🇯🇵Riding Japan's NORTHERNMOST Express Train SOYA | Sapporo→Wakkanai

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  • Опубликовано: 5 сен 2024
  • ◆The SOYA Express is the only direct Limited Express train between Sapporo and Wakkanai, the northernmost station in Japan.
    It took me over 5 hours to get to Wakkanai Sta. , and then I visited the Cape Soya.
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  • @kugastravel5180
    @kugastravel5180  2 года назад +14

    The new RUclips feature "Super Thanks" has been added to my channel!!
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    • @nedobriy911
      @nedobriy911 6 месяцев назад

      私は、ウクライナとの戦争に負けた後、いわゆる「ロシア」は千島列島とサハリンの歴史的領土をこれらの土地の正当な所有者である日本に返還せざるを得ないだろうと推測しています。

  • @michalislamprinos38
    @michalislamprinos38 2 года назад +46

    Wow that's a lot of snow. I'm impressed from the service under these extreme weather conditions. Well done. JR is a great example ☺️

    • @creativecolours2022
      @creativecolours2022 2 года назад +1

      They are not extreme for that area. It is snowy for the most part of the year. If they don't offer the service when it snows then they won't offer it for about 6-7 months every year.

    • @Geoplanetjane
      @Geoplanetjane 2 года назад +2

      I lived in Hokkaido and they deal with snow and ice beautifully. Sapporo gets something over 30 feet of snow each year.

    • @creativecolours2022
      @creativecolours2022 2 года назад +1

      @@Geoplanetjane They know how to live with it!

  • @Asparay
    @Asparay 2 года назад +37

    This exact trip has been on my to-do list for years. I am so happy right now to see this. Can't wait to do it myself soon

  • @AmbientWalking
    @AmbientWalking 2 года назад +33

    You have such dedication to your work on this channel. I really admire it. Please keep doing what you're doing. Really enjoying the content!

  • @noelsworldtraveldiscovery
    @noelsworldtraveldiscovery Год назад +2

    I was there! I tried from falling snow to taste when I reached the station. I loved it. Im coming back Jan 15, 2023. 💚💚💚🌍

  • @TuckerSP2011
    @TuckerSP2011 2 года назад +20

    Wonderful trip! I agree with the monument on Cape Soya 'May peace prevail upon the Earth'. I always enjoy your trips and learn so much.

  • @carlcolvin8320
    @carlcolvin8320 2 года назад +4

    I was born in there Johnson USAF Base 1959. My dad was stationed there.
    We went back 1965 . I went to the base elementary school. I will never forget how beautiful it was as well as the open air fish market. I would love to go back someday.

  • @caractax.3110
    @caractax.3110 2 года назад +6

    I think, I would never be to Japan so thank you very much for taking me with you 👏🥰

  • @rafaelsays175
    @rafaelsays175 2 года назад +8

    In the UK, it is well known that leaves on the track can stop entire rail networks. I’m watching this video with envy.

    • @SuperGingerBickies
      @SuperGingerBickies 2 года назад +3

      ... tell me about it, friend! The wrong kind of snow, the wrong kind of rain, technical problems. Japan Rail etc. impresses me every time.

  • @sdingeswho
    @sdingeswho 2 года назад +29

    Great video, Kuga-san! A part of Japan not usually seen, and I appreciate the geographical references - I knew that the tip of Hokkaido was just across from Sakhalin Island, but didn’t know it was *that* close.
    Beautiful backcountry, until you get near the sea - then it’s rather forbidding, even ominous. Reminds me of the Aleutian Islands off of Alaska.
    The deer are worth the two minutes behind schedule ❤️😁!

  • @NelsonClick
    @NelsonClick 2 года назад +4

    Thank you Kuga. If it wasn't for your channel I may have never known about this in my lifetime.

  • @susanprager9287
    @susanprager9287 2 года назад +3

    Thank you

  • @jamesfrost7465
    @jamesfrost7465 2 года назад +8

    That was a very nice ride, thank you. I enjoyed hearing the diesel engine accelerating.

