Ponds in Wakkanai where swans stop to rest
| Getting there | From Tomakomai Station: about 5 h 15 min by car (about 365 km by road). A rough guide only. Please check ferry schedules and road conditions with the operators and road information services before you leave. |
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| Highlights | Lakes |
| Area | Soya & Wakkanai |
| Our photos | 2015 |
| Map | Open map |
What kind of place are Onuma Pond and Meguma Pond in Wakkanai?
Onuma Pond and Meguma Pond are ponds on the outskirts of Wakkanai City. They are known as stopover sites for migratory birds, and in spring and autumn you can see swans and other birds resting there.
Our president visited in May 2015 and photographed the ponds and the swans.
How to get there
From Tomakomai Station: about 5 h 15 min by car (about 365 km by road).
Travel times are estimates based on road distances calculated from road map data (OpenStreetMap), assuming an average speed of about 55 km/h (about 70 km/h for trips over 40 km). Ferry schedules and travel times change with the season and the weather, so please check with the ferry operator before you leave.
Highlights
The migratory bird season comes earlier or later depending on the year.
Our photo record
Our president visited in May 2015 and took about 48 photos.
This page was machine-translated. The Japanese original prevails.
Photos: Banana House Inc. (taken by our president). Do not reuse without permission.
Our photo records and timestamp certificates
The 12 photos in this article were taken on site by our president. We list the SHA-256 hashes of the published files and have them signed by timestamp authorities (DateSealed, DigiCert, Sectigo)(First certified: 2026-11-03 12:40 JST). A signature shows that the same file existed before that time; it does not prove the date the photo was taken.
You can check the signature and hash of each photo from its timestamp certificate. To see whether a photo you saved matches our records, use the photo timestamp verification page (Japanese) .
Nearby spots
- Wakkanai Airport (about 0 km in a straight line)
- Wakkanai Station and the North Breakwater Dome (about 8 km in a straight line)
- Cape Noshappu and Wakkanai Lighthouse (about 12 km in a straight line)
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