Wakkanai Park

Wakkanai Park was established in Wakkanai, Hokkaidō, Japan in 1961. Covering some 45 hectares, when combined with the adjacent Forest Park, there is total area of approximately 100 hectares for "citizens to relax".

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Hokumon Shrine and Wakkanai Station.

Hokumon Shrine

Shinto shrine

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Hokumon Jinja is a Shinto shrine in Wakkanai, Hokkaidō, Japan. In Tenmei 5, Matsumae Domain trader and agent Murayama Denbee is said to have founded the small shrine of Sōya Daijingū, enshrining Amaterasu as guardian of the north gate. Hokumon Shrine is situated 250 metres southeast of Wakkanai Park.

Wakkanai Station

Railway station

Wakkanai Station

Photo: MaedaAkihiko, CC0.

Wakkanai Station is a railway station located in the city of Wakkanai, Hokkaidō, Japan. It is operated by JR Hokkaido. It is the northernmost railway station in Japan. The station is numbered "W80". Wakkanai Station is situated 1 km southeast of Wakkanai Park.

Wakkanai City Office

Town hall

Wakkanai City Office

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Wakkanai City Office is a town hall, which is situated 710 metres southeast of Wakkanai Park.

Wakkanai Park

Type: Park
Description: wakkanai Park is a park in Wakkanai, Hokkaido
Categories: urban park, general park (Japan), and recreation area
Location: Wakkanai, Northern Circuit, Hokkaido, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

45.42124° or 45° 25′ 17″ north

Longitude

141.66874° or 141° 40′ 8″ east

Open location code

8RQ3CMC9+FF

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=park

Wikidata ID

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Japanese—“Wakkanai Park” goes by many names.

Chinese: “稚內公園”
French: “parc de Wakkanai”
French: “Parc de Wakkanai”
French: “Wakkanai Koen”
French: “Wakkanai Kōen”
French: “Wakkanai Kouen”
Japanese: “稚内公園”

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