Shibetsu (Kamikawa)
Shibetsu (士別) is a small city in Kamikawa, Hokkaido. Breeding of Suffolk sheep is undertaken here.
- Not to be confused with Shibetsu (標津).
Understand
Tourist Information Site
The local tourist association has a Japanese-only guide site.
Get in
By plane
About 1hr 30min by car away to Asahikawa Airport.
By train
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
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
Hokkaido expwy runs from Sapporo to Shibetsu-Kenbuchi IC. There are plans to extend Nayoro.
Get around
By train
JR Soya Main Line passes through in the city. There are 4 stations from south to north,
By bus
Shibetsu Kido operates local bus service in the around Shibetsu. There is also a Shibetsu Hire office in front of the station.
See
- 🌍 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.
- 🌍 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
- 🌍 Mount Teshio (天塩岳). The highest peak in the Kitami Mountains. There are well-maintained trails.
Buy
- 🌍 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
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..
- 🌍 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
- 🌍 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
- 🌍 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..
- 🌍 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.
- 🌍 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.
- 🌍 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.
- 🌍 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+..
Go next
| Routes through Shibetsu |
| Wakkanai ← Nayoro ← | N S | → Asahikawa → |
| END ← | N S | → Asahikawa → Takikawa |