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Travel in Shikabe, Hokkaido

[Overview of Shikabe Town]
■JR Trains / Hakodate Station – Shikabe Station about 70 min.
■Bus / From Shin Hakodate Hokuto Station about 52 min.
   From Hakodate Station about 105 min.
365-day fishing town experiences/Hokkaido Komagatake foot town experience/Geyser experience/Shikabe gourmet experience

This is the town of Shikabe on the east coast of the Oshima Peninsula, adjacent to Hakodate City in Hokkaido.
Shikabe Town is an experience town where you can take your time to enjoy the food experience of the fisheries kingdom, the nature experience of Komagatake, the moving experience of the geyser spouting hot spring water, and the gourmet experience of Hama-no-Kaasan Restaurant.
The coast is beautiful in the morning sun. On a clear day, Mt. Yotei, the factories of Muroran City, and the Hidaka Mountains can be seen across the Pacific Ocean.
Nearby are the night view of Mt. Hakodate, Goryokaku, Onuma National Park, and the World Heritage Site of the Jomon Ruins.
Please come to Shikabe Town, where the rich nature will heal your mind and body.

Shikabe’s Character
Karusus-kun

Shikabe Recommended City Walk

Recommended course for a round trip around Shikabe Town
❶Shamisen Waterfall→❷ Monument to the song “Hokuto Bune”→❸ Shikabe Geyser Park→❹ Food and Tasty Goods Store →❺Fishing port of Shikabe (spectacular view spot of Mt. Komagatake) →❻Lunch at Shikabe Shopping District→❼Shikabe Park→❽Seseragi Walkway (Walking road) →❾Shikabe Inari Shrine→❿Hyotannuma Park→⓫Dekima Beach

What is Michi-no-Eki Shikabe Geyser Park like?

At “Michi-no-Eki Shikabe Geyser Park” in Shikabe Town, we soaked in the footbath and watched the geyser as hot spring water shot out by itself about every 10 minutes, while drinking shiroguchi-hama-makombu (white kelp) soup.
Afterwards, we were impressed by a boiled fish set meal including a whole fish caught that day, at the “Hama-no-Kaasan Restaurant” located at the roadside station.
A huge piece of cod roe is served on rice. It looked like way too much to eat, but I gobbled it up!
If you have room in your stomach, get a set of fresh ingredients from the store and go to the “steaming place” that uses the park’s high-heat hot springs. You can enjoy the taste of steamed natural ingredients (see the store for the steaming method).
This is my favorite Shikabe experience with a lot of firsts for me!

[Michi-no-Eki Shikabe Geyser Park]
18-1 Shikabe, Shikabe-cho, Kayabe-gun, Hokkaido
TEL : +81-1372-7-5655 FAX : +81-1372-7-7733
[Fee-based area] 
Geyser / Footbath of Warmth / Viewing Hall and Cave Trail / Meeting Place
[Admittance fee]
Adults: 300 yen / Elementary and middle school students: 200 yen
*Free for preschool children, group discounts available
*For information on temporary closures and hours of operation, please check the official website below.

Enjoy the History & Fishing Town Culture of Shikabe

A precious place to be impressed by scenes unchanged since time immemorial. The natural beauty of Mt. Yotei and the Hidaka Mountains from the Shikabe coastline.
Each thought circles around Shikabe’s coastline… Come anytime to Shikabe Town.

Enjoying Experiences and Nature in Shikabe

Shikabe Town, a seafood kingdom, offers a wide range of experience programs related to fishing. There are also many activities related to cooking. At the majestic Mt. Komagatake, there are plenty of health-related activities, too. Taking your time to enjoy the Shikabe experience is truly the best!

Enjoy Walking around Shikabe Town

When asked, ‘Is there anything to see in the town?’ I would say, this is not a bustling city or a popular tourist spot, but rather a town where every aspect is connected to nature. Take your time to enjoy a meal, relax in the hot springs, take a stroll, and savor the experience at a leisurely pace. The emotions you feel here will be unique to you. It’s a town that brings out your genuine feelings. Explore Shikabe Town at your own pace.

Events

Shikabe Delicious Food Festival (umai mono matsuri)

[Late May]
It is held every year around May at Michi-no-Eki Shikabe Geyser Park.

