WOW! 50 Index

As the recommendations have been narrowed down to just 50,
there’s still so much more that could not be conveyed.
In Wakkanai, your very own WOW! awaits.

The Northernmost Point in Japan Monument
Firstly, let’s aim for the top!
Remember the importance of peace at Cape Soya Park
Experience at first hand the unique nature (topography) of the Soya Hills.
Count the windmills at the Cape Soya Wind Farm.
Take a stroll along the White Path paved with scallop shells
Why not take a walk along the footpath course?
Soya Itsukushima Shrine
At Soya Park, learn about the history sorrounding the birth of Wakkanai.
Visit the place from where Japanese explorer, Mamiya Rinzo set out on his journey.
Why not sing “Soya Misaki” to the melody in front of the monument?
Look out for two local mascots.
Come and enter the world of the movie Sakura Guardian in the North.
Watch and count the swans at the Onuma Birdwatching Observatory.
Touch the northernmost railway line in Japan, which passes through Wakkanai Station.
Take a photo to upload onto social media at the Northern Breakwater Dome.
Lots of fun to be had at Japan’s northernmost multipurpose complex.
Why not take a hot-spring bath while viewing the northernmost port?
Learn about the history of Karafuto and Wakkanai.
Take a glimpse of Wakkanai’s history at the Former Seto Family House.
See the 360-degree panoramic view from the Founding Centennial Tower.
Follow the cherry blossoms to the northernmost point.
Come and see the Wakkanai Park night view, designated a Night-View Heritage spot.
The "Hyosetsu Gate" cenotaph to the Karafuto islanders
At Wakkanai Park, remember those repatriated from Karafuto (Sakhalin) at the end of the war.
Let the dazzling sunsets move you.
Look up from the bottom of the second tallest lighthouse in Japan.
See the spotted seals at the Noshappu Aquarium.
See Antarctic rocks at the Wakkanai Youth Science Museum.
Watch the sunset from the Yuhigaoka Parking Area.
Soothe yourself in Japan’s northernmost day-spa.
Take in the view of the huge Mt. Rishirifuji from Kohone House.
Try some curling! You don’t need to bring anything.
Dance the “Hokkai Teppen Dance” and “Nankyoku Dance” at the Wakkanai Minato Nankyoku Festival in early August.
Watch one of the largest dog-sled races in Japan.
Welcome the first sunrise of the year at the northernmost point.
Ride on the frozen Onuma Marsh on a large-scale snow tractor.
Why not wear a kimono and take a stroll around town?
Receive the northernmost “goshuin” stamp at the Hokumon Shrine
Learn Russian, in some vague way, from the signs around the city.
If you can’t decide on souvenirs, choose a Wakkanai Brand.
Ponder the unknown story of how the dish was born, eating Tako Shabu.
Consider the type of cuisine with which to savor Soya Black-haired Wagyu Beef.
Experience the spirit of Japan at an izakaya that serves delicious seafood.
Buy souvenirs at KITAcolor.
Wakkanai Milk, Wakkanai Milk Drinking Yogurt
Be impressed by the rich, creamy taste of Wakkanai milk.
Confirm the rumor that Wakkanai ramen is really delicious.
Come and eat Wakkanai’s soul food, Chaamen.
Discover the delicious taste of the “phantom” seaweed, ginkgo grass.
Toyotomi: Sarobetsu Flower Garden
Get up close to nature at Rishiri-Rebun-Sarobetsu National Park.
Bakkai Station
Catch and eat your own sea urchin.
Climb the northernmost of Japan’s Top 100 peaks.
Come and see flowers that bloom nowhere else in the world other than Rebun Island.