Stephen Porter

Japan 2022: Wakkanai

July 12, 2022
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Magnetic sign on my Tokyo hotel door

I was supposed to fly to Rishiri Island, but the second leg was cancelled due to high winds. So I took the six-hour bus from Sapporo to Wakkanai and grabbed the ferry the next day.

Wakkanai is so far north that the street signs are in Japanese and Russian
Rishiri-Rebun ferry
Wakkanai harbor
Japanese-style berth

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By Stephen July 12, 2022
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