Kanayama Station, lamp hut, Minamifurano Town
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01462 ／ みなみふらのちょう

Hokkaido 空知郡

Minamifurano Town

The town lists a lamp hut as historic.

Kanayama Station, lamp hut

Photo by Yasu (CC BY-SA 3.0)

01 ／ Ikutora Shishimai

A lion dance recreating Etchu shishifrom Toyama is the town's only such asset.

The town says the Ikutora lion dance was formed in 1903 to recreate, at Ikutora, the Etchu lion dance handed down in the founders' home region of Toyama. It was designated a town intangible cultural property in 1965, and the town calls it the only one in the town.

  • Formed in 1903, per the town
  • Town intangible cultural property, 1965
  • Town designation, not national or prefectural

02 ／ Ochiai Station Building and Footbridge

The town's list records thefootbridge as restored in 1946.

Ochiai Station Building and Footbridge in Minamifurano Town
Photo by Mister0124 (CC BY-SA 4.0)

The town's list of historic buildings records the Ochiai Station building and footbridge at Ochiai as opened in 1901 (Meiji 34), with the footbridge restored in 1946. The owner is JR Hokkaido. The list has six entries, including station buildings at Ikutora, Kanayama, Shimo-Kanayama and Higashi-Shikagoe.

  • Station opened 1901, per the town's list
  • Footbridge restored in 1946
  • Six historic buildings listed by the town

03 ／ Higashi-Shikagoe Station Building

Higashi-Shikagoe went from signal stationto station; its building is on the list.

Higashi-Shikagoe Station Building in Minamifurano Town
Photo by Mister0124 (CC BY-SA 4.0)

The town's list records the Higashi-Shikagoe Station building as opened as a signal station in 1939 and raised to a station in 1946. Higashi-Shikagoe is one of the town's six settlements along the Sorachi River. The owner is JR Hokkaido.

  • Signal station opened 1939, per the town
  • Raised to a station in 1946
  • One of six settlements along the Sorachi River

Minamifurano Town from the sky

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

Wide (about 6 km across)

Close (about 1.5 km across)

Now (shot July–September 2017)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

33 minutes by town bus from Tomamu Station.

  • about 2,000 people
  • Rural district town

There is no operating railway station in the town. The Nemuro Main Line between Furano and Shintoku closed on 31 March 2024. In the town's timetable (version of 10 September 2026), the daily town bus takes 33 minutes from Tomamu Station to Ikutora Ekimae. The gateway is the town office at Ikutora.

People living here
2,376people
19952020

−7% since 2015

3,331 → 2,376

Area
665.54km²

99.83km² of it habitable

2024

Households
1,075households

2.2 people per household

2020

Rent (average for rentals)
—
Healthcare
0 hospitals ／ 6 clinics

25.3 per 10,000 people

2023

Area665.54km²Habitable land99.83km² ／ 15%
Area and habitable land at the same scalee-Stat B1101 / B1103
Children waiting for childcare
—2 nurseries and similar
Home purchase subsidy
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Average annual temperature
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These 3 items are waiting on a nationwide data source. We do not fill them with estimates.

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Where you can go from here.

Minamifurano Town in Japan43.164°N 142.569°E
TokyoOsakaMinamifurano Town
Minamifurano Town Office
南富良野町役場2014
  • to TomamuLocal bus33min

Travel times follow 南富良野町公式『バス運行時刻表【北落合・落合・幾寅・東鹿越地区】』（令和8年9月10日版。https://www.town.minamifurano.hokkaido.jp/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/bus-timetable-all_20260910.pdf ）の『南富良野町営バス（森林公園～トマム駅間：毎日運行）・占冠村営バス（道の駅～トマム駅間：日曜日は運行しません）』下り（幾寅・森林公園方面）。町営の便（毎日運行）はトマム駅発 9:52→幾寅駅前着 10:25、12:39→13:12、17:55→18:28 の3本とも33分（村営の 7:35・15:08・16:44 発は日曜運休なので採らない）。上り（幾寅駅前発→トマム駅着）は 8:19→8:50・11:29→12:00・17:24→17:55 の31分。料金は町営バス料金表 https://www.town.minamifurano.hokkaido.jp/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/tomamu_fare.pdf（トマム駅〜幾寅駅前は距離26.5km） (checked 2026-10-29). They vary by time of day.

Shape

Borders 8 municipalities.

Territory of Minamifurano Town
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)

Minamifurano Town isthis kind of town.

  1. 01The lamp hut at Kanayama Station, built in 1911, is one of six buildings the town lists as historic. The owner is JR Hokkaido. The list also names station buildings at Ochiai, Ikutora, Kanayama, Shimo-Kanayama and Higashi-Shikagoe
  2. 02The Ikutora lion dance was formed in 1903 to recreate the Etchu lion dance of Toyama at Ikutora, and was designated a town intangible cultural property in 1965. The town calls it the town's only one
  3. 03Minamifurano Town lies near the center of Hokkaido, ringed by mountains, with six settlements along the Sorachi River flowing east to west. There is no operating railway station in the town

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Minamifurano Town official site ↗Wikipedia ↗

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