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Tsukigata, Hokkaido

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Country
  
Japan

Population
  
3,429 (30 Sep 2016)

District
  
Kabato District, Hokkaido

Area
  
151 km²

Local time
  
Sunday 11:28 AM

Region
  
Hokkaido

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Prefecture
  
Hokkaido (Sorachi Subprefecture)

Time zone
  
Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)

Website
  
www.town.tsukigata.hokkaido.jp

Weather
  
3°C, Wind S at 14 km/h, 48% Humidity

Tsukigata (月形町, Tsukigata-chō) is a town located in Kabato District, Sorachi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan.

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Map of Tsukigata, Kabato District, Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan

As of 2016, the town has an estimated population of 3,429. The total area is 151.05 km².

History

The town's name originates from the first warden of Kabato Prison, located in Tsukigata, Kiyoshi Tsukigata.

  • 1881: Kabato Prison established. First warden: Kiyoshi Tsukigata. Tsukigata village established.
  • 1899: Urausu village (Now, Urausu town) established as a separate entity from Tsukigata town.
  • 1953: Tsukigata village becomes Tsukigata town.
  • 1981: Tsukigata town's 100 year anniversary.
  • 1983: Establishment of Tsukigata Prison Museum

    • Agricultural Produce

  • Rice, cut flowers, fruits (melons and watermelons)

    • Specialty Products

  • Tsukigata flowers, Tsukigata melons, Tsukigata watermelons (Godzilla egg and Dynamite varieties), Tomato Juice, Tsukigata Jingis Khan (Lamb), Tsukigata Manju, Tsukigata tofu, Kabato tofu,

    • Train

  • Hokkaido Passenger Rail (JR Hokkaido): Gakuentoshi Line: Tsukigaoka Station, Chiraiotsu Station, Ishikari Tsukigata Station, Yutakaoka Station, Sappinai Station

    • Bus

  • Hokkaido Chuo Bus: Bound for Iwamizawa Terminal via. Kitamura.
  • Shinshinotsu Bus: Bound for Shinshinotsu Village via. Ebetsu Station.

    • Taxi

  • Haato Hire

    • Roads

  • General Roads: National Highway 275 (Sorachi National Highway)
  • Prefectural Roads: Hokkaido Route 6 Iwamizawa- Tsukigata; Hokkaido Route 11 Tsukigata- Atsuta; Hokkaido Route 33 Biei- Tsukigata; Hokkaido Route 275 Tsukigata- Minenobu; Hokkaido Route 376

    • Culture

  • Tsukigata Prison Museum
  • Record Diary of Hokkaido
  • Sewage and Water Treatment

    • Sightseeing

  • Kairaku Park
  • Tsukigata Hot Spring Resort
  • Tsukigata Hot Spring Annexe
  • Rural activities workshop Facilities
  • People of Hokkaido Forests (Tsukigata Branch)
  • Tsukigata Prison Museum

    • References

    Tsukigata, Hokkaido Wikipedia
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