Leisure / Outdoors Spots in Wakkanai Area

  • Wakkanai Fukuko Market
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    3.5
    120 Reviews
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    Hokkaido Wakkanaishi Minato 1-6-28
    Wakkanai Fukuko Market started in 2007 and is the northernmost commercial complex in Japan. Located 20 minutes by car from Wakkanai Airport, there are souvenir shops, onsens and restaurants including the outdoor “Yatai” stall village called “Hatoba-Yokocho where you can eat gourmet foods from a wide range of genres ranging from ramen and yakitori to Russian food. You can also enjoy the Wakkanai Hot Spring “Minato no Yu”, an open-air hot spring on the second floor, and watch the ships on the busy ocean.

    Dropped by the market after the morning visit to the Cape Soya via public bus. It was a quiet afternoon and I managed to grab my lunch before the shop rest for lunch hours. Pick up a Wakkanai...

  • Wakkanai Youth Science Museum
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    4.0
    30 Reviews
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    Hokkaido Wakkanai-shi Noshappu 2-2-16

    南極観測に関するコーナー、科学体験のコーナー、化石や地質のコーナー等に分かれている。別棟の倉庫の中に南極観測の最初の頃に使われていた雪上車や昭和基地の建物の実物(一部)の再現展示があった。全体的に展示物に年季が入っていたり、構成が古くて前時代な感じもする。でも、子供の頃に南極越冬記、南極観測船「宗谷」の物語とか読んだことがある熟年・中年世代には、実物やリアル写真等が見られて、pとても興味深くて面白...

  • Rumoi City Umi no Furusato-kan Hall
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    3.5
    7 Reviews
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    Hokkaido Rumoi-shi Omachi 2-3-1
    "This museum at Cape Ogon, Rumoi's tourist attraction, offers free admission. It introduces the history of Rumoi, which flourished in herring fishing, and trade by the Kitamaebune ships. It explains the tools needed to make herring fishing boats, and the history of herring fishing during the Meiji, Taisho, and Showa eras is shown on information boards. Pretend to be the captain by trying the ""Rumoi"" pilot simulation ship using actual footage of Rumoi Port. The view of the ocean, mountains and the cape that can be seen from the rooftop is magnificent. Enjoy the culture of Rumoi."

    留萌駅から少し歩いた場所にある無料で入れる場所です。江戸時代に蝦夷地探索した最上徳内など紹介や留萌に関して知ることができて良かったです◯

  • Kutcharokohan Camping Ground
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    Hokkaido Esashi-gun Hamatonbetsucho Kutcharokohan 40
  • Soyamisaki Park
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    Hokkaido Wakkanaishi Souyamisaki
    A peace park adjoining Cape Soya. Various monuments stand in the park, such as a monument marking the northernmost point in Japan, a watchtower formerly used by the Imperial Japanese Navy, a monument commemorating one million tons of milk produced and 500 thousand heads of cattle in Hokkaido, and a monument to vanished French explorer La Perouse Jean-Francois de Galaup. As the area where the park now exists was an important naval point during WWII, many of the monuments contain records of the war or are dedicated to prayers for peace. Visitors can rest or eat in the restaurant inside the windmill-shaped Arumeria rest house.
  • Noshappu (Cold Current) Aquarium
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    Hokkaido Wakkanai City No Shap 2-2-17
    Here at the Noshappu Aquarium, the northernmost aquarium in Japan which was the 100th aquarium to be built, you can see many sea creatures from the north. Things to see include the powerful 90 ton water tank and 600 Pacific herrings. Other recommended attractions are the seal show and animal feeding. From JR Wakkanai Station take the Soya bus towards Noshappu and get off at the Noshappu bus stop. The aquarium is a five-minute walk from the bus stop.
  • Nakagawa Auto Campground Naport Park
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    Hokkaido Nakagawa-gun Nakagawacho Nakagawa
  • Eco Museum Osashima Center BIKKY Atelier 3 More
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    Hokkaido Nakagawa-gun Otoineppumura Monomanai 55
    This memorial museum is located just outside Osashima Station, and displays around 200 works of Hokkaido-born sculptor, Bikki Sunazawa. The building was originally an elementary school for Otoineppu Village, a village with the smallest population in Hokkaido, before becoming an atelier, and then becoming the exhibition facility for Bikki Sunazawa's works that it is today. The museum is divided by theme into seven areas, such as the 3:00 AM Room, which displays a reproduction of the atelier as it would have once appeared. Other items such as handwritten letters and rough sketches are exhibited here, as well. There are also original goods for sale.
  • Kotanbetsu Midorigaoka Park
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    Hokkaido Tomamae-gun Tomamaecho Kotanbetsu 240-13
    This park is located approximately a five-minute walk from Kotanbetsu bus stop, or approximately a 60-minute drive from Owada Interchange. Also famous as a flower-viewing spot, this park can be found near Tomamae Town Community Center. The best time to see the cherry blossoms, azaleas and daffodils in full bloom is mid-May every year. With approximately 1000 cherry trees, it is one of the most prominent flower-viewing spots in Rumoi City. The Kotanbetsu Midorigaoka Park Festival is held here over a one-week period, and many people also visit the park on Sundays to see various attractions while eating Genghis Khan. Another popular aspect of the park is its views of the city, thanks to its elevation.
  • Wakkanai Park
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    Hokkaido Wakkanaishi Chuou 1-chome
    This park is home to monuments such as the monument of the Sakhalin husky dogs (Taro and Giro), who were a part of the first expedition party to the Antarctic, the snow gate monument, and the monument of nine maidens. The park is up on a hill with fine views overlooking Wakkanai.
  • Trolley Kingdom Bifuka
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    4.5
    47 Reviews
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    Hokkaido Nakagawa-gun Bifukacho Niupu

