Wakkanai

Wakkanai is at the top of Hokkaido. The famous places are Wakkanai Park and central shopping arcade. Many people go to Wakkanai Park for camping, picnics and barbecue because there are waterworks and barbecue set there. You can see the cherry trees are in full bloom in May and Mt. Rishiri Fuji over the sea in fine weather. In summer night, some people go to graveyard near Wakkanai Park for a test of people’s courage. Next to Wakkanai Park, there is one hundred commemoration tower. This tower is 80m and you can see view of Wakkanai from top floor. In this tower, the history of Wakkanai is displayed. The central shopping arcade has many shops. If you want to buy a souvenir, you should go to there. My favorite shops in there are Koukado, Kanariya and Aizawa. Koukado is confection. There are also Japanese cakes and cakes, but my favorite sweet is Dorayaki Ice which two pancakes with ice cream in between. Next, Kanariya is a pet shop. This shop has many kind of pets. For example, it has dog, cats, reptiles, goldfishes, owl, and so on. In during Hokumon shrine festival, it has lottery. If you’ll win the first prize, you will be able to get the dachshund. The last one is Aizawa which is big supermarket. You can get the cheap goods and souvenir of Wakkanai in inside.


HOW to get there: to get Wakkanai Park, take a taxi from Wakkanai station. The taxi costs about one thousand yen. To get central shopping arcade, walk for ten minutes from Wakkanai station.

When to go: Wakkanai Park is open 24 hours a day. Aizawa is open from 8:00 to 19:00. Koukado is open from 9:00 to 21:00. Kanariya is open from 10:00 to 20:00.