Yuzhno-Kurilsk (Russian: Ю́жно-кури́льск, YOOZH-nuh koo-REELSK; Japanese: 古釜布, foo-roo-kah-mah-poo) population: 7 800, is the main town of the Kuril islands, in Sakhalin Oblast, Russia. It is on the mouth of the Sevebryanka river at the Yuzhno-Kurilsky cape, on Kunashir island - or 'Black Island' in the indigenous Ainu language. There is little to see in this city, which was severely damaged by a Tsunami in 1994. But the surrounding area, hosts one of the worlds most unique natural environments - complete with free roaming bears and wild horses.
Get in
By plane
SAT airlines operates flights from Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk 3 times per week, out of Mendeleyevo Airport, located 20 kilometers outside Yuzhno-Kurilsk.
By boat
Once or twice every month in summer, there is a ferry service connecting to Korsakov on Sakhalin Island.
Get around
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Sleep
- Hotel Builder, 3A Ilyichev street, ☏ 7 42455 2-16-06.
- Hotel Delta, 5 Gnechka street, ☏ 7 42455 2-17-94.
Connect
- Kuril-Japan Center (Travel agency), 2A Sadovij avenue, ☏ 7 42455 2-11-99, ✉[email protected].