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Wakkanai (Japanese: 稚内) is the northernmost city in Japan. It has a population of about 34,000 (2019) and is in the subdistrict of Soya in northern Hokkaido. It is Japan's gateway to Russia's Sakhalin Island.
Wakkanai (稚内市, Wakkanai-shi, Ainu: ヤㇺワッカナイ Yam-Wakka-Nay meaning "cold water river") (Russian: Вакканай) is a city located in Sōya Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. It is the capital of Sōya Subprefecture. It contains Japan's northernmost point, Cape Sōya, from which the Russian island of Sakhalin can be seen.
As of 1 June 2019, the city has an estimated population of 33,869 and a population density of 44.5 persons per km2 (126 persons per mi2). The total area is 761.47 km2 (294.01 sq mi). Wakkanai is also home to Japan's first nursing home built inside the central train station of its city, a novel approach to caring for Japan's growing elderly population that has since been imitated in several other cities.