Being just one station away from the northestmost train station in Japan, it would have make sense to take the train from Minami-Wakkanai to Wakkanai station. But I enjoyed my morning shower a little too much. And by the time I rush to the train station, I could only see a sleepy-looking school girl walking out of the station. I knew I have missed the morning train. The lady and her customer at the train station kiosk confirmed that, gesturing at the time table, telling me the next train would be about an hour away.
I decided to take the bus. And by the time the bus arrived, the clear morning sky has given way to an overcasted one. By the time I reached the Wakkanai train station, it was drizzling. And the rain did not stop until much later in the evening. Anyway, I have missed the morning buses to Souya Misaki (Souya Cape, the northernmost point of Japan), so have to check out Wakkanai central while waiting for the 1pm bus to the cape. I didn't expect much, but the Wakkanai Park on a hill overlooking the sea was a pleasant little hike.
Too bad the weather was bad, and the rain was really bringing the temperature down quite a few degrees. And I was more or less in my summer clothings. The Wakkanai Park has some monuments, and being a fishing port, the crab and other seafoods were the other attraction of the city/town. I still dream of the seafood Don.
The train station itself is probably another attraction. Various signs mark it as the northern most train station in Japan. And it come as no surprise that tourist were taking pictures of themselves by these signs.
Speaking of signs, many of the traffic signs in Wakkanai are in Russian, although I did not see a single Russian-looking person when I was there.
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