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Kyōgoku (京極町, Kyōgoku-chō) is a town located in Shiribeshi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. Kyōgoku sits at the eastern foot of Mount Yōtei (1,898 kilometres (1,179 mi)), an active stratovolcano volcano which dominates the skyline of the town.[1][2]

Kyōgoku
京極町
Town
Kyōgoku town office
Location of Kyōgoku in Hokkaido (Shiribeshi Subprefecture)
Kyōgoku
Location in Japan
Coordinates: 42°51′N 140°53′E
CountryJapan
RegionHokkaido
PrefectureHokkaido (Shiribeshi Subprefecture)
DistrictAbuta District
Area
  Total231.61 km2 (89.43 sq mi)
Population
 (September 2016)
  Total3,144
  Density14/km2 (35/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+09:00 (JST)
City hall address527 Kyōgoku, Kyōgoku-chō, Abuta-gun, Hokkaidō
044-0101
Websitewww.town-kyogoku.jp

The town borders the south ward (Minami-ku) of Sapporo, but car traffic from Kyōgoku must drive over an hour through the Nakayama Toge mountain pass to enter Sapporo.

Tourists visit the town to drink the spring water in Fukidashi Park, where the water from Mount Yōtei bubbles out of the ground.

The town has a sister city relationship with the city of Marugame in Kagawa Prefecture.


Geography


Kyōgoku is mountainous, with several peaks above 1,000 metres (3,300 ft). The town sits between Mount Yotei to the east, and Mount Muine (1,464 metres (4,803 ft)), Mount Nakadake 1,387.8 metres (4,553 ft), and Mount Kimobetsu (1,176.9 metres (3,861 ft)) to the west.[3][4]

The Shiribetsu River (126 kilometres (78 mi)), which emerges from Lake Shikotsu to the south, runs through Kyōgoku between Mount Yotei and the western peaks in the town. The river eventually flows into the Sea of Japan.[1][5]


Neighboring municipalities



History


Kyōgoku was first settled by the Japanese in 1897. Takanori Kyōgoku (1858-1928) was a former noble of the Kyōgoku clan and head of the Marugame Domain, Sanuki Province in present-day Kagawa Prefecture, Shikoku. Kyōgoku was given permission to set up an agricultural operation in the area, as part of Kutchan.[1][6][7][8]


Transportation



Public transport


Kyōgoku is not connected by rail to other areas of Hokkaido. The town was formerly a stop on the Japanese National Railways (JR) Iburi Line which ceased operation in 1986.[1]


Highways


Japan National Route 227, a national highway of Japan, runs through the east of Kyōgoku and connects the town to Hakodate and Esashi.[1]


Education


Elementary schools:

Junior high school:


Annual events



Sister city


Marugame in Kagawa Prefecture, Japan


Notable people from Kyōgoku



References


  1. "京極(町)" [Kyōgoku]. Nihon Daihyakka Zensho (Nipponika) (in Japanese). Tokyo: Shogakukan. 2012. OCLC 153301537. Archived from the original on 2007-08-25. Retrieved 2012-11-21.
  2. "羊蹄山" [Mount Yotei]. Dijitaru Daijisen (in Japanese). Tokyo: Shogakukan. 2012. OCLC 56431036. Archived from the original on 2007-08-25. Retrieved 2012-11-21.
  3. "酒". Nihon Daihyakka Zensho (Nipponika) (in Japanese). Tokyo: Shogakukan. 2012. OCLC 153301537. Archived from the original on 2007-08-25. Retrieved 2012-11-21.
  4. "喜茂別岳" [Mount Kimobetsu]. Nihon Rekishi Chimei Taikei (in Japanese). Tokyo: Shogakukan. 2012. OCLC 173191044. dlc 2009238904. Archived from the original on 2007-08-25. Retrieved 2012-11-21.
  5. "Shiribetsugawa". Encyclopedia of Japan. Tokyo: Shogakukan. 2012. OCLC 56431036. Archived from the original on 2007-08-25. Retrieved 2012-11-21.
  6. "京極高徳" [Takanori Kyōgoku]. Nihon Jinmei Daijiten (日本人名大辞典) (in Japanese). Tokyo: Shogakukan. 2012. Archived from the original on 2007-08-25. Retrieved 2012-11-21.
  7. (in Japanese) History page on Kyogoku town Web site
  8. (in Japanese) History entry at Namara Hokkaido[permanent dead link]



На других языках


- [en] Kyōgoku, Hokkaido

[ru] Кёгоку

Кёгоку (яп. 京極町 Кё:гоку-тё:) — посёлок в Японии, находящийся в уезде Абута округа Сирибеси губернаторства Хоккайдо. Площадь посёлка составляет 231,61 км²[1], население — 3218 человек (30 июня 2014)[2], плотность населения — 13,89 чел./км².



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