01 ／ Senpyo carving
The salmon displayed in the town office, the last work of Honda Kazuma (art name Senpyo), is 1.8 m long and 45 cm wide, made of katsura wood, and is a tangible cultural property of the town. The town says Honda, who settled in Midorigaoka in 1900, originated the carving.
02 ／ Lion dance
The Kuriyama Oyako Shishimai is an intangible folk cultural property designated by the town. The town says it began in 1930 when Toyama natives in town bought equipment from their home region, and that it is said to be the Etchu dancing lion. The brave Kaga lion joined it, making a dance of its own.
03 ／ Odaishiyama
In 1911, followers of the Shingon sect placed 88 Jizo statues on Odaishiyama. The principal image of each temple on the Shikoku 88-temple pilgrimage was carved as a Jizo, and the town says soil from Shikoku is buried under the stone bases. It is in Kuriyama Park.
Now and 1974–78. Tap a photo to zoom in.
Wide (about 6 km across)
Close (about 1.5 km across)
Now (shot June–September 2015)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 only station is Kuriyama on the JR Muroran Main Line, the gateway. The town's access page (updated November 2023) says about 23 minutes from Iwamizawa by JR and about an hour from Sapporo by the Hokkaido Chuo Bus express Kuriyama. The town belongs to Yubari District. South of the station is Kurift, a hub made from an existing brick warehouse.
−8.7% since 2015
15,604 → 11,272
100.29km² of it habitable
2024
2.3 people per household
2020
8.0 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
25.4km
Travel times per leg are not published by the municipality, so they are not shown.
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