Sōya Subprefecture

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Sōya Subprefecture is the northernmost subprefecture of Japan’s Hokkaido region, encompassing remote coastal areas and serving as an administrative center for cities such as Wakkanai.

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Label Occurrences
Sōya Subprefecture canonical 2

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative division
subprefecture
administrativeCenter Wakkanai NERFINISHED
borders Russia (maritime boundary) NERFINISHED
Sea of Japan NERFINISHED
Sea of Okhotsk NERFINISHED
borderType maritime border with Russia
characteristic northernmost subprefecture of Hokkaido
remote coastal areas
climate cold temperate climate
influenced by Sea of Okhotsk NERFINISHED
coastType Sea of Japan coast
Sea of Okhotsk coast
contains Rebun Island NERFINISHED
Rishiri Island NERFINISHED
Wakkanai NERFINISHED
country Japan
governedBy Hokkaido Prefectural Government NERFINISHED
hasCapital Wakkanai NERFINISHED
hasCity Wakkanai NERFINISHED
hasEconomicActivity dairy farming
fishing
tourism
hasNationalPark Rishiri-Rebun-Sarobetsu National Park NERFINISHED
hasPointOfInterest Cape Sōya NERFINISHED
hasTown Horonobe NERFINISHED
Rebun NERFINISHED
Rishiri NERFINISHED
Rishirifuji NERFINISHED
Sarufutsu NERFINISHED
Toyotomi NERFINISHED
language Japanese
locatedAtExtreme northernmost part of Japan
locatedIn Hokkaido region NERFINISHED
Japan
northern Japan
namedAfter Cape Sōya NERFINISHED
notableFor proximity to Sakhalin Island
partOf Hokkaido NERFINISHED
Hokkaido Prefecture NERFINISHED
regionType coastal region
subdivisionOf Hokkaido Prefecture NERFINISHED
timeZone Japan Standard Time
tourismAttraction Rishiri-Rebun-Sarobetsu National Park NERFINISHED
northernmost point of Japan
transportHub Wakkanai Airport NERFINISHED
Wakkanai Port NERFINISHED

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Wakkanai locatedInAdministrativeEntity Sōya Subprefecture
Wakkanai prefectureCapitalOf Sōya Subprefecture