Kurilskiy State Nature Reserve (Visa Needed)

Phone: +7 424 55 21 502 (Reserve Administration)

Address: 5 Zarechnaya St., Yuzhno-Kurilsk, Kuril Islands, Russia 694500

Ecological Education and Ecotourism Department

kurilskiy @ mail.ru or kurilskiy @ gmail.com

https://peakvisor.com/park/kurils-nature-reserve.html

GPS: 44.098971444493976, 145.8991962119183

Most popular sites to visit are:

• Golovnin Volcano Caldera
• Tyatya Volcano
• The Pillar Cape (Stolbchaty Cape)
• The Ptichya River and the Ptichy Waterfall. The Ptichya (aka the Bird River) is the second largest river on Kunashir Island. It is actually a series of waterfalls, the color of water changes throughout its length apparently due to mineral springs in the upper reaches of the river).
• Veslovsky Peninsula with nesting places of the Japanese crane
• Cape Himmerling near Rogachev Lake is a rookery of bay seal and various bird colonies
• The Neskuchenskie Springs are the thermal springs where you can see hot gases wallowing time to time

Highest Peak: Tyatya

Elevation: 1,819 m

Nature

Biei Flower Fields / Gardens / Farms

Yagishiri Men Hitsuji Ranch

Blue Pond, Shirogane, Biei

Urahoro Forest

Mt. Moiwa

Taushubetsu Bridge

Narukami Falls

Ponyama / Mt. Pon (Rishiri Island), Hokkaido, Japan

Cape Kamui, Shakotan

Ginko Avenue, Hokkudai (October/November)

Tenjinyama Park

Kamuiwakkayu Falls, Shiretoko Beach

Garo Falls

Sunflower Maze

Kanrosensui Spring (Rishiri Island)

Rare Encounters: An 800-Year-Old Tree! Hokkaido's Forest of Light

Lake Toya - Toyako - Businesses Around The Lake

Cape Stolbchaty, Kunashir Island (Visa Needed)

Shimamui Coast, Shakotan

Nijukken Road / Hokkaido

Ubaranai SANGO Grassland

Wind Garden Furano

Sangaitaki Park

Sankakuyama