Where is teshio river

This section of the river is between 20m and m wide. The gradient for this section of river is 0. Weather: Windy. Current water level: We are having trouble fetching the current water level. Take a look at the raw level data here , or the 10min trend data here. S20 Source. Water level: d7e5f60ee0f-8bcc-d9ba73cccda5RAW! F20m stable.

Flood control standby: Teshio River Current Live Camera d7e5f60ee0f-8bcc-d9ba73cccda5W19 Source. Normal River Level Picture Source. This will allow a full km down-river trip. Putting in in Shibetsu City will, however, require at least one considerable portage around a weir.

This will allow for km of uninterrupted paddling to the sea. Guidebooks caution of ocean-like waves on this 20km flat-water section of river. Regardless of where one chooses to take out, the river is never very far from the Japan Rail Soya Train Line, so access is relatively good. In , guided by local Ainu, Matsuura travelled up the Teshio, making geographical and cultural observations along the way. It was from this journey that Matsuura came up with the name Hokkaido.

This makes it one of the longest weir-free canoe journeys in Japan. Used in the context of the Teshio River tesh-o-pet , the word refers to the unique river-wide angled ledges found along the length of the river. These ledges form interesting sideways-flow rapids that take some getting used to. This six- to seven-day itinerary below assumes crack-of-noon starts, relaxed campfire evenings, and a bit of paddling each day.

Dedicated paddlers who prefer crack-of-dawn starts and long days at the helm could easily smash the route out in four days — as we did, with a very favourable weather window.

The latter point is key. There are deep channels in the bedrock, so find those and you might make it through without getting out of your canoe. Otherwise, enjoy the ankle-deep river walking on flat, even, grippy rock flowing with clear water. Both portages are typical awkward Hokkaido portages — steep concrete banks and tricky re-entries. Take a deep breath and get them over and done with. Scout all tesshi if necessary from the riverside.

That said, we found a good reading of the river allowed us to scoot through the gaps in the ledges. There are some exciting Class II rapids along the way too, but most simply require pointing the canoe downstream and following the flow. Camp at the Bifuka Island canoe port here or the official campground just over the stopbanks, and enjoy and onsen only a few minutes walk away. We looked longingly at Teshio-gawa Onsen as we passed by — visiting later by car confirmed that it would be a gorgeous place to camp.

With a stiff following wind, we decided to forgo staying in Otoineppu at the free Nakajima Park Campground here and pushed on to combine Day 3 and Day 4 below into one long day about 10 hours total on the water. Deeply forested hills frame a now deep and wide waterway, snaking its way through the mountains. With some aesthetic low cloud, this is a gorgeously moody section of river.

In this section, paddlers will notice the gradual transformation of the river from a fast-flowing descent to a more grandiose body of water coursing towards the sea.

Here, we suggest taking it easy, and enjoy one last good river camping spot before the uncertainty and mind-numbing monotony of the final 40km of flat-water paddling.

Camp at the raised Penkebira Bend gravel bar, here. Such weather windows are few and far between. Pray for a tailwind, rather than the stiff and persistent onshore southwester. Both are accessible by car. For paddlers traveling by public transport, it may be more convenient just to camp in the riverside park near the canoe port around here , still only a 10 minute walk from the Teshio Onsen. With very favourable winds on the next-to-no-flow lower km, however, we were able to finish the full trip in four days with two hour plus days at the end.

If putting in at Nayoro and taking out at Nakagawa, paddlers could easily complete this shorter version of the trip 90km in about three days. The bus stop is about 5 minutes walk from the river in Teshio Town.

All the canoe ports along the river are accessible by car. See the public transport section for advice on the public transport shuttle for those traveling in only one car. Download here 35Mb, PDF. At normal water levels, the Teshio River Journey is billed in most guidebooks as suitable for beginners.

That said, beginners should be conservative in decision making — the Teshio is a massive river with very little shelter from the wind. Be prepared to shelter at an un-serviced canoe port overnight to wait out bad weather if necessary. At the very least, be familiar with river self-rescue techniques. You can either rough it by camping in the less upkept grass at the riverside canoe port, or walk m up to the immaculate and free official campground behind the hot-springs.

