes after sunrise… Although I did get to see one great rainbow for about 5 seconds. It’s only about a 25 or 30 minute drive from Utoro, but since it at a much higher elevation, more than 700 meters above sea level, the weather can be drastically different and change swiftly.
More from this photo tour of Japan is coming soon! Here is the list of the places we visited and photographed in Japan.
- Shiretoko Five Lakes
- Shiretoko Pass – You are here!
- Utoro Sunsets
- Furepe Waterfall
- Oshinkoshin Waterfall
- Lake Akan
- Lake Mashu
- Lake Onneto
- Sounkyo Onsen
- Kamikawa Angus Farm
- Ginga Waterfall
- Lake Daisetsuko
- Sounkyo Ropeway
- Oobako
- Blue Pond (Aoi Ikke)
- Shirogane Falls
- Moss Garden Temple (Kokedera)
- Bamboo Forrest in Arashiyama
- Golden Pavilion (Kinkakuji)
- Nanzenji
- Fushimi Inari Shrine
- Portrait session with models in kimonos
Interested in your own custom photo tour and experiences in Japan? Contact Japan Photo Guide today to start your adventure!