Hokkaido is the second-largest island of Japan and comprises the largest and northernmost prefecture, making up its own region. The Tsugaru Strait separates Hokkaidō from Honshu; the two islands are connected by the undersea railway Seikan Tunnel.
Hakodate is a city and port located in Oshima Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. It is the capital city of Oshima Subprefecture. As of January 31, 2024, the city had an estimated population of 239,813 with 138,807 households, and a population density of 354 persons per km². The total area is 677.86 square kilometres (261.72 sq mi). The city is the third biggest in Hokkaido after Sapporo and Asahikawa.
Eniwa is a city in Ishikari Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. It is on the Ishikari plain, 8 km north of Chitose, and 26 km south of the prefectural capital Sapporo. It is reached through route 36 and the Chitose Railway Line. The town is separated into three major areas: Eniwa in the south, Megumino in the center, and Shimamatsu in the north.
Kushiro is a city in Kushiro Subprefecture on the island of Hokkaido, Japan. Located along the coast of the North Pacific Ocean, it serves as the subprefecture's capital and it is the most populated city in the eastern part of the island.
Nemuro is a city and port located in Nemuro Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. It is the capital city of Nemuro Subprefecture. Much of the city lies on the Nemuro Peninsula. As of February 29, 2012, the city has an estimated population of 29,087, with 12,966 households, and a population density of 56.74 persons per km2. The total area is 512.63 km2 (197.93 sq mi).
Shiranuka is a town located in Kushiro Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. As of September, 2013, it has an estimated population of 8,910, and an area of 773.74 km2. The population has fallen significantly in recent years.
Betsukai is a town located in Nemuro Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. As of April 30, 2017, the town has an estimated population of 15,179, and an area of 1,320.15 km2. The town is primarily agricultural, with numerous dairy farms. It comprises a part of the agricultural region referred to as "Milk Land Hokkaido".
Rausu is a town located in Nemuro Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. As of September 30, 2016, it has an estimated population of 5,395, and an area of 397.88 km2.
Nemuro Main Line is a railway line in Hokkaido operated by Hokkaido Railway Company, connecting Takikawa Station in Takikawa and Nemuro Station in Nemuro, including Obihiro and Kushiro. Higashi-Nemuro is the most easterly situated station on the Japanese rail system.
The Sekishō Line is a railway line in Japan operated by Hokkaido Railway Company. The main Sekishō Line connects Minami-Chitose in Chitose and Shintoku Station in the town of Shintoku. The name of the line comes from the subprefectures along the route, namely Ishikari (石狩) and Tokachi (十勝).
The Furano Line is part of the Hokkaido Railway Company network in Hokkaidō, Japan. It connects Furano Station in the city of Furano and Asahikawa Station in the city of Asahikawa. Popular with tourists, it has recently come to serve commuters in the bedroom towns that are developing as suburbs of Asahikawa.
Anebetsu Station is a railway station of JR Hokkaido Nemuro Main Line located in Hamanaka, Akkeshi District, Kushiro Subprefecture, Hokkaidō, Japan.
Chanai Station is a railway station of JR Hokkaido Nemuro Main Line located in Hamanaka, Akkeshi District, Kushiro Subprefecture, Hokkaidō, Japan which opened on November 25, 1919.
Itoizawa Station was a railway station on the "Hanasaki Line" section of the JR Hokkaido Nemuro Main Line. Located in Akkeshi, Akkeshi District, Kushiro Subprefecture, Hokkaidō, Japan, it opened at Nov. 25, 1919, and closed on Mar. 12, 2022.
Monshizu Station is a railway station on the "Hanasaki Line" section of the JR Hokkaido Nemuro Main Line. Located in Akkeshi, Akkeshi District, Kushiro Subprefecture, Hokkaidō, Japan, it opened at December 1, 1917.
Kami-Oboro Station is a railway station on the "Hanasaki Line" section of the JR Hokkaido Nemuro Main Line. Located in Akkeshi, Akkeshi District, Kushiro Subprefecture, Hokkaidō, Japan, it opened at Dec. 1, 1917.
The Senmō Main Line is a Japanese railway line in Hokkaido, operated by Hokkaido Railway Company, between Higashi-Kushiro Station in Kushiro and Abashiri Station in Abashiri. The name comes from Kushiro (釧路) and Abashiri (網走). In 2008, a dual-mode vehicle was tested on parts of the line.
Mikage Station is a railway station in Shimizu, Kamikawa District, Hokkaido, Japan.
Akkeshi Town Historical Museum opened in Akkeshi, Hokkaidō, Japan in 1967. Situated in the immediate vicinity of Kokutai-ji and Akkeshi Jinja (厚岸神社), the collections document the history of the area and include Jōmon and Zoku-Jōmon ceramics; Ainu materials, including a makiri scabbard and a kiseru or smoking pipe obtained through trade with the Wajin; items dedicated at Shinmei-gū (神明宮), the predecessor shrine to Akkeshi Jinja established by Mogami Tokunai in 1791; documents from Kokutai-ji that have been designated an Important Cultural Property, including a temple diary with records of the tsunami resulting from the 1843 Tokachi-oki Earthquake and of the 1850 shipwreck of the Australian whaler Eamont; and an ema depicting Katō Kiyomasa dedicated by retainers of the Sendai Domain when charged with the safeguarding of much of Ezo after the transfer of responsibility from the Matsumae Domain to the shogunate during the Bakumatsu period.
The Menasunkur Ainu are an Ainu subgroup living on the eastern Hokkaido coast near Shizunai. Shakushain, the leader of the Menasunkur Ainu, led the Shakushain Revolts, the first large-scale attempt by the Ainu to dislodge the encroaching Japanese onto Hokkaido. The meaning of menas-un-kur is "the eastern people"; there is a theory that the Ainu adapted the concept "east" from Japanese peoples and adapted it into their name later.
