by ArcticMandy
Holland America didn't offer us many excursions for Kushiro and the ones that they did were pricey. We decided to your the town on foot. You can access free Wi-Fi at MOO. It's a market and shopping centre. The Volendam docked about 2 mins away from it. We had some lunch at the top of the giant hotel located in the downtown. HAL gave us a map of Kushiro and included in that map was an offer for a buffer lunch. The hotel offers some excellent views of Kushiro. You can't miss the Washo Market. You buy a bowl of rice from a stall and walk over to the fresh sushi section. I bought sushi by the piece. The sellers were patient since I don't speak Japanese. This market is great for photo opts. HAL provided a bus that took people to and from Washo but we found that it really wasn't needed. Be sure to be on deck when you sail away. The locals came out to wave and sing you goodbye. There was a saxophone player joined by school children who gave us a lovely farewell.
by hwpagels
No excursion but there is lots to see within walking distance. Kushiro is a very northern port, like Alaska, and we enjoyed that. A bit small townish - great!
Visited: Sep 27, 2017
by amyltx
Visito center and museum right next to the port and some limited food and shopping
Visited: Apr 25, 2018
by DeanKling
All of the excursions in Japan were organized by EXC Tours and seemed very few and very expensive.
Visited: Sep 27, 2017
by BathBabe
We met an local lady who showed us around - had a great day.
Visited: May 12, 2019
by glomarrone
Lake Akan & Ainu Village were interesting to visit.
Visited: Sep 21, 2014
by darinaf
AVOID ZOO-OLD AND DEPRESSING DESPITE HAVING MANY RARE ANIMALS
Visited: Jul 17, 2015
by suej13
Very cute
Visited: Jul 09, 2019
by rsribnik
Very nice. Took a tour to crane sanctuary.
by Isab1130
The Ainu village and the native dancing was interesting. But the bus was too full, and quite uncomfortable. We have been on many of these tours before as day trips from the American military bases. The cruise line is making bank on this because Kushiro is a very uninteresting industrial port with no culture or scenery to speak of. I got the impression that it’s main attraction was that it was an out of the way place to quickly clear passport control.
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