Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk

Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk occupies the Susuya River valley in southern Sakhalin Oblast, on Sakhalin Island in Russia’s Far East. The low slopes of the Susunai Range rise east of the city, while its districts spread across a broad inland basin rather than the island’s rugged coast. From 1905 to 1945, it was the administrative centre of Japanese Karafuto and known as Toyohara. That period is recalled by the Sakhalin Regional Museum, housed in a 1937 building constructed for the Karafuto Prefectural Museum. As Sakhalin’s main administrative and transport centre, the city brings together many of the island’s Russian, Korean and Japanese cultural connections. Continue through nearby webcams to explore different parts of Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk and Sakhalin Island.

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