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🌸Wakkanai Travel Guide｜The Cutest Way to Explore Japan's Northernmost Fairytale Land!🌸

✈️Transportation
From Sapporo, take the JR Soya Main Line directly to Wakkanai (5 hours). Enjoy the Hokkaido ranch scenery along the way!～✧*｡٩(ˊᗜˋ*)و✧*｡
Wakkanai Airport Bus goes directly to the city center (20 minutes). Super convenient!

📸Top 5 Photo Spots
❶ Shiroi Koibito Lighthouse (Cape Soya)
Japan's northernmost landmark! Take a photo with the monument even in the -10℃ wind ٩(๑❛ᴗ❛๑)۶. Remember to buy the limited edition "Northernmost Arrival Certificate" as a prop!

❷ Noshappu Cape Sunset Pier
The pink-purple sunset + seagull silhouettes are breathtakingly beautiful ✨. Wear a light-colored long dress for backlit photos!

❸ Wakkanai Park Snow Corridor (Winter Only)
A 1.5km pure white snow tunnel. Wear fluffy earmuffs + a scarf to capture the snow elf vibe ❄️

❹ North Breakwater Dome
73 Greek-style arches are super photogenic! Wear a JK uniform on a sunny day with dappled light for the perfect academy style!

❺ Reeds by Lake Onuma
Golden reed marshes + lake reflections in autumn are super dreamy ♡. Capture the moment when your hair flies as you run!

🍱Food Recommendations
■ Soya Black Beef Sukiyaki (Recommended "Kita no Aji Sai," approx. ¥5,000 per person)
■ Live Hokkigai Sashimi (Wakkanai Port Morning Market, freshly opened and eaten!)
■ Squid Ink Ice Cream (Pitch black but super sweet! Super eye-catching for photos)
■ Drift Ice Beer (Limited edition brewed with Okhotsk Sea ice 🍺)

🏨Accommodation Recommendations
❶ Wakkanai Grand Hotel (Hot spring hotel with ocean view)
You can see drift ice from the top floor open-air hot spring! Super cute yukata too~

❷ Dormy Inn Wakkanai (3-minute walk from the station)
Rooms are equipped with massage chairs + free late-night ramen! A blessing for lazy people ✧*｡

❸ Guesthouse Kita no Akari (Retro Japanese-style house)
The old lady makes super delicious sea urchin porridge. Perfect for taking Japanese drama-style photos!

❹ Capsule Hotel Sauna&SPA WAKKA (Hipster favorite)
All-wood Nordic design, and it even has a sauna!

💡Travel Tips
✓ June-August for lavender fields, January-March for drift ice!
✓ Must-have windproof jacket! Wakkanai is known as the "City of Wind" 🌀
✓ Bring plenty of cash! Many old shops don't accept cards.
✓ Say "Arigato" to taxi drivers and receive a candy surprise 🍬