PARK WAKKANAI-KŌEN

Wakkanai-Kōen Park is dedicated to the victims of the Sakhalin earthquake. The view is unobstructed and you can look out over the coast and Sakhalin Island from a tower (with questionable architecture). There is also a monument to the first Japanese explorer of Hokkaidō, the surveyor Rinzō Mamiya (1780-1844). One of the symbols is the Hyosetsu-no-Mon, an eight-meter-high doorway with a statue of a woman on top. It is a symbol of the city's history and culture, as well as a symbol of the city's identity and culture. The park covers about 45 hectares.