  • @lars-bertillindell9535
    @lars-bertillindell9535 2 года назад +13

    SWEDEN LOVES JAPAN !

  • @juuuwi
    @juuuwi 10 месяцев назад +2

    Hello from Germany, I watched your great video today and I'm thrilled. Because it immediately give me a tip about what I would do when I was in Sapporo for four weeks next year for work. I will definitely take this train ride and go to Cape Soya . Thanks for this video and kind regards from the German Alps .

  • @madhouze1
    @madhouze1 2 года назад +8

    Great video, I've been to Asahikawa many times, but never further north. It was nice to see.

  • @BLABLABLA123
    @BLABLABLA123 2 года назад +5

    Welcome from Poland

  • @ZeroGT_
    @ZeroGT_ 2 года назад +3

    i would love to see sakhalin! sakhalin was the origin place of a now extinct breed of sled dog. the sakhalin husky. the sakhalin husky dogs were the real life eight below dogs. there is a more historically accurate japanese film about them and of course there's the paul walker film.

  • @alanhutson8925
    @alanhutson8925 2 года назад +1

    "Japans northernmost gift shop... and northernmost vending machines." I enjoy your understated humor.

  • @scrambledegg81
    @scrambledegg81 2 года назад +2

    18:54 Frank Zappa said it best: "don't eat the yellow snow!"

  • @lauramilloway8674
    @lauramilloway8674 2 года назад +6

    We love watching your channel! From NC, USA

  • @Tzen03
    @Tzen03 2 года назад +11

    What a wonderful trip, arigatou gozaimasu! I really enjoy your humour, like the prospect of tasting the snow, then "Nah, I'm good", it made me chuckle. :)

  • @rysiekkolanko2324
    @rysiekkolanko2324 2 года назад +7

    Watching from Canada! Thanks for giving the latitude reference for Montreal, really helped picture how far north you were.

  • @TheCharliverse
    @TheCharliverse 2 года назад +1

    Thanks, wonderful to see Cape Soya! I’m from Cape Cod Massachusetts

  • @62army77
    @62army77 2 года назад +5

    Hi. Happy to see you back. I always enjoy watching your videos. Thank you for taking us long your journey's. Stay safe and healthy. Love from Montreal,Quebec. 🥰

  • @gajanhaas
    @gajanhaas 2 года назад +10

    Beautiful, got to see the northernmost point of Japan through your video. Thank you.

  • @missaldrin8926
    @missaldrin8926 2 года назад +5

    Love your videos!thank you! Greetings from Italy! 🇮🇹🥰

  • @dionisiopales8803
    @dionisiopales8803 2 года назад +4

    Super cold in Japan

  • @ZGryphon
    @ZGryphon 2 года назад +9

    I like what I've seen of Hokkaido. It looks a lot like where I live, except with trains, ferries, and taller buildings (although I'm just a tiny bit farther north than Cape Soya at 45°39' N).

  • @paulccrimmins
    @paulccrimmins 2 года назад +8

    Aloha 🤙 from Honolulu!

  • @SergioUeda1969
    @SergioUeda1969 2 года назад +4

    You are a blessed guy. Now I know exactly how to visit Cape Soya by train and bus in one day. Next trip to Japan I'll try to follow your steps. Thank you.

  • @fluffylee
    @fluffylee 2 года назад +2

    Wakkanai has been on my travel list since the anime Honey & Clover. ❤️

  • @blackhust
    @blackhust 2 года назад +3

    By the way, Wakkanai is only a little further south than the northernmost point of the island of Iturup (Etorofu). About 3 kilometers.

  • @ewengillies9826
    @ewengillies9826 2 года назад +3

    Deer Deer .. No I-Deer.. yes saw them scampering. So much beautiful snow makes the scenery awesome. Loved the post with the words MAY PEACE PREVAIL ON EARTH. Pity the neighbors across the ocean don't believe in it. Thanks for such an informative journey to the north. Bushyboy Oz.

    • @andrewmcgrath8521
      @andrewmcgrath8521 2 месяца назад

      Pity the US and its associates don't believe in it either.

