Breakfast at the new ryokan...
The most northern point in Japan is not Cape Sukoton on Rebun but Cape Soya at Wakkanai. The difference is not much. Shots...
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A street with Russian signage on the way to the bus terminal. |
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The Wakkanai Anniversary Tower. |
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Wakkanai Airport...one plane. |
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Clear water of the sea through the bus window. |
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The lay of the land at Cape Soya. |
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Lay of the land showing Cape Soya, Cape Nosahappu and those islands we know so well, plus Sakhalin. |
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The monument at Japan's northern most northern point. |
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There are a lot of monuments and structures at Cape Soya. This is an old Imperial Navy observation post, keeping an eye on the Russians back in the day. |
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Remember that Korean airliner shot down by the Soviet Union, Flight 007? This monument was erected by the surviving family members. |
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Lunch at the Cape. This was one of those experiences where the waitress did her best to convince that Japanese food was something that I could not deal with. It gets tiresome. |
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People leaving witness at the bus shelter at Cape Soya. |
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Wakkanai Airport on the way back to the bus terminal... |
Then on to Cape Noshappu...
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One of those ferries again. |
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The tallest lighthouse next to the aquarium. |
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The cape. |
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Lay of the land. |
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Too late in the day for fishing. |
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Lighthouse. |
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Garden art for anchors. |
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Japanese Defense Forces. |
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The inside of a Wakkanai municipal bus.
After my visits to the capes I had to take the CD to Kobayashi-san, the curry chef/tuba player. I hadn't planned on eating there, but I liked the curry pasta, so why not. This time I had soup curry, which is popular here and a dish I haven't had. Tasty. I gave him the CD. Much to my horror he put it on the player and turned up the speakers. I never encourage this kind of behavior because my music not really appropriate for such situations. In fact, if someone does it, I strongly advise them, for the sake of their customers, to take it off. I, however, don't speak Japanese, so I let it play. He let it play, no customers complained.
Soup curry.
Kobayashi-san and yours truly
Kobayashi and his son.
Cherry blossoms were happening in Wakkanai. I had to go all the way north to see them in profusion, but I saw them.
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