What it's like on the northernmost tip of Japan

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  @cpfgeegee · 6 years ago

  Ever since I was a little kid I've looked at parts of maps that seemed isolated or removed and fantasized about traveling to those places. Thanks for the video. Takes me back to that wondering feeling.

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• PA

  @Pammellam · 6 years ago (edited)

  You wondered what kind of businesses were up there… Since it’s the northern most point in Japan and closest to Russia every kind of Japanese military is up there as well, the Navy, army, the Air Force. And they all have bases and all kinds of radar and stuff. Also that is where some of the best kelp is gathered. Also, uni/ウニ and Hotate/ホタケare fished. I heard that those fishermen only work two or three months a year and they make a ton of money.<br><br>Deer in herds come down into the city every night. My son runs a guest house up there and he says the deer are all over the place even downtown.

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• GR

  @gravyhippo · 6 years ago

  High quality content. Relaxed and genuine, unlike most vloggers.

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• AJ

  @AJKPenguin · 6 years ago (edited)

  &quot;I can see Russia from my house.&quot;<br><br>My favorite island of the Rising Sun, Hokkaido.

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• IM

  @imfunaplaymahgames8880 · 6 years ago

  Just want to let you know that YouTube is promoting your stuff brotha, I found you on my feed. Keep it up man. !!

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• RA

  @randomprozimity · 6 years ago

  Where are we?<br>“Wakkanai”

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• KE

  @kenllacer · 6 years ago

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTTy_thUBFw&amp;t=820">13:40</a> Crazy how Russia is so massive it&apos;s only 43 km away from Japan, meanwhile someone from Norway could stand on the same spot just on a different side of the Russian border.

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  @ThinkCitric · 6 years ago

  Thank you for bringing me the memories from my childhood! :)<br>I used to live on Sakhalin island, and I visited Wakkanai a few times, mainly because my dad used to work there every summer. &nbsp;He was an interpreter for Wakkanai Chamber of Commerce, and the business with Russia was thriving in the 90&apos;s and 2000&apos;s. Even the road signs were translated to Russian, because &nbsp;lots of Russian fishermen came to sell the goods (mainly crabs), and do some shopping in the town. <br>I know that there&apos;s nothing much to see there in Wakkanai compared to the big cities, but if you&apos;re up for a change of pace - this town can still offer a few more things that you didn&apos;t see. <br>First, you should&apos;ve come in summer. It doesn&apos;t get really hot there, only 20-25 degrees Celsius in July - August, so don&apos;t expect it to be a beach resort. What you can expect, is the beautiful nature and the delicious seafood. I recall there was a ramen place that had a crab ramen, and and it was just perfect! Also, on the other side of Wakkanai bay there is cape Noshappu, and they serve sea urchin rice bowls there. Absolutely amazing! <br>As for the rest of the attractions, there&apos;s also a Cold Current Aquarium at the tip of the cape Noshappu, they have seals, dolphins and even penguins. I totally loved it as a kid. In Wakkanai itself, there is a tower on top of the mountain. You can see it from pretty much every spot in the town. It has a decent history museum inside, and an observation deck. And yes, you can see Sakhalin from there, when the weather is good. <br>There is a wooden onsen complex downtown. It is pretty good, and especially enjoyable when it&apos;s cold outside. And if I&apos;m not mistaken, there&apos;s also a Russian cuisine restaurant nearby, also quite nice. <br>And once you&apos;ve seen it all and tasted it all in Wakkanai, you can take a ferry to Rebun and Rishiri islands. The the views are absolutely breathtaking. And if you&apos;re hungry - they can offer you a unique and delicious bowl of Rishiri kombu ramen.<br>Well, that seems to be it. Man, I didn&apos;t even realize I missed this place so much. :)

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• F3

  @F3L0 · 6 years ago

  Dude I love how you just talk like if you&apos;re talking to a friend everytime. No mask, no like &quot;I&apos;m a vloger&quot; stuff. So cool, keep going

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• EM

  @Emblazened · 6 years ago

  <b>Snowpoint City&apos;s music starts playing</b>

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• WI

  @wichersham · 6 years ago

  I’ve been there 25 yrs ago. It seems absolutely nothing has changed!!

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• RE

  @revol40 · 6 years ago

  So, your going to the southernmost point after this, right?

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