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Kaminokuni, Hokkaido

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Country
  
Japan

District
  
Hiyama

Region
  
Hokkaido

Kaminokuni, Hokkaido

Prefecture
  
Hokkaido (Hiyama Subprefecture)

Time zone
  
Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)

City hall address
  
100 Odomari, Kaminokuni, Hiyama District, Hokkaido 049-0698

Kaminokuni (上ノ国町, Kaminokuni-chō) is a town located in Hiyama District, Hiyama Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan.

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In 2016, the town had an estimated population of 5,161 and a density of 9.4 per km². The total area is 547.58 km².

Geography

Kaminokuni is located on the southwest of the Oshima Peninsula and faces the Sea of Japan. Amano River flows through the central town. Esashi Line used to run along this river.

Neighboring towns

  • Hiyama Subprefecture
  • Esashi
  • Assabu
  • Oshima Subprefecture
  • Kikonai
  • Shiriuchi
  • Matsumae
  • Fukushima

    • History

    Strongman Takeda Nobuhiro (1431-1494), progenitor of the Kakizaki (later Matsumae) house, established a fort (tate) in Kaminokuni leading to the settlement of the area by other Wajin merchants and fishermen.

  • 1879 The village of Kaminokuni was founded.
  • 1902 Kaminokuni Village was merged with neighboring villages to form the new village of Kaminokuni.
  • 1967 Kaminokuni Village became Kaminokuni Town.

    • Education

  • High school
  • Hokkaido Kaminokuni High School
  • Junior high school
  • Kaminokuni Junior High School
  • Elementary school
  • Kaminokuni Elementary School
  • Kahoku Elementary School
  • Takisawa Elementary School

    • Sister cities

  • Goshogawara, Aomori
  • Omihachiman, Shiga

    • Notable people from Kaminokuni

  • Tatsuhiko Takimoto, author

    • References

    Kaminokuni, Hokkaido Wikipedia
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