Fees · Destination Guide
Shiretoko and Utoro
Sea ice, specialist cold-water diving and the forests of western Shiretoko.
Key fee: Hokkaido accommodation tax
JPY 100, JPY 200 or JPY 500 per person per night
Fees · Destination Guide
Sea ice, specialist cold-water diving and the forests of western Shiretoko.
Key fee: Hokkaido accommodation tax
JPY 100, JPY 200 or JPY 500 per person per night
Confirm these fees before you book so your operator plan and day budget match what you will pay onsite.
Budget separately for accommodation tax, applicable hot-spring tax, managed trail access, parking and specialist activity charges. No general visitor-purchased marine tag authorizing Utoro ice entry was verified. Current site arrangements belong in the operator confirmation, alongside the activity price. Hokkaido Prefecture: accommodation tax Shari Town: onsen tax Shari tourism: activity safety rules
| Fee | Amount | Applies to | Where to pay | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hokkaido accommodation tax | JPY 100, JPY 200 or JPY 500 per person per night Per taxable overnight stay; introduced April 2026 | Guests in taxable accommodation in Hokkaido, subject to statutory exemptions | Collected by the accommodation | The rate is JPY 100 when the per-person nightly lodging charge is below JPY 20,000; JPY 200 from JPY 20,000 to below JPY 50,000; and JPY 500 from JPY 50,000. Confirm the taxable amount and how it appears on the booking. Hokkaido Prefecture: accommodation tax |
| Shari hot-spring bathing tax | Normally JPY 300 or JPY 150 per overnight guest; JPY 100 for day bathing Rates effective July 1, 2025; charged per applicable person-night or bathing day | Taxable hot-spring bathers in Shari, including Utoro | Collected by the bathing accommodation or facility | The JPY 300 overnight rate applies to registered international-tourist hotels/ryokan; other ordinary overnight properties retain JPY 150. Under-12s and specified categories are exempt. This is separate from room tax and bath admission. Shari Town: onsen tax |
| Five Lakes ground-trail lecture admission | JPY 450 adult; JPY 200 child in the published lecture period The accepted visit during the lecture-based access period | Ground-pathway visitors during lecture-based access, not the elevated boardwalk | Shiretoko Five Lakes Field House under the current admission procedure | The fee includes the required short orientation under the published procedure. Registered-guide periods use different arrangements; parking is separate. Recheck the operating calendar and any bear closure. Five Lakes: ground pathways |
| Five Lakes registered guide | Guide-specific quote The reserved route and date; May 10-July 31 guide-only ground-trail period in the current calendar | Ground-pathway visitors during the bear-active management period; separately arranged winter visits | A registered Five Lakes guide or approved tour provider | An ordinary lecture admission is not a substitute for the required guide. Winter visits have their own authorization and calendar, with the 2027 schedule still awaiting confirmation in the reviewed operator material. Five Lakes: access and facilities Picchio: winter Five Lakes proposal |
| Kamuiwakka reservation and access charge | Next-season fee unconfirmed Only the accepted operating date and access arrangement | Visitors undertaking the managed river-climbing experience | The official Kamuiwakka reservation system when the next season is released | The 2026 activity season ended September 30. The official page explicitly warns that next-season methods and charges may change. Do not purchase or plan against an old price as if it were a confirmed 2027 offer. Kamuiwakka: official 2026 operating notice |
| Specialist dive program and site arrangements | Written operator quote required Only the accepted dates, participants and site plan | Specialist Utoro scuba and event-based freediving participants | The confirmed scuba or freediving organizer | Clarify equipment, guide/support, training, cancellation and site arrangements separately. The freediving organizer reports special local permission, but no independently issued 2027 permit was verified. Paying a program fee does not authorize independent entry. Ice Freediving Shiretoko: safety arrangements |
Fee
Per taxable overnight stay; introduced April 2026
The rate is JPY 100 when the per-person nightly lodging charge is below JPY 20,000; JPY 200 from JPY 20,000 to below JPY 50,000; and JPY 500 from JPY 50,000. Confirm the taxable amount and how it appears on the booking. Hokkaido Prefecture: accommodation tax
Rates effective July 1, 2025; charged per applicable person-night or bathing day
The JPY 300 overnight rate applies to registered international-tourist hotels/ryokan; other ordinary overnight properties retain JPY 150. Under-12s and specified categories are exempt. This is separate from room tax and bath admission. Shari Town: onsen tax
The accepted visit during the lecture-based access period
The fee includes the required short orientation under the published procedure. Registered-guide periods use different arrangements; parking is separate. Recheck the operating calendar and any bear closure. Five Lakes: ground pathways
The reserved route and date; May 10-July 31 guide-only ground-trail period in the current calendar
An ordinary lecture admission is not a substitute for the required guide. Winter visits have their own authorization and calendar, with the 2027 schedule still awaiting confirmation in the reviewed operator material. Five Lakes: access and facilities Picchio: winter Five Lakes proposal
Only the accepted operating date and access arrangement
The 2026 activity season ended September 30. The official page explicitly warns that next-season methods and charges may change. Do not purchase or plan against an old price as if it were a confirmed 2027 offer. Kamuiwakka: official 2026 operating notice
Only the accepted dates, participants and site plan
Clarify equipment, guide/support, training, cancellation and site arrangements separately. The freediving organizer reports special local permission, but no independently issued 2027 permit was verified. Paying a program fee does not authorize independent entry. Ice Freediving Shiretoko: safety arrangements