  • @englishatheart
    @englishatheart 2 года назад +2

    A baby locker? Sweet! **stores baby until later.** 😆

  • @sandyloften4711
    @sandyloften4711 2 года назад +6

    Thanks for taking us along. It's a beautiful cape. 😍 I loved the scenery. I enjoy your videos very much!! Sandy, from Indiana, USA

  • @ThePykitty
    @ThePykitty 2 года назад +6

    When we lived in Alaska you had to beware of moose on the tracks, they like to stand in cleared spots.
    But then the train only went 25mph.

  • @Guidoqq
    @Guidoqq 2 года назад +4

    Thank you for the nice video! I can‘t help- but I like that Diesel sound 👍

  • @wisecanadianwoman
    @wisecanadianwoman 2 года назад +18

    Enjoyed this video. Quite a lot of snow. I live in Calgary, Alberta (Latitude DMS: 51°8'21.45"N) and this winter we didn't get a great deal of snow at all. However, it did hit lows of -32C.

    • @englishatheart
      @englishatheart 2 года назад +3

      I live in Kansas and we (at least the town I live in) don't get much snow at all, especially around Christmas when I most want it. We used to, but that was a long time ago. I miss snow, since it's my favorite after rain.

    • @lavioliberty8066
      @lavioliberty8066 2 года назад +2

      To be honest, there are many mountain areas close to Tokyo witness even more snow than in the video, while the temperature being over a mild -5°© at night.

    • @TheMolabola
      @TheMolabola 2 года назад +3

      There are areas in Japan that get 4-7meters of snow which is crazy, snowiest part of the world.

    • @creativecolours2022
      @creativecolours2022 2 года назад +1

      Wow!

  • @shooter2055
    @shooter2055 2 года назад +2

    Interesting spot. Thank you.

  • @the_anniy
    @the_anniy 2 года назад +2

    17:22 the last thing I expected to see was Russian language. Wow!
    And overall - soooo snowy, I could feel the cold

    • @Geoplanetjane
      @Geoplanetjane 2 года назад

      In Hokkaido you’re surrounded on 3 sides by Russian territory

    • @the_anniy
      @the_anniy 2 года назад

      @@Geoplanetjane I’m Russian. I’m not bad at geography. And yet I somehow completely forgot about it

  • @lofishorts8255
    @lofishorts8255 2 года назад +7

    Amazing video as always :) Thank you for this agreable trip !

  • @ms.lindsey4414
    @ms.lindsey4414 2 года назад +2

    You are brave! Thanks. For the video.😊

  • @letswander1960
    @letswander1960 2 года назад +2

    Beautiful scenery.
    Snow everywhere.
    We don't have it here.
    Thanls for sharing.

  • @Hispandinavian
    @Hispandinavian 2 года назад +1

    I really want to visit Hokkaido in winter. Hopefully by next year Japan will reopen to individual travelers again. It's a lifelong dream I want to make come true.

  • @stevejessemey8428
    @stevejessemey8428 2 года назад +1

    I lived in Sapporo for 15 years and I absolutely love Sapporo 💕. God the amount of times I have been to this Station , bringing back so many lovely memories now.

  • @Supernaut2000
    @Supernaut2000 2 года назад +2

    So now I finally know where soya sauce comes from!

  • @dpledoone
    @dpledoone 2 года назад +5

    This was an excellent post capturing the long journey, but also the rugged beauty of the northern coast - thank you for sharing and making the effort

  • @serapisny
    @serapisny 2 года назад +6

    Used to live in Obihiro. Love your videos... They make me nostalgic for my time there 😥 I hope to return one day...

  • @heatherjb6084
    @heatherjb6084 2 года назад +2

    I live in Minnesota in the US and we are known for snow. Despite that, even I am impressed by the amount of snow!

