Wakkanai
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Wakkanai is a city located in Sōya Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. Wakkanai is the capital of Sōya Subprefecture. Situated approximately 1,100 km north of Tokyo and 270 km north of Sapporo, it is the
Clockwise from top: View of Wakkanai from Wakkanai Park, Cape Sōya monument, Wakkanai Lighthouse in Cape Nossapu, Wakkanai Train Station, North Breakwater Dome, Cape Sōya Wind Farm, Wakkanai Ice Snow Gate
Wakkanai City Hall
Shore of Wakkanai
Road signs in Wakkanai also written in Russian for the Russian minorities
Hokkaido
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Hokkaido is the second-largest and northernmost of Japan's four main islands. Together with its surrounding islands, it comprises the largest and northernmost prefecture, making up its own region. The
Wakkanai
…Wakkanai-shi; Ainu: ヤㇺワッカナィ Yam-wakka-nay meaning "cold water river" or more literally "cold river valley") is a city located in Sōya Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. Wakkanai is the capital of Sōya Subprefecture. Situated approximately 1,100 km north of Tokyo and 270 km north of Sapporo, it is the northernmost…
The Former Hokkaido Government Office in Chūō-ku, Sapporo
The samurai and the Ainu, c. 1775
Matsumae Takahiro, a Matsumae lord of the late Edo period (December 10, 1829 – June 9, 1866)
The Goryōkaku fort in Hakodate