Toyokoro, Hokkaido

The location of Toyokoro in Tokachi Subprefecture.

Main street in Toyokoro

Southeast on Main Street

A Residential Area

Toyokoro (豊頃町, Toyokoro-chō) is a town located in Nakagawa District, Tokachi, Hokkaidō, Japan.

As of 2008, the town has an estimated population of 3,749 and a density of 7.17 persons per km². The total area is 536.52 km².

The town is separated into two main areas, Toyokoro and Moiwa. These areas are separated by the Tokachi River. Two bridges, Toyokoro Ohashi Bridge and Moiwa Bridge, connect the two. The Toyokoro area has the town's JR Station (which is ticketless and has no permanent staff), an elementary school, the town's only junior high school, a gas station and the town's only major convenience store (Seicomart) and a few residential streets. The Moiwa area is the major area of the town, which has the Town Hall, the town convention center, the bank, two small supermarkets, a post office, an elementary school and the majority of the residential area. It is also where Moiwa Mountain is, which has a park golf course, camping facilities, and even a very small airport.

The town is famous for the Harunire Tree, which is two elm trees that are fused together to look like one. The tree has a very pleasing shape and was used in a car commercial. The town also is locally famous for Zabon, a ramen shop.

In 2003, the town was hit by the world's strongest earthquake. Fortunately, nobody was killed.

The town's sister city is Summerland, British Columbia, Canada.

External links

• Town website in Japanese (some content in English)

• Town Board of Education website in Japanese