JR’s LAST Station (Wakkanai)
This is the literal end of the line for JR — welcome to Wakkanai, Japan’s northernmost city! In this live walking tour of Wakkanai, we’ll explore the area around Wakkanai Station, the last stop on the JR Hokkaido railway. You’ll see the streets of this remote Hokkaido town and walk towards the ferry terminal for Rishiri Island and Rebun Island. Along the way, I’ll share travel tips, history, and the unique charm of the northernmost city in Japan. Whether you’re planning a trip to Hokkaido or just love exploring remote towns in Japan, join me for this real-time journey at the very top of the country.
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Well, once again I was peacefully slumbering at the time you chose to stream. I wouldn't call Wakkanai really the inaka. It has multiple traffic control lights. It's a small city or large town in a more remote part of Japan. If it doesn't have traffic lights and taxi's than I considerate it rural. Course everything is relative. I was in Arizona in a city of 90,000 and a local was advising me that it was such a small town not much was going on. I started to chuckle when I said that's not small. She asked me what I considered small and I told her where I lived there were 250 people and I considered small 50 people or less. She was shocked and couldn't imagine what that would be like.
The Kami must really want to give you a message. That fox was pretty tame. I'm betting it was thinking that human wants to share it's snacks with cute little me, cause that's what happens.
Course I've lived much of my life where encountering bears, wolves, foxes, coyotes, moose, elk, and deer are regular occurrences. I don't encourage contact and try to keep a respectful distance from wild creatures.
All that said it's a neat place to visit.