01644 ／ いけだちょう
Hokkaido 中川郡Castle-like, formally a town institute.
Wine Castle, a town institute01 ／ Station-front fountain
The wine glass fountain appeared in front of JR Ikeda Station in September 1975 and was long loved as a symbol of the town. The glass was later damaged, and on July 8, 2006, a second fountain, repaired and donated by JR Hokkaido, was unveiled.
02 ／ Town name
According to the town's official history, the name was set as Shibosamu Village in 1906 (Meiji 39), changed again in 1913, and fixed as Ikeda Town when town status began in 1926. Settlement advanced through farms including the Ikeda Farm of Marquis Ikeda Nakahiro. The tourism association says the town's name comes from the station built on that farm.
03 ／ Toshibetsu Station
The town's 2026 profile records that Toshibetsu Station was established in 1904 (Meiji 37) with the opening of the railway. The tourism association says the station was moved in 1967 when the railway bridge over the river was replaced, and the present station building was built.
Now and 1974–78. Tap a photo to zoom in.
Wide (about 6 km across)
Close (about 1.5 km across)
Now (shot September 2011)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 town's stations in the JR Hokkaido timetable (October 2026 issue) are Ikeda Station and Toshibetsu Station on the Nemuro Main Line. The Tokachi Wine website describes Ikeda Station as a stop for the Limited Express Ozora. The gateway is Ikeda Station.
−8.5% since 2015
9,093 → 6,294
133.72km² of it habitable
2024
2.1 people per household
2020
11.1 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
26.8km
Travel times per leg are not published by the municipality, so they are not shown.
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