Kitahama Station
北浜駅
An unstaffed station billed as the “closest station to the Sea of Okhotsk,” with the sea just beyond the platform. In winter, drift ice can be seen from its lookout.
Kitahama Station is an unstaffed station on the JR Senmo Main Line. Its platform is only about 20 meters from the shore, earning it the nickname “the station closest to the Sea of Okhotsk.” The walls of the wooden station house are covered with tickets and business cards left by travelers. A small lookout beside it offers views of the Sea of Okhotsk and the Shiretoko Mountains, and in winter, drift ice can be seen on the sea. The winter sightseeing train “Ryuhyo Monogatari” (Drift Ice Story) stops here for a few minutes. Inside the station house is a café called “Parking.” The station is about 15 minutes by car from Abashiri Station, or about 15 minutes by JR train. Train services are very infrequent, so check the timetable.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- Lake Tofutsu
- Koshimizu Natural Flower Garden
- Aurora Icebreaker Cruise
- Moyoro Shell Mound Museum
- Hokkaido Museum of Northern Peoples
- Okhotsk Ryu-hyo Museum
- Abashiri Prison Museum
- Lake Abashiri