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Shosambetsu Destination Guide

Explore Shosambetsu in Japan

Shosambetsu in the region of Hokkaidō is a town in Japan - some 621 mi or ( 999 km ) North of Edo , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Shosambetsu

Current time in Shosambetsu is now 02:14 PM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Tokyo " with a UTC offset of 9 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Shichisen, Sapporo, Reisen, and Utakoshi. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk . We saw some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Shosambetsu ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Wakkanai Air Station Japan 1962

9:59 min by GeneF16
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A video put together from 8mm film I shot between Nov 1962 and Feb 1964 in Wakkanai Japan with a few shots taken in Tokyo. I was an Air Force Security Service Analyst. ..

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Interesting facts about this location

Shosanbetsu observatory

Shosanbetu observatory is an astronomical observatory in Japan. It is located in the tiny fishermen’s village of Shosanbetsu in the northern-most island of Hokkaidō (141°47′08″E, 44°34′08″N, h=47m above sea level) on a cape facing the Sea of Japan. It is held by the municipal government for scientific education and regular observations, and is open daily to the public (except Tuesdays and winter). It is equipped with a 650mm diameter cassegrain reflector and a few small portable telescopes.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 44.57 141.79 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Astronomical observatories in Japan