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01234 ／きたひろしまし

Kitahiroshima City

Relay post of an Akage rice grower.

Old Shimamatsu Relay Post

Photo by Route275 at Japanese Wikipedia (CC BY 3.0)

01 ／ Akage rice

Akage, a cold-hardy variety,is grown every year by a society.

Nakayama Kyuzo settled in Shimamatsuzawa in 1871, brought cold-hardy Akage seed rice from Ono Village in southern Hokkaido, and in 1873 harvested 345 kg per tan. At the Old Shimamatsu Station Facilities stands a model paddy reproducing his field, and the Kitahiroshima City Akage Rice Preservation Society grows Akage every year.

345 kg per tan in 1873
Model paddy and a monument to cold-region rice
Grown yearly by the preservation society

02 ／ Development Memorial Park

A monument to the village's startmoved to a 100th-year park.

Development Memorial Park was laid out in 1984 for the 100th anniversary of the settlement. At its center stands Hiyaku (Leap), and Exchange Wing, made of atomic-bomb stone, marks ties with Hiroshima City. The monument and trees from the site of Wada Ikujiro's house were also moved to the park.

Laid out in 1984 for the 100th anniversary
Hiyaku (Leap) at the center
Monument moved from Wada Ikujiro's house site

03 ／ Fossils

From a single river basin in the city,10 mammal fossil species are confirmed.

In Kitahiroshima, 10 species of mammal fossils have been confirmed, including animals that lived on land and in the sea. All were found in one river basin in the city. The transfer specimen of cross-lamina, a stratum of sand and gravel piled at a slant, is a city-designated cultural property.

10 mammal fossil species
Land and sea animals
Cross-lamina specimen designated by the city

Kitahiroshima 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 August–September 2020)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 17 minutes to Sapporo by rapid train.

about 60,000 people

The city's access map gives about 17 minutes to Sapporo and about 21 minutes to New Chitose Airport by rapid train from JR Chitose Line Kita-Hiroshima Station (checked October 2026). Kita-Hiroshima Station is the city's only station.

People living here: 58,171people
Area: 119.05km²
Households: 24,640households
Rent (average for rentals): 46,089yen
Healthcare: 5 hospitals ／ 34 clinics

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

Children waiting for childcare: —12 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 5 municipalities.

Kitahiroshima City in Japan42.986°N 141.563°E

Territory of Kitahiroshima 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

14.8km

Eniwa City, Sapporo City, Ebetsu City, Naganuma Town, Nanporo Town

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

Kitahiroshima City isthis kind of town.

01The Old Shimamatsu Station Facilities, a national historic site, is the oldest surviving relay post in Hokkaido; from 1884 Nakayama Kyuzo, who succeeded in growing Akage rice, served as its fourth keeper
02Akage, a cold-region rice, is grown every year by the Kitahiroshima City Akage Rice Preservation Society, and Development Memorial Park holds monuments marking the 100th year of Hiroshima Village
03Ten mammal fossil species are confirmed in one river basin in the city, and Sapporo is about 17 minutes by rapid train from JR Kita-Hiroshima Station

See the town as it is now.

Source: Wikidata (P2002, P2003, P2013, P2397)

If something caught your eye, ask the town itself.

Kitahiroshima City official site ↗Wikipedia ↗

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