The only drawback with this location as a campspot on the Teshio River canoe journey is its proximity to Bifuka Island — most paddlers will likely prefer to get a few more clicks under their belt before stopping for the night. The park is a m walk from the Otoineppu Nakanoshima Canoe Port. A Seicomart convenience store is a m walk from the park.

Basic non-powered tent sites are yen per tent, whereas powered car-camping sites start at 1,yen per night. Just next door is the Ponpira Resuing Onsen Hotel rooms from about 5,yen per person with attached restaurant.

Make sure to camp as high up on the gravel bank as possible — the river can rise quite considerably with heavy rain upstream. Check the weather forecast in the catchment area on Windy. The campground has tent sites yen per tent as well as powered auto-camp sites yen per site. The tent sites, down by the pond, have the better view of Rishiri Island. This campground is well situated for paddlers with cars who have finished their Teshio River journey. For paddlers traveling by public transport, it may be more convenient just to camp in the riverside park near the canoe port around here.

Guide Options. There are a number of canoeing guiding outfits on the Teshio River. We make an effort to support certified, local guides on Hokkaido Wilds.

Disclaimer applicable to ski touring routes and some hiking routes : Booking a trip with a local guide via Explore-Share. Video by Hokkaido Wilds. Distance: 25km Gradient: 1. At this point it was a fairly typical, clear, deep-enough but not super deep Hokkaido river.

From there we spent the day slowly navigating our way across beautiful shallow ledges and bedrock. All the while in the afternoon there were frequent loudspeaker announcements telling people to get off the river immediately — the Uryu Hydroelectric Power Station was scheduled to release water. Indeed, by the time we paddled into Nayoro, the river level had risen by 30cm — a welcome increase! Distance: 33km Gradient: 0. Quite the unique experience.

With the lower water levels we were experiencing, these teshi were challenging not so much in their level of objective danger. It was more of a continual problem-solving process when approaching the rapids, choosing a deep enough line which would avoid our heavily laden canoe from scraping too hard on the rocks. The much anticipated Bifue Island lived up to expectations — beautifully mown grassy canoe port area, onsen hotsprings, and a local produce store up on the main road.

Distance: 57km Gradient: 0. The original plan was to split the distance between Bifuka Island and Nakagawa into two days, and keep things chilled out and vacation-like. But Haidee had an online academic conference to present at in two days time, at 2pm in the afternoon. This section of the river, however, lent itself quite well to spending about 8 hours on the water.

The deep valley and forested hills of the mountainous section of the river was beautiful — particularly as we were rained on heavily half way though. Low cloud clung to the hills, giving the whole scene a muted and intimate feel to it. Nakagawa Canoe Port was a bit of a chore to get the canoe up onto, but the onsen, campground, and hotel were great.

Distance: 64km Gradient: 0. Mirror-glass water, no flow, Rishiri Island visible off the coast, and a crystal clear Japan Sea. Today was the end of our Teshio River Journey. However, a close consultation with the weather suggested that if we were going to get to the coast, we needed to make it happen today.

The day following was forecast for even stronger winds. This weather forecast itself made the decision to paddle a full 64km today easy.

Adding to the ease of the decision was the unattractiveness of the Teshio-ohashi Bridge canoe port as a campspot. Yes, it would suffice in a pinch. But there was nothing particularly attractive about it. To the coast it was. On our trip down the Teshio River in early September , we had a perfect weather window to complete the final four days in only two days.

As with each ski touring, cycle touring, hiking, and canoe touring route guide published on hokkaidowilds. Paddle sports can be very dangerous and physically demanding — wear a personal flotation device, get paddlesports instruction, and do not exceed your paddling ability. Immediately after the start, it became clear that to move forward you must read the current.

There are many rocks, and the height of the waves increases according to the terrain. If you fail to avoid the rocks, there is a danger that the bottom of the boat will run aground. At a tricky section before the finish, there was a vertical row of four yana-shaped rocks and a drop that required the utmost attention. Kichikawa dropped me off on the shore and went to the rescue. After witnessing that incident I realized that this is a leisure activity in which lives could be at risk.

Photo courtesy of Hokkaido Heritage Council. The Teshio River canoe touring event Website Japanese. Hokkaido Heritage Council Website Japanese. The towns of Hokkaido - Nayoro. Walked around and found it Tried it. With a total length of km, the Teshio River is Japan's most northerly large-scale river.