Kikonai, Hokkaido

Kikonai 木古内町
Town
Japanese transcription(s)
• Hepburn romanization	Kikonai-chō
Memorial Tablet for the Kanrin Maru Sinking at Saraki Point (February 2009)
The location of Kikonai in Oshima Subprefecture.
Country	Japan
Prefecture	Hokkaido
Subprefecture	Oshima Subprefecture
District	Kamiiso
Government
• Mayor (町長, chōchō)	Isao Ōmori (伊佐緒 大森)
Area
• Total	221.88 km2 (85.67 sq mi)
Population  (2009-03-31)
• Total	5,531
• Density	25/km2 (65/sq mi)
Post code	049-0422
Area code	01392
Official Tree	Cryptomeria
Official Flower	Rhododendron
Government Office Address	218 Banchi, Aza Hon-chō, Kikonai-chō, Kamiiso-gun, Hokkaidō 049-0422
Government Office Telephone	01392-2-3131
Website	http://www.town.kikonai.hokkaido.jp

Kikonai (木古内町, Kikonai-chō) is a town located in Kamiiso District, Oshima Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan.

As of 2008, the town has an estimated population of 5,726 and a density of 27.73 persons per km². The total area is 221.88 km².

Geography

Kikonai is located on the southwest of the Oshima Peninsula and faces Tsugaru Strait.

Neighboring towns

• Oshima Subprefecture
  • Hokuto
  • Shiriuchi
• Hiyama Subprefecture
  • Kaminokuni
  • Assabu

History

• 1902 Kikonai village was founded.
• 1942 Kikonai village became Kikonai town.
• 2012 Hokkaido Kikonai High School was closed.

Transportation

Kikonai's station, Kikonai Station, is located at the north end of the Seikan Tunnel, which connects the islands of Hokkaido and Honshū. The town government is actively promoting the development of the Hokkaidō Shinkansen and proposes offering intermodal service on the line.

Matsumae Line used to run from Kikonai but it was abolished in 1988. The section of Esashi Line from Kikonai to Esashi was also abolished in May 2014.

• Esashi Line: Kamaya - Izumisawa - Satsukari - Kikonai ( - Oshima-Tsuruoka - Yoshibori)
• Kaikyō Line: Kikonai

Sister city

• Tsuruoka, Yamagata (since 1989)

External links

Media related to Kikonai, Hokkaidō at Wikimedia Commons

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