Overwhelmed by Japan's northernmost city in winter ❄️ WAKKANAI

I spent some crazy and unbelievable hours walking the strange streets of Wakkanai, Japan in March, the midst of a harsh winter. Wakkanai is Japan's northernmost city, way up on the tip of Hokkaido – a mere 38 miles (!) from Siberia and with weather to match. First I wander the streets in the evening; I'm in the middle of town and there are hardly any cars. Just snow and the occasional other person. Lots of restaurants to choose from though, for some reason.

The next day I go explore the North Breakwater Dome on the edge of the brutally cold and snowy Sea of Japan. A sudden violent snowstorm throws me for a loop, but I have to hope that the experience wandering around a genuinely extreme place is worth the risk.

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