To the northwest of this island is the Soya Strait. Its rugged interior features a string of volcanic peaks, the highest reaching over 7,500 feet at Asahi-dake.
To the northwest of this island is the Soya Strait. Its rugged interior features a string of volcanic peaks, the highest reaching over 7,500 feet at Asahi-dake. Home to the country's second longest river, the Ishikari, in the south the Tsugaru Strait separates it from the rest of the country, while in the northeast, the Nemuro Strait divides it from Kunashiri, the southernmost of the Kuril Islands. Its administrative capital is at Sapporo, and it is the ancestral home of the Ainu. FTP, what is this northernmost of Japan's four major islands?
To the northwest of this island is the Soya Strait. Its rugged interior features a string of volcanic peaks, the highest reaching over 7,500 feet at Asahi-dake.
Hokkaido (or North Sea Province)