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Wakkanai Centennial Memorial Tower / Hoppō Memorial Museum (Hokkaido): Location, Nearest Station & Distance fr

Last updated: 2026-09-17

Wakkanai Centennial Memorial Tower / Hoppō Memorial Museum is a museum in Wakkanai, Hokkaido. The nearest of Japan's major hub cities is Sapporo, about 262 km away in a straight line, so it suits an overnight trip better than a day trip.

Wakkanai Centennial Memorial Tower / Hoppō Memorial Museum
Photo: 100yen 15:39, 9 October 2006 (UTC), CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
TypeMuseum
Name in Japanese稚内市開基百年記念塔・北方記念館
LocationWakkanai, Hokkaido
Nearest station (straight line)Wakkanai Station – about 1.1 km
From Sapporo Stationabout 262 km (straight line)
From Sendai Stationabout 798 km (straight line)
From Tokyo Stationabout 1094 km (straight line)
Established1978
Coordinates45.41692, 141.66333
MapOpen in Google Maps
Official websitehttp://w-shinko.co.jp/hoppo-kinenkan/

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