Adventures in the northernmost city in Japan

A shot of the "Roman-style arches" in the summer.
Some cool domes by the ferry docks... I don't know what they're for.
The statue in the summer
This spot is a much more popular destination when there's not a blizzard
A map of the part of Sakhalin that used to be Japan
It's so poignant, someone wrote a song about it... then it was engraved and set between two big rocks for some reason.
Another angle on the statue
Another angle on the point
Some steps leading down into the water. Now all they need is to learn how to walk on water, and get a bigger army, and they can march back to retake the island.
Russia!
Here's a map of the Wakkanai region.
A closer (and crappier) picture of Russia.
A very attractive woman in front of the monument at the northernmost point in Japan.