  • @lottekvist2092
    @lottekvist2092 2 года назад +6

    Watching from Denmark 🇩🇰

  • @innahaapa1314
    @innahaapa1314 2 года назад +1

    In -2 °C with approximately 5 to 6 m/s wind the wind chill factor is around -8°C. If the windspeed was higher, the factor goes quickly below -10 degrees Celsius. So yes, it feels decidedly chilly! 😉

  • @himatstosh6236
    @himatstosh6236 2 года назад +2

    Mamiya Rinzō discovered that Sakhalin is an island, not a peninsula. In honor of his achievements, the Strait of Tartary is called the "Strait of Mamiya" in Japan.

  • @ohnoflicks
    @ohnoflicks Месяц назад

    Thank you for braving the winds and cold. Very interesting! Especially since I got to see Japan’s Northernmost Souvenir Shoppe!😀

  • @VerhoevenSimon
    @VerhoevenSimon 2 года назад +5

    Quite an impressive journey!

  • @RailfanSM
    @RailfanSM 2 года назад +1

    Extraordinary camera captures

  • @ickiscat2248
    @ickiscat2248 2 года назад +1

    Thank you!

  • @kenshinflyer
    @kenshinflyer 2 года назад +1

    Hokkaido is still beautiful in the winter.

  • @krishnapriya4399
    @krishnapriya4399 2 года назад +2

    Beautiful! Its my dream to travel on a snowy day in a train. I can sleep peacefully tonight after watching this. ❤

  • @raytheron
    @raytheron 2 года назад +2

    Thank you for taking us where most of us will never be able to go. Fantastic ride!

  • @adc2327
    @adc2327 Год назад +1

    Someone that doesn't have kids. A baby locker. Lol! That's a changing table! I think that is great that it is separate with a sink.

  • @davidmoser3535
    @davidmoser3535 2 года назад +3

    Go Kuga

  • @moogmike1
    @moogmike1 2 года назад +3

    Lovely video Kuga, really enjoyable.

  • @CrazySquirrelProductions
    @CrazySquirrelProductions 2 года назад +3

    Thanks so much for the video Kuga-san. I think I will need to devote at least a year to follow in your footsteps. Unbelievable amount of snow! So awesome! ♥️✌️🙏

  • @nhr3107
    @nhr3107 2 года назад +2

    Sapporo so beautiful. My dream is to visit Japan! Love Japan!
    Thanks! Arigato Gozaimasu!

  • @daspump
    @daspump 2 года назад +2

    I live in Wales (UK) and we've had almost no snow thus far. I adore your videos, keep them coming, they'll help with my upcoming plans to visit your intriguing country.

  • @dskadd32
    @dskadd32 2 года назад +1

    Australia. I really enjoyed catching that train in January. There was a later train so I got into Wakkanai after dark in winter using a Japan Rail Pass. The story about the train stopping for the school child was delightful too. I'd like to get to Cape Soya too! Thank for sharing.

  • @NoWayOut1111
    @NoWayOut1111 2 года назад +3

    I would love to see you travel to Wakkanai in the summer time.

  • @CinemaDemocratica
    @CinemaDemocratica 2 года назад +1

    A person doesn't realize how loud and fatiguing deisel engine noise is, until it is present in a setting where we're not expecting it. My goodness, five and a half hours of that would have given me an absolutely *whanging* headache.

  • @lizzyo4204
    @lizzyo4204 2 года назад +2

    Great train trip!..So much snow..😊. Its amazing to see from the train..Thank you for uploading this video..so inspire to do the same trip..😊. I enjoyed this video..😊

  • @cibewill1617
    @cibewill1617 2 года назад +1

    Really salute you. Go all the way up just to look and feel and go back on the same day.

  • @motojojo_
    @motojojo_ 2 года назад +2

    With a colour scheme like that they should've called it the EVA-01.
    I visited Cape Soya on my first trip to Japan, safe to say I was not prepared for the wind.
    Had to lean the motorbike into it (crosswind all the way from Esashi) and by the time I reached Wakkanai I couldn't stop shaking I was that cold, not what I was expecting in late spring/early summer.

  • @rickpalo1
    @rickpalo1 6 месяцев назад

    What a great trip! Looked so cold, I'm surprised you didn't get something to eat. Really good video, thank you!

