Shibetsu (Kamikawa) - city in Hokkaidō, Japan

Shibetsu (士別) is a small city in Kamikawa, Hokkaido. Breeding of Suffolk sheep is undertaken here.

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 "Super 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 2 hr 50 min 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,

• Shibetsu Station (士別駅), 8chome, Nishi3,, 44.17254°, 142.388306°. Central city. Limited Express stops.
• Shimoshibetsu Station (下士別駅), Shimoshibetsu-cho,, 44.210726°, 142.396202°.
• Tayoro Station (多寄駅), Tayoro-cho,, 44.24028°, 142.396288°.
• Mizuho Station (瑞穂駅), 31sen, Tayoro-cho,, 44.266346°, 142.396159°.

By bus

Shibetsu Kido operates local bus service in the around Shibetsu.

See

• Hills of Sheep and Cloud (Hitsuji-to-Kumo-no-oka, 羊と雲の丘), 5351, Nisishibetsu-cho (about 10 min by car from Shibetsu station), 44.174263°, 142.363415°, +81 165 22 2991. Dude ranch for Suffolk sheep which features a shop and restaurant. 2023-02-15

Do

Buy

Eat

• Yamamoto Kashiho, 5Chome, Oodoori-Nishi, 44.176185°, 142.3916612°, +81 165 23 3161. M-Sa 09:30 - 19:00, Su 09:30 - 18:00. Local Japanese patisserie. 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. 2023-02-15

Drink

Sleep

• Lake Iwaonai Shirakaba Campsite (岩尾内湖白樺キャンプ場), Iwaonai, Asahi-cho,, 44.095907°, 142.727852°, +81 165 28-2880. Campsite is located on the shore of the dan lake "Lake Iwaonai". Open period May - Oct. Free.
• Shibetsu City Cycling Terninal (士別市サイクリングターミナル), 1, Higashi7, Kita9, (2km away to Shibetsu station.), 44.18879°, 142.402511°, +81 1652 2 3822. Check-in: 16:00, check-out: 10:00. Located in Tsukumo Suigo Park, which features a free camp ground. There are 50 rental bikes, Stay +2 meals ¥6400+.
• Shibetsu Grand Hotel (士別グランドホテル), 8chome, Nishi3, (15-min walk to Shibetsu station), 44.176295°, 142.397704°, +81 165 23 1234. Check-in: 16:00, check-out: 10:00. Inntbe central city. Stay only ¥5500+, breakfast ¥1000+, dinner ¥2000+.

Connect

Go next

• Nayoro
• Bifuka
• Horokanai
• Wakkanai
• Kenbuchi
• Takinoue
• Kassamu
• Pippu
• Asahikawa