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Hokkaido is big, so you can move around in HokkaidoThis will take some time.
Especially for traveling to Abashiri, it is too far from New Chitose Airport, so I decided to use "Memanbetsu Airport" which is close to Abashiri.
And when I was investigating the means of transportation from the airport,
"I can walk to the nearest station,Unexplored stationSeems to be "
Get the information.
Looking at the map, the distance from the airport to the station is 1.7km,22 minutes on footSo much.
At a large airport, you may walk to the boarding gate for about 10 minutes, so it seems like you can walk normally.
I decided to visit to find out the truth of the story.
Memanbetsu Airport
Memanbetsu Airport is a regional airport, but there are many tourist destinations such as Abashiri, Shiretoko and Lake Akan in the vicinity, and the annual number of passengers is 70 to 80. (This is the number before Corona, but it's more than I thought, rudely!)
Most flights to and from Haneda and New Chitose Airport.
Since it was troublesome to change trains, I took a direct flight to Itami Airport, which operates only during the summer.
Stroll around Memanbetsu Airport
Memanbetsu Airport is usually busy with restaurants and shops.
For the time being, I will prepare my stomach at the restaurant.
A luxurious curry made from Hokkaido onions, potatoes and meat, and a mini seafood bowl.
There are potatoes and fried onions that are very self-assertive.
Since the town next to the airport is a sacred place for curling, there was a stone with an autograph.
It seems that the more there is an ice rink dedicated to curling in Kitami City, the more popular it is.
Although it is an airport parking lot, a considerable number of cars are parked.
Is there a hidden station near this airport?
The idea, "Isn't it just an exaggerated unexplored station because there are fewer users than the nearest stations at other airports?"
From the airport to the station
In search of the truth, we are leaving for the station.
When I walked for 5 minutes from the airport, the scenery became like Hokkaido.
Since Memanbetsu Airport is surrounded by trees, the landing plane will disappear as if it were sucked into the forest.
It's a very Hokkaido-like landscape.
This pasture roll is used as food for livestock in winter.
I've seen grass rolls from trains and buses until now, but this is the first time I've walked and watched slowly.
There was also a machine called a roll baler that made grass rolls.
I definitely want to see it in action.
Nishimemanbetsu Station
I've already walked for about 20 minutes, so it's no wonder that the station is about to come into view.
In the direction, you should turn left at the end of this road ...
Is there no way?
I want to turn left, but there is no way.
If you look around, you will see a signboard.
e?
No way?
what···?
The road is unpaved.It is gravel.The concept of station square is likely to collapse.
By the way, as you will see later, it is not a back road.
This is the main street to Nishi-Memambetsu Station.
If you don't have a sign, you'll be on a road that you'll never enter.
Then I saw the building.
Ekisha!
It is a station building.
It's no longer an unmanned station or something like that.
Looking at the number of station users, an average of 4 to 5 people a day!
It's definitely an unexplored station.
Grass grows up to the home.
This is the nearest station to the airport, right?
The total number of trains is about 1 per day, which is surprisingly large.
However, it is not linked to the departure and arrival times at the airport, so if you do not go after checking it, you will have to wait for 2 hours.
Time required from the airport to the station
It takes about 30 minutes on foot from Memanbetsu Airport to Nishi-Memambetsu Station.
The distance is about 1.6km, but considering that there is a lot of luggage because it is from the airport and that we proceed while taking pictures, I think it will be about that time.
Finally
Nishi-Memambetsu Station was a genuine unexplored station.
It was surprisingly fun along the way, but in the end I walked for about 30 minutes and I can't recommend it to anyone.
Let's use the bus obediently from Memanbetsu Airport.
However, if you go during the grass roll season (mid-August?), You can fully enjoy the scenery that is typical of Hokkaido, so it may not be bad.