Utoro Shirietoku

UTORO-SHIRIETOKU（位於斜里町）是位在國道334號線上的道路休息站。因為位在世界自然遺產·知床的玄關處，這裡可以知道很多觀光資訊。也臨近知床溫泉和宇登呂港。SHIRIETOKU在愛奴語中意為「大地的先端」，是知床這個地名的語源。此休息站在「道路休息站」滿足度排行榜中經常位居上位。

Utoro Shirietoku (Shari Town) is a road station on route 334. This is the gateway of Shiretoko, with the boundary of the designated natural heritage area very close by. Visitors can find a range of tourist information on activities and sightseeing spots. The road station is located near the harbor and Shiretoko Utoro Hot Springs. Shirietoku means ‘the tip on the land,’ in the language of the Ainu, Hokkaido’s indigenous people. Shiretoko stems from this Ainu word. Utoro is also an Ainu word, standing for ‘the place people walk through.’ Utoro Shirietoku is always on the list of popular road stations in Hokkaido.