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01228 ／ふかがわし

Fukagawa City

A tunnel dug under the Ishikari River.

Suigen Shrine, Taisho Canal

01 ／ Ruins

A stone circle thought to be a Jomon tombis a national historic site.

Otoe Stone Circle lies on Mt. Inami in Koyo. The city history says jade beads, arrowheads, a red-lacquered bow and other finds are said to have been obtained by trade with people of Honshu.

National designation, December 28, 1956
Thought to be a Jomon-period tomb
Jade beads and a red-lacquered bow

02 ／ Great tree

A yew with an estimated age of over 700 yearsis counted among the city's famous trees.

The city's page on notable trees lists the Takahashi Pass Yew, a protected tree, at an estimated age of over 700 years. Designated on April 1, 1985 with it are an elm of over 340 years, an elm of over 350 years and the Fukagawa Shrine grove of over 300 years.

Estimated age over 700 years
Protected tree, designated April 1, 1985
Six notable trees

03 ／ Rice

The city designates the place said to beFukagawa's first rice growing.

The birthplace of rice growing in Fukagawa lies by the Otoe River in Otoe and was designated by the city on April 1, 1982. The city says a man named Takahashi sowed seed rice on about 10 ares of marsh in 1890, said to be the first rice cultivation in Fukagawa. The city history says rice grew well in Otoe in 1892.

City designation, April 1, 1982
Seed sown in 1890
About 10 ares

Fukagawa City from the sky

Now and 1974–78. Tap a photo to zoom in.

Now1974–78

Wide (about 6 km across)

Close (about 1.5 km across)

Now (shot September–October 2009)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））

Open in GSI Maps (now)Open in GSI Maps (1974–78)

Living here

About 60 minutes from Sapporo by limited express, 20 from Asahikawa.

about 20,000 people

The city's tourism site says JR Fukagawa Station (1-9 Jo, Fukagawa) is about 60 minutes from Sapporo and about 20 minutes from Asahikawa by limited express. The city's stations on the JR Hakodate Main Line are Fukagawa and Osamunai, both listed in the JR Hokkaido timetable for October 2026.

People living here: 20,039people
Area: 529.42km²
Households: 9,198households
Rent (average for rentals): 37,418yen
Healthcare: 5 hospitals ／ 13 clinics

Area and habitable land at the same scalee-Stat B1101 / B1103

Children waiting for childcare: —9 nurseries and similar
Home purchase subsidy: —
Average annual temperature: —

These 3 items are waiting on a nationwide data source. We do not fill them with estimates.

Shape

Borders 9 municipalities.

Fukagawa City in Japan43.723°N 142.054°E

Territory of Fukagawa City

Boundaries: National Land Numerical Information (Administrative Area Data), MLIT. Processed by Machigatari.Lakes: National Land Numerical Information (Lake Data), MLIT. Processed by Machigatari. Prepared with the approval of the Director-General of the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan, using its Digital Map 25000 (Spatial Data Framework) and Digital Map 25000 (Place Names and Public Facilities). (承認番号平27情使、第585号)

North to south

46.5km

Asahikawa City, Numata Town, Horokanai Town, Takikawa City, Ashibetsu City, Moseushi Town, Obira Town, Chippubetsu Town, Akabira City

Travel times per leg are not published by the municipality, so they are not shown.

Fukagawa City isthis kind of town.

01Suigen Shrine stands at the start of the Taisho Canal, which draws water from the Ishikari River. The city history says that in the canal works begun in 1912 and completed in 1916, a tunnel was dug under the Ishikari River at Osamunai and Ichiyan
02On Mt. Inami in Koyo, Otoe, is a stone circle thought to be a Jomon tomb, a national historic site. Otoe also has the ruins of a city-designated post station and the city-designated birthplace of rice growing
03Among the city's protected famous trees is the Takahashi Pass Yew, over 700 years old. The city's stations on the JR Hakodate Main Line are Fukagawa and Osamunai

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Fukagawa City official site ↗Wikipedia ↗

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