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Fukushima (福島町, Fukushima-chō) is a town located in Oshima Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan.

Fukushima
福島町
Town
Fukushima Town hall
Location of Fukushima in Hokkaido (Oshima Subprefecture)
Fukushima
Location in Japan
Coordinates: 41°28′N 140°15′E
CountryJapan
RegionHokkaido
PrefectureHokkaido (Oshima Subprefecture)
DistrictMatsumae
Government
  MayorTakuya Sato
Area
  Total187.23 km2 (72.29 sq mi)
Population
 (September 30, 2016)
  Total4,390
  Density23/km2 (61/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+09:00 (JST)
City hall address820 Fukushima, Fukushima-chō, Matsumae-gun, Hokkaidō
049-1331
Websitewww.town.fukushima.hokkaido.jp
Symbols
FlowerYamayuri (Golden-Rayed Lily)
TreeSugi (Japanese Cedar)

As of September 2016, the town has an estimated population of 4,390, and a density of 23 persons per km2. The total area is 187.23 km2.[1]


Economics


Fukushima Town port area in 2005
Fukushima Town port area in 2005

Industries in the town include squid fishing and tourism. The main tourist attractions are the Seikan Tunnel Museum, and the sumo museum (Yokozuna Chiyonoyama Chiyonofuji Kinenkan).

Two former Sumo Grand Champions (Yokozuna) were born and lived in Fukushima and their careers are celebrated in the sumo museum. The first is Chiyonoyama (千代の山 雅信) followed by Chiyonofuji (千代の富士貢). The latter is one of the most successful sumo wrestlers of all time and won 31 top division titles in his career before retiring in 1991.[2][3][4]

A new tourist attraction opened in July, 2011. The Kaikyo Yokozuna Beach opened after several years of planning and building and has been named after the two famous Yokozuna from the town.[5]


History



Transportation


Yoshioka, a part of the town, has access tunnels to the Seikan Tunnel and Yoshioka-Kaitei Station. This station, along with Tappi-Kaitei Station on the Aomori side of the tunnel, were the world's first undersea stations. They were closed because of the construction of Hokkaido Shinkansen.

The Seikan Tunnel travels beneath the Tsugaru Strait — connecting the island of Hokkaido and Aomori Prefecture on the Japanese island of Honshū — as part of the Japan Railways Kaikyō Line. The access tunnels from Yoshioka serve as emergency access and escape points and were important during the tunnel's construction phase.


Education



Sister cities



Notable people



References


  1. Fukushima Town website (in Japanese)
  2. "Japan Sumo Association". Archived from the original on 2012-02-29. Retrieved 2012-03-09.
  3. Japan Sumo Association - Chiyonofuji Profile Archived 2012-03-19 at the Wayback Machine
  4. Japan Sumo Association - Chiyonoyama Profile Archived 2012-03-20 at the Wayback Machine
  5. Kaikyo Yokozuna Beach (in Japanese)
  6. Hokkaido Fukushima Commercial High School
  7. "福島町リンク集". www.town.fukushima.hokkaido.jp. Archived from the original on 2003-04-19.




На других языках


[de] Fukushima (Hokkaidō)

Fukushima (japanisch 福島町, -chō) ist eine Kleinstadt auf der Insel Hokkaidō in Japan. Sie gehört zum Landkreis Matsumae in der Unterpräfektur Oshima
- [en] Fukushima, Hokkaido

[ru] Фукусима (посёлок)

Фукусима (яп. 福島町 Фукусима-тё:) — посёлок в Японии, находящийся в уезде Мацумаэ округа Осима губернаторства Хоккайдо. Площадь посёлка составляет 187,25 км²[1], население — 4729 человек (30 июня 2014)[2], плотность населения — 25,26 чел./км².



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