    歌登から道道120号をひたすら南下すると久々に人気がする憩いの場所です。こんなところにも線路があったなんて日本の凄さを感じました。トロッコ乗り場の売店でソフトクリーム食べました。カレーなど軽食もあります。

  • Prefectural Soya Fureai Park
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    4.0
    13 Reviews
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    Hokkaido Wakkanai-shi Koetoi 5-40-1

    夏も冬も屋外も屋内も、いろいろな楽しみ方ができる広大な多目的公園。夏はキャンプのほか(事実上、要予約と思われる)、大沼や空港方面の広大な牧草地、宗谷岬方向の丘陵地も一望できる展望エリアがあり、冬はちょっとした緩斜面のスキー遊びもできるようで、多目的感のある公園だった。あるいて一周したことがあるが、けっこうな距離・結構な時間がかかった。イベントを事前に調べていけば、いろいろな楽しみ方ができそうな公園...

  • Hokkaido Seabird Center
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    4.0
    17 Reviews
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    Hokkaido Tomamae-gun Haboro Machikita 6-jo 1-chome 11

    Before going to Teuri Island, it is highly recommended to visit this facility, because there are a lot of materials specialize in the preservation and study of seabirds. Unfortunately seabirds which...

  • Bifuka Sturgeon Museum
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    3.5
    12 Reviews
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    Hokkaido Nakagawa-gun Bifukacho Monponai

    チョウザメを飼育している水槽があり、チョウザメを見ることが出来ます。無料です。チョウザメ以外にも、天塩川に生息する魚類たちも見ることが出来ます。

  • Horonobe Visitor Center
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    4.5
    9 Reviews
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    Hokkaido Teshio-gun Horonobecho Shimonuma

    ビジターセンターの規模は豊富町の施設より小さい。でも、センター内には、サロベツ原野の植生や鳥、現時点で見頃の湿原植物の状況(ほろのべ・サロベツ・花・NEWSとして掲示)について簡単に示されており、専門性が高い豊富町の施設よりも、旅行者・初心者には分かりやすい施設だと思った。隣接する観察路もちゃんと整備されていて、しかもその時期のポイントとなる植物のすぐ横には可動式の説明札が建っている。

  • Misakidai Park Camping Ground
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    4.5
    5 Reviews
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    Hokkaido Tomamae-gun Shosanbetsu Mura Toyosaki

    自宅から130キロほどの距離なので、予報を見て晴れるときにキャンプで訪れます。平日であればそんなに混んでいることもなく、ゆったりとスペースを確保してキャンプを楽しめます。最近、初山別村市街地にもコンビニができて大変便利になりました。歩いて行ける温泉施設があるのも魅力です。

  • Ru Shin Fureai Park
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    3.5
    6 Reviews
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    Hokkaido Rumoi-shi Funabacho 2-chome 114

    You cannot get to the park from the railway station for two reasons. You cannot access the platform to cross the trainline via the over bridge as access is barred until a train arrives. Secondly, the...

  • Wakkanai Animal Fureai Land
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    4.5
    4 Reviews
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    Hokkaido Wakkanai-shi Koetoimura Keihoku

    稚内空港のすぐそばにある空港公園内の施設です。ウサギやモルモットに触れ合える施設やロバなどの動物と文字通りふれあえる公園です。子ども連れなら無料の施設なので搭乗前の時間に寄ってみるのもいいかもしれません。

  • Usotannai Shakinsaikutu Park
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    3.5
    3 Reviews
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    Hokkaido Esashigunhamatombetsuchou Usotan

    夏場限定であるが、川で砂金堀りが体験できた。金額は忘れたが(1000円以上は絶対にしない)、ハウスで申し込みをすると、道具を貸してくれて、おじさんが掘り方を教えてくれた。そこそこ深さがある川に入るので、水にぬれてもいい服装で行くのが一番だが、そういう服装でない人は胴長靴も貸してくれた。初体験の2人で、公園のおじさんの指導を受けながら2時間ぐらい頑張って(相当に地道・繊細で足腰も痛くなる重労働)小さ...

  • Wakkanaishionsuipurusuimukan
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    3.5
    3 Reviews
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    Hokkaido Wakkanaishi Kaiun 1-chome 2-3

    稚内駅のすぐ傍にあるプール施設で、外観が少し老朽化していて、最初プールとは気づきませんでした。基本的には市民の方向けの施設ですが、リーズナブルに利用できますので、観光客の方にもひと泳ぎしてさっぱりする、という過ごし方もお勧めだと思います。

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