marked trail/designated viewing area for visitors Shiretoko Ibuki-Taru Club – percussion group that plays casks made of Chinese juniper, using wooden mallets as beaters (almost like Japanese taiko drums.) Remains of the former Uebetsu Shrine – a Rausu historical site Remains of Kyuuemon Kan (久右衛門の澗) Sightseeing Rausu National Park Mt. Rausu Shiokaze “Sea Breeze” Park – located at Rausu harbor. From here one can view the Northern Territories (now a part of Russia). Luminous Moss (a protected moss-species) – the novel Hikari Goke is about this site Rausu Onsen: kuma no yu, or “bear hot-spring” From the television series, “Kita no Kuni Kara: 2002 Yuigon” (, “From the Northern Country: Last Word 2002”) there is the restaurant Jun no Banya (also known as Kamoiunbe-gawa) Seseki Onsen – an onsen on the coast that is only accessible at low tide (it is submerged at high tide). It was also used as a location in the Japanese TV drama “Kita no Kuni Kara: 2002 Yuigon”. Aidomari Onsen Shiretoko Point Whale & dolphin watching – accessible via a variety of charted tour boats Free campsites Other Famous people Toyoshima Yukari 豊島由佳梨 – actress, singer Ishii Eiji 石井英二 - nature & wildlife videographer References External links Official Website Shiretoko-Rausu Tourism Website Towns in Hokkaido 1901 establishments in Japan