Shikabe Inari Shrine Regularly Held festival

[Early July]
The Matsumae noh dance will be held at the small evening festival, and the main festival.]
※Designated as immaterial race cultural assets of the country, and immaterial folk cultural assets of Hokkaido.

Shikabe Umi To Onsenno Matsuri (festival of the Shikabe sea and hot springs)

[Third Saturday of August]
The largest event in Shikabe-cho. A fireworks display (Southern Hokkaido's largest scale with approximately 3,500 fireworks) that makes the night sky glorious and soothes the hearts of those who gather at the meeting place.

Shikabe Geyser Exciting Sunday

[Every month]
This event introduces local products through live music and dance performances, hands-on attractions, and food tasting, changing monthly, in order to let people know the charms of Shikabe Town.

Enjoy Sightseeing around the Shikabe Town

World Cultural Heritage: Jomon Sites

[Ofune Site, Kakinoshima Site, National Treasure "Hollow Dogu"] About a 25-minute drive from Shikabe Town. Valuable artifacts have been unearthed from the excavated remains that tell of the lives of the people of that time.
Jomon Sites

Experience "Kankoma"!

Inter-Komagatake area (Kankoma) = Three towns; Nanae-cho, Mori-machi and Shikabe-cho surrounding Mt. Hokkaido Komagatake, have lots of four season natures, i.e. Onuma Park. You can enjoy sightseeing, eating and playing.
Mt. Kokagatake

Enjoying Experiences and Nature in Nanae

About a 20-minute drive from Shikabe Town, you will find Onuma Quasi-National Park, which has been selected as one of Japan's New Three Views. Here, you can enjoy cycling along the lakeshore and strolling amidst the abundant natural scenery.
Nanae

Stepping out a little into the neighboring town

About a 35-minute drive from Shikabe Town. Mori-machi is a nature-rich town close to Mt. Komagatake in Hokkaido and Uchiura Bay which are landmarks of the Southern Hokkaido district.
Mori

Climate, Access

Climate in Shikabe

monthAverage temperature(℃)Precipitation(mm)
January-3.253.0
Feburary-3.263.8
March0.465.2
April5.880.8
May10.883.9
June15.356.4
monthAverage temperature(℃)Precipitation(mm)
July18.5137.7
August20.9161.1
September17.2102.8
October11.291.9
November4.7116.0
December-1.390.0

Recommended route: From Hakodate Station

From Hakodate Station, take the local train bound for Mori/Oshamambe to JR Shikabe Station (about 70 min.)

Recommended route: From Sapporo

From Sapporo Station to Oshamambe Station (Limited Express / about 2 hr. 20 min.), from Oshamambe Station to Shikabe Station (Local train / about 1 hr. 54 min.)

Recommended route: From Tokyo

From Tokyo Station to Shin Hakodate Hokuto Station (Shinkansen / about 4 hr. 16 min.), from Shin Hakodate Hokuto Station to Shikabe Station (Local train / about 40 min.)

  • Hakodate Station – Michi-no-Eki Shikabe Geyser Park about 1 hr .45 min.
  • Hakodate Station – Minami Kayabe Shisho about 70 min.
  • Minami Kayabe Shisho – Michi-no-Eki Shikabe Geyser Park about 37 min.
  • Hakodate Airport – Hakodate Station about 20 min.
  • From JR Hakodate Station : about 46 km, about 60 min.
  • From JR Sapporo Station : about 245 km, about 4 hr. 30 min.
  • Tokyo Station – Shin Hakodate Hokuto Station (Shinkansen) about 4 hr. 16 min.
  • Sapporo Station – Shin Hakodate Hokuto Station (Limited Express) about 3 hr. 30 min.
  • Shin Hakodate Hokuto Station – Shikabe Station (Local train) about 40 min.
  • Hakodate – Sapporo about 40 min.
  • Hakodate – Tokyo about 80 min.
  • Hakodate – Nagoya about 90 min.
  • Hakodate – Osaka about 95 min.

Inside of Shikabe Shoukoukai, 130-1 Aza-Shikabe, Shikabe-cho, Kayabe-gun, Hokkaido
TEL:+81-1372-7-3500

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