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Municipality

Shari Chō

Local name: 斜里町

Located in Shari-gun, Hokkaido Coordinates: 43°58′38″ N 144°55′16″ E

Map showing the location of Shari Chō Shari Chō
Location in Japan
Population
12,339
12.3K
Elevation
153 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+09:00
Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
Places inside
10
listed under Shari Chō
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
SHB Nakashibetsu Airport45 km
MMB Memanbetsu Airport62 km

About Shari Chō

Shari Chō is a municipality. Location: Shari-gun, Hokkaido. Population: 12,339. Elevation: 153 m.

From Wikipedia

Shari (斜里町, Shari-chō) is a town located in Okhotsk Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Built
1939
Area
737 km²
Official website
town.shari.hokkaido.jp

Source: Wikidata

Travel notes for Shari Chō

From Wikivoyage

Shari (斜里町) is a town on the northern coast of Hokkaido, Japan.

Understand+

Shari is east of Abashiri and west of Shiretoko National Park. In fact, the village of Utoro, a part of this area, is one of the two gateways to the national park.

1 Utoro & Shirietokku Michi no Eki (Roadside rest area) (斜里町道の駅うとろ・シリエトク), Utoro Nishi 186-8, Shari (on Highway 334 in central Utoro, a few hundred meters SW of the major hotels), ☏ +81 152 22-5000. This rest area has a gift shop, visitor desk with maps and information, and large parking lot. If you're headed into Shiretoko National Park, it would be better to go to the park visitor center, but if you're wandering through Utoro, this is a good starting point.

2 Michi no Eki Shari (道の駅しゃり), 本町３７ (1 block NE of JR Shiretokoshari Station.), ☏ +81 152 26-8888. Information daily 09:00-19:00, restrooms 24 hr. This small rest area is located in downtown Shari. Though quiet in the evening, it is a useful information stop during the day.

Tourist information site:

The local tourist association has a Japanese-only guide site.

Get in+

Shari can be reached by car, bus, or train. That being said, having a car once you're in Shari is highly desirable, so renting one in Abashiri is a reasonable idea.

Source: Wikivoyage · CC BY-SA 4.0 · abridged

Places bordering Shari Chō

  • Koshimizu
  • Kiyosato Chō
  • Shibetsu Chō
  • Rausu Chō

Twin towns and sister cities of Shari Chō

  • Taketomi Chō· Japan
  • Hirosaki· Japan

Source: Wikidata. Only places with a page on this site are shown.

Population of Shari Chō over time

Population of Shari Chō over time
2010 13,045
2015 12,231
2020 11,302

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Shari Chō

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night 1° · Rain 88 mm

Hottest month
August (day 22°)
Coldest month
February (night -9°)
Wettest month
September (160 mm)
Driest month
February (49 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

Show values as a table
Climate of Shari Chō
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-3°-3°1°7°12°17°20°22°19°14°7°1°
Average low (°C)-8°-9°-5°2°6°11°15°17°14°8°1°-5°
Precipitation (mm)664978799583981281601218860

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Shari Chō

The nearest airport is Nakashibetsu Airport (SHB), 45 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Kitami, 85 km to the west.

Airports

  • Nakashibetsu Airport (SHB) Nakashibetsu 45 kmsouth
  • Memanbetsu Airport (MMB) Ōzora 62 kmwest
  • Kushiro Airport (KUH) Kushiro 120 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Kitami Population: 119.1K 85 kmwest
  • Kushiro Population: 167.9K 120 kmsouth
  • Obihiro Population: 166.5K 182 kmsouthwest
  • Asahikawa Population: 333.5K 207 kmwest
  • Ebetsu Population: 134K 289 kmwest

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Shari Chō

Within 100 km: 26 natural sites, 12 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km8 places

  • Mount Chinishibetsu Mountain 12 kmNE
  • Mount Minami Mountain 24 kmNE
  • Mount Sashirui Mountain 22 kmNE
  • Shiretoko Peninsula Natural site 7 kmE

25–60 km18 places

  • Mount Poromoi Mountain 45 kmNE
  • Mount Chienbetsu Mountain 26 kmNE
  • Mount Higashi Mountain 27 kmNE
  • Mount Rusha Mountain 30 kmNE

60–100 km12 places

  • Ahoro Dake Mountain 85 kmSW
  • Akan National Park Natural site 62 kmSW
  • Benten-jima Island 88 kmSE
  • Nemuro Hantō Natural site 92 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Places in Shari Chō

10 places
  1. 1 Honmachi 11.9K

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Mountains & nature9

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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