Kyōgoku 京極町 | |
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 Kyōgoku town office | |
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 Location of Kyōgoku inHokkaido (Shiribeshi Subprefecture) | |
  Kyōgoku Location in Japan | |
| Coordinates:42°51′N140°53′E / 42.850°N 140.883°E /42.850; 140.883 | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Hokkaido |
| Prefecture | Hokkaido (Shiribeshi Subprefecture) |
| District | Abuta District |
| Area | |
• Total | 231.61 km2 (89.43 sq mi) |
| Population (September 2016) | |
• Total | 3,144 |
| • Density | 13.57/km2 (35.16/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+09:00 (JST) |
| City hall address | 527 Kyōgoku, Kyōgoku-chō, Abuta-gun, Hokkaidō 044-0101 |
| Website | www |
Kyōgoku (京極町,Kyōgoku-chō) is atown located inShiribeshi Subprefecture,Hokkaido,Japan. Kyōgoku sits at the eastern foot ofMount Yōtei (1,898 kilometres (1,179 mi)), an activestratovolcano volcano which dominates the skyline of the town.[1][2]
The town borders the south ward (Minami-ku) ofSapporo, but car traffic from Kyōgoku must drive over an hour through theNakayama Toge mountain pass to enter Sapporo.
Tourists visit the town to drink the spring water in Fukidashi Park, where the water fromMount Yōtei bubbles out of the ground.
The town has a sister city relationship with the city ofMarugame inKagawa Prefecture.
Kyōgoku is mountainous, with several peaks above 1,000 metres (3,300 ft). The town sits between Mount Yotei to the east, andMount Muine (1,464 metres (4,803 ft)),Mount Nakadake 1,387.8 metres (4,553 ft), andMount Kimobetsu (1,176.9 metres (3,861 ft)) to the west.[3][4]
TheShiribetsu River (126 kilometres (78 mi)), which emerges fromLake Shikotsu to the south, runs through Kyōgoku between Mount Yotei and the western peaks in the town. The river eventually flows into theSea of Japan.[1][5]
Kyōgoku was first settled by the Japanese in 1897.Takanori Kyōgoku (1858–1928) was a former noble of theKyōgoku clan and head of theMarugame Domain,Sanuki Province in present-dayKagawa Prefecture,Shikoku. Kyōgoku was given permission to set up an agricultural operation in the area, as part of Kutchan.[1][6][7][8]
Kyōgoku is not connected by rail to other areas of Hokkaido. The town was formerly a stop on theJapanese National Railways (JR)Iburi Line which ceased operation in 1986.[1]
Japan National Route 227, anational highway ofJapan, runs through the east of Kyōgoku and connects the town toHakodate andEsashi.[1]
Elementary schools:
Junior high school:
Marugame inKagawa Prefecture,Japan
Media related toKyōgoku, Hokkaidō at Wikimedia Commons
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