I visited Cape Soya, northernmost point of Hokkaido. It took me 6 hours （one way ）by train and approx. 1 hour bus ride from the City of Wakkanai to get there. From Wikipedia: Cape Sōya (宗谷岬 Sōya-misaki?) is the northernmost point of the island of Hokkaidō, Japan. It is situated in Wakkanai, Sōya Subprefecture. The Monument of the Northernmost Point of Japan (日本最北端の地の碑?) is at the cape, although the true northernmost point under Japanese control is a small deserted island called Bentenjima, 1 km northwest. Since the cape is just 43 km away across La Perouse Strait from Cape Crillon, Sakhalin Island, Russia, it is possible to catch a glimpse of the island of Sakhalin on a clear day. 札幌から稚内まで電車で片道６時間ほど．．． 稚内からバスで一時間ほどかかり．．．結局最北端の宗谷岬にはほんの３０分弱しかいなかったのに往復１４時間ほどもかかってしまった。 でもまたゆっくりと数時間そこで過ごしてみたいような所だなぁ～ １８０度見渡せて．．．オホーツク海の目の前に樺太があったはずなのに．．．見えなかった! きっとまた来い．．．ということなのだろうヨ
Posted on: Thu, 22 Aug 2013 04:28:00 +0000