  • @tresfreaker
    @tresfreaker 2 года назад

    The colder it gets the more noise snow produces, in -20 to -40 snow will squeak when you walk on it.

  • @rezaalan3991
    @rezaalan3991 2 года назад +2

    Great trip

  • @ComplacentOtter
    @ComplacentOtter 2 года назад +3

    All of it was so beautiful! Thank you for sharing it!

  • @orangehoof
    @orangehoof 8 месяцев назад

    A 7-day pass sounds terrific and affordable. Yes, it is "bare bones" but you can hop out and spend a day sightseeing and shopping then, when you tire of it, jump back on a train for another stop. This is sort of like the Eurrail Pass in Europe, if they still have it. Very tourist-friendly.

  • @terrainesteenkamp3850
    @terrainesteenkamp3850 2 года назад +1

    ja i won't be going there anytime soon i'm shivering just looking at it

  • @roaringviking5693
    @roaringviking5693 2 года назад +3

    The nature in northern Japan looks so much like Sweden. The architecture is very different, though. Although I saw some houses with pitched roof that kind of looked a bit like Swedish houses as well. :)

  • @user-zq7bv5dr3g
    @user-zq7bv5dr3g Год назад +1

    Good job 👍 👏 👌,
    Hello from Sakhalin 👍👍👍👍

  • @radorigami
    @radorigami 2 года назад

    My favorite band, Galileo Galilei, comes from Wakkanai. They make charming songs, just like the charming town of Wakkanai.

  • @hughiekw
    @hughiekw 2 года назад +2

    Love this video. I made the same trip about 4 years ago in the Spring. I'm hoping to get back soon to make the trip in the Winter. Wakkanai and Cape Soya is a beautiful area. I highly recommend taking the ferry out to Rebun and Rishiri islands. Thank you for your videos.

  • @aurora5041
    @aurora5041 2 года назад +10

    I need to travel with this guy 🤍

  • @daudder
    @daudder 9 месяцев назад

    beautiful landscape...DEER!!!

  • @adamh7588
    @adamh7588 2 года назад +1

    Wow so much snow and another great train journey

  • @see2travel
    @see2travel 2 года назад

    A very long day of traveling, ありがとうございます。

  • @TheBruthaDave
    @TheBruthaDave Год назад +1

    Most helpful Video. I plan to do the exact same trip next month 👍

  • @YuushaZim
    @YuushaZim 2 года назад

    Thank you for a great video! Appreciate the funny light hearted comments too!

  • @map009
    @map009 2 года назад +1

    Another tremendous journey, thank you for sharing it with us!

  • @themattressrun
    @themattressrun 2 года назад +1

    Thank you for sharing another pleasant journey ⛩🚄🌨

  • @tomburns7544
    @tomburns7544 2 года назад +1

    Thank you, Kuga! Another wonderful experience!

  • @trackofpakistan
    @trackofpakistan 2 года назад

    Wao train is moving even in snow. May we visit here some day

  • @kanchanananayakkara8959
    @kanchanananayakkara8959 2 года назад +2

    Enjoyed it.. Thank you!

  • @vishal_electrodharwad7678
    @vishal_electrodharwad7678 2 года назад

    Thanks .Fantastic coverage,

  • @stephenknutson6256
    @stephenknutson6256 2 года назад

    Considering the fact 5hat Walanai is that big a city, it's surprising the luxurious nature of the train.

  • @uryen921
    @uryen921 2 года назад +1

    18:48 That looks like the shape of Hokkaido.

  • @elcasualmx
    @elcasualmx Год назад

    Great video. I REALLY WANT do that trip. Seems super tired but what a experience.

  • @marijusofficial
    @marijusofficial 2 года назад +1

    Have shared on my facebook page it is really amazing about northernmost line.

  • @andrewpaul3130
    @andrewpaul3130 2 года назад +1

    Splendid ride. I would love to travel on this track. Good work.

  • @heidipalomique9489
    @heidipalomique9489 7 месяцев назад

    Thank you 🥰