Rusutsu, Hokkaido
Rusutsu (留寿都村, Rusutsu-mura) is a village located in Abuta District, Shiribeshi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan.
As of 2008[update], the village has an estimated population of 2,045. The total area is 119.92 km².
Geography
Rusutsu is located on the southern of Shiribeshi Subprefecture. Mount Shiritsu is in the northern of the town.
The name came from Ainu word "ru-sutu", meaning "Road at the foot of the mountain".[1]
Neighboring municipalities
- Shiribeshi Subprefecture
- Iburi Subprefecture
History
- 1897 Makkari Village split off from Abuta Village (now Toyako Town).[2]
- 1901 Kaributo Village (now Niseko Town) was split off from Makkari Village.
- 1906 Makkari Village became a Second Class Village.
- 1910 Makkari Village was transferred from Muroran Subprefecture (now Iburi Subprefecture) to Shiribeshi Subprefecture.
- 1917 Kimobetsu Village (now town) was split off from Makkari Village.
- 1922 Makkaribetsu Village (now Makkari Village) was split off from Makkari Village.
- 1925 Makkari Village changed it name to Rusutsu Village.
Sister city
Industry
Rusutsu is the top producer of Daikon in Hokkaido. It also produces potato and Asparagus.[4]
Commercial facilities and companies of Rusutsu are along Route 230. There are Sightseeing spots such as Rusutsu Resort at a distance from the center of the village.[5]
Education
- High school
- Hokkaido Rusutsu High School[6]
- Junior high school
- Rusutsu Junior High School
- Elementary school
- Rusutsu Elementary School
References
External links
- Media related to Rusutsu, Hokkaidō at Wikimedia Commons
- Rusutsu official website Template:Ja icon