Wakkanai, Sōya region, northern Hokkaidō

Wakkanai faces the Sōya Strait at the northern end of Hokkaidō. The prefectural guide explains the name as a shortened form of Yam-wakka-nay, referring to a stream with good drinking water.

Ainu spellings: ヤㇺ・ワッカ・ナイ, ヤムワッカナイ