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Wakkanai Fukkō Ichiba

Wakkanai Fukkō Ichiba, Commercial market in Wakkanai, Japan.

Wakkanai Fukkō Ichiba is a modern commercial building located at the waterfront with fishmongers, local product stalls, and restaurants all in one place. Fresh seafood and regional specialties are sold daily by local fishers and producers throughout the facility.

The complex was built under the First Secondary Port District redevelopment plan on the site of the former First Secondary Port, once a busy hub of Wakkanai. It is run by Fukkō Kaihatsu, a third-sector company funded by the city, Wakkanai Shinkin Bank and four construction firms. In March 2020 the operator closed its eight directly managed shops after visitor numbers fell; the market building was sold to the Uojō Akeda Fresh Fish Shop and reopened in April 2021.

The gallery wing holds the Wakkanai City Port Gallery, with sections on Sakhalin, the port and the city, plus a tourist information corner and the FM Wappy satellite studio. The Sakhalin Memorial Hall in the onsen wing recalls the pre-war link to Karafuto.

The complex sits along National Route 40 on Fukkō-dōri; the nearest bus stop, Minato 2-chōme, is about a minute on foot. From Wakkanai Station it is roughly 11 minutes on foot or 3 by car, and about 20 minutes by car from Wakkanai Airport. The site is split into separate gallery, onsen and market buildings.

The location sits near Cape Soya and offers access to fish from waters where currents from the Sea of Japan meet the Sea of Okhotsk. This geographic position makes the local catch distinctive in its composition and quality.

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