Wakkanai North Breakwater Dome: Notable Architecture close to the station

The 427m-long and 13.6m-height half-arched breakwater is enduring symbol of Wakkanai near the train station. Kita-Bohatei Dome (北防波堤ドーム) has 70 cylindrical columns and was built in 1936 as a Wakkanai-Sanbashi (pier) Station (稚内桟橋駅). From here the railway ferries connected to Odomari on Karafuto (currently Korsakov on Sakhalin) until 1945. Today the breakwater promenade is good for a stroll.

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