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  • The Old Hanadake Banya Lodge
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    Hokkaido Rumoigunobirachou Onishikahirotomi 35-2
    This historic structure is a herring fishery lodge in Obira Town. This structure, an Important Cultural Property (nationally designated) built around 1905, is in the farthest north of all the registered properties in Japan. This large herring fishery lodge is the largest in Hokkaido, housing over 200 workhands at the peak of its operation. The timber structure was built completely from lumber cut from the regional Otodo hills. The building, open to the public, displays valuable historic tools. With a roadside station annexed to the lodge, the area is full of festive visitors around the end of May, when the Nishin Banya Festival is held with various games and events for all.

    「旧花田家番屋」は1905年頃に建築された鰊御殿で、地元の網元であった花田家によって建てられた2階建ての家屋です。花田家の一族と漁師たちのほか、船大工や鍛冶職人、屋根職人などが居住しており、200人ほどが住むことができたそうです。建物の中央にある玄関から中に入ると右側が使用人の作業と住居エリアになっています。驚くことに使用人のエリアは1階建てで、窓際だけが2段になっているだけです。窓際の寝台の下階...

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  • Japan’s Northern Most Point Monument
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    Hokkaido Wakkanaishi Souyamisaki
    This monument at the tip of Cape Soya marks the northernmost point of mainland Japan, located at 45 degrees 31 minutes 22 seconds North latitude. The monument depicts one angle of the North Star while the N in the middle represents North and the circular base represents peace and cooperation. If the weather conditions are right you can just about make out Sakhalin Island in the distance.
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  • Old Seto House (Seto-tei)
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    Hokkaido Wakkanaishi Chuou 4-8-27
    Only five minutes from JR Wakkanai Station, Old Seto House (Seto-tei) is a historic inn (ryokan) style architecture built in the Meiji to Taisho eras. The kiritsuma-style red tin roofing with the characteristic crest ornaments tell of the Wakkanai history of that period. The proprietor, Tsunezo Seto, operated a fixed netting herring business from 1921, and later established the Seto Fishing Co., Ltd. The Seto-tei is open to the public. Along with many displayed Wakkanai fishing items, one can enjoy the replicated dinner banquet scene. In the inner garden, open to the public, are sakura trees, the blooms of which can be enjoyed through mid-May. The Seto-tei was the first tangible cultural property registered in Wakkanai, in 2013 (registered name: The Old Seto family residential main house).
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