稚內車站 - 日本最北端的鐵路車站 / JR Wakkanai Station: the northernmost station in Japan

稚內車站是日本最北端的鐵路車站。JR宗谷本線的終點站，有從札幌站和旭川站來回出發的普通列車和快速列車。在這裡下車的許多觀光客會和最北端車站的告示牌一起攝影留念。其中最熱門的攝影地點是「最北端的鐵道」的藝術告示牌。上面寫著從最南端的西大山站（鹿兒島縣）到稚內有連結鐵道線路。

JR Wakkanai Station, which is the last stop of the JR Souya Line, is the northernmost station in Japan. Not only local trains, but also limited express trains run between Sapporo and Wakkanai, and between Asahikawa and Wakkanai. A lot of tourists like to have their photos taken soon after alighting from the train. This is because there are signs and art installations to show it is northernmost station. The most popular spot is the one showing the northernmost point of all railway tracks in Japan. It also writes that it reaches Nishi Daisen Station in Kagoshima Prefecture, which is the southernmost station.