01 ／ Ebetsu Kofun Group
It is a cluster of tombs from the late 8th to the mid-9th century. A 1980 survey confirmed 21 tombs, and 18 were preserved. The Agency for Cultural Affairs notes that of three sites of this kind found along the Ishikari River, this is the only one that survives.
02 ／ Old building
The former Hokkaido Forest Tree Breeding Institute building went up in November 1927 as the Hokkaido branch office of the Ministry of Home Affairs' Forestry Experiment Station. The first floor is brick masonry; the second floor and attic are timber. It stopped serving as an office in 1996 and was registered as a national tangible cultural property in 2001.
03 ／ Former Hida Seito factory
Hida Seito built it in 1951 and extended it in 1953; its walls are laid in brick. It made items such as farm drainage pipes until the company closed voluntarily in 1998. Registered as a national tangible cultural property in 2019, it is also listed as a visiting spot for the Hokkaido Heritage "Ebetsu bricks".
Now and 1974–78. Tap a photo to zoom in.
Wide (about 6 km across)
Close (about 1.5 km across)
Now (shot October 2021)Shot 1974–78
Source: Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI) GSI Tiles（全国最新写真（シームレス）／国土画像情報（第一期：1974〜1978年撮影））
Living here
The city's access page (updated 18 August 2026) gives about 20 minutes by train from JR Sapporo Station to JR Takasago Station, then about 7 minutes on foot to City Hall. Takasago Station is on the JR Hakodate Main Line.
+0.3% since 2015
115,495 → 121,056
168.19km² of it habitable
2024
2.2 people per household
2020
National average 60,630 yen
2023
6.2 per 10,000 people
2023
These 3 items are waiting on a nationwide data source. We do not fill them with estimates.
Shape
North to south
17.4km
Travel times per leg are not published by the municipality, so they are not shown.
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