Shakotan


Explanation of Hokkaido certified AT guide

Guide:
奈良 亘(Nara Wataru)

Born in Sapporo. While he was in college, he solo-climbed Aconcagua, South America's highest peak, at 6,969 meters. After joining Nomad Co., Ltd., he has climbed mountains all over the world, including Kilimanjaro, the highest peak in Africa, and has also gone on expeditions to unexplored regions. In 2011, he joined the 53rd Antarctic wintering expedition as a guide. After returning to Japan, in 2014 he opened SappoLodge, a guest house and dining bar in Sapporo.Certified as a Hokkaido adventure travel guide for mountains (summer mountains), mountains (winter mountains), and backcountry skiing. As a mountain guide, he holds tours for tourists to experience nature on the Shakotan Peninsula.

■Qualifications

  • Hokkaido Governor Certified Adventure Travel Guide
    Guide(Mountains (summer mountains), mountains (winter mountains), backcountry skiing)
  • Japan Mountain Guide Association certified mountain guide
    Mountain Guide Stage I/Ski Guide Stage II
  • UIMLA/JMGA certified
  • Possession of fireworks consumption notebook for animal extermination (qualification for roaring ball handling personnel)
  • International Mountain Leader (IML)・Hokkaido Mountain Guide Association Auditor
  • General travel business manager (domestic/overseas)

Our Tours


SUP at Shakotan Blue ocean & Night hiking at Cape Kamui Lighthouse after gate closing one day tour

2 day tour around the Shakotan Peninsula showed by a special AT guide

Sea Kayak with viewing the coastline & Night hike at Cape Kamui Lighthouse after gate closing 2 day tour

2 day tour tracing the history of Shakotan Peninsula, which once flourished as a leading herring fishing spot

2 day Shakotan Blue Tour showed by a special AT guide

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Rishiri・Nukabira


Explanation of Hokkaido certified AT guide

Guide:
石塚 裕也(Ishizuka Yuya)


Born in Muroran City, Hokkaido in 1978
In 1993, at the age of 15, he completed a solo trip around Hokkaido on a bicycle.
He has been competing in cycling since 1994, participating in events such as the Inter-High School Championship and the National Athletic Meet. He went to Europe for two years in 1998, joined an Italian team, and participated in U23 category races around the world. He has won twice on the U23 World Tour.
In 2001, he joined Kinan Maruishi and competed in domestic professional races for seven years. After that, he founded Cycling Frontier Hokkaido in April 2009 and started working as a cycling guide. In 2014, the number of people accepted exceeded 1000 per year, and the company was incorporated as Cycling Frontier Co., Ltd.
In 2018, we accepted over 3,000 cyclists from all over the world, with over 70% being inbound tourists. In addition to his work as a guide, as a technical committee member of the Japan Cycling Guide Association, he is also focusing on giving lectures throughout the country in hopes of training cycling guides, popularizing cycle tourism, and developing bicycle culture.

■Qualifications.

  • Hokkaido Governor Certified Adventure Travel Guide (Cycling)
  • JCGA Japan Cycling Guide Association Master Cycling Guide
  • JCGA Japan Cycling Guide Association Technical Committee Member
  • ・ JCA Japan Cycling Association Cycling Guide Extension Officer
  • Cycle Tourism Hokkaido Promotion Liaison Committee Member

Our Tours


Cycling around Rishiri island including monster hills climbing with a special guide

SUP experience at beautiful ocean and Cycling around Rishiri island including moster hills climbing with a special guide

Experience salmon fishing on Rishiri Island in autumn! Cycling tour around Rishiri Island

Onuma Canadian Canoeing + Rishiri Island Monster Hill Cycling Tour

Wakkanai Cycling + Rishiri Island Monster Hill Cycling Tour

Taushubetsu & Fat Bike on the frozen Lake Nukabira Winter Tour

Others


We have other travel products introduced by other special AT guides.

Ainu Cultural Experience in iwor Forest, Biratori Town, Hokkaido

Experience Hiking Through Toya-Usu UNESCO Global Geopark with Special Permission