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01371 ／せたなちょう

Hokkaido 久遠郡

Setana Town

Up an iron chain, a shrine in a cave.

Ota Shrine, Rock Cave Main Hall

Photo by アラツク (CC BY-SA 4.0)

01 ／ Coastal cape

Until recently regarded as Hokkaido's westernmost point,the cape lies where a 3,395 m tunnel passes.

The Setana Tourism Association says the cape was regarded until recently as the westernmost point of Hokkaido. It lies where the 3,395 m Ota Tunnel passes and cannot be reached; it is viewed past the shrine's worship hall or stone lantern. The association says the actual westernmost area is on the rugged coast of Shinjo in the Kitahiyama district.

3,395 m Ota Tunnel
Regarded as westernmost until recently
Actual westernmost area is elsewhere

02 ／ Rock Formations

A rock like a bear holding its cub,and a rock whose two peaks join at the base.

The tourism association calls the Parent-and-Cub Bear Rock, on a coast in the Taisei district, a symbol of Setana, saying a parent bear seems to hold a cub. It calls the Three-Cedar Rock in the Setana district a symbol of Setana Town; it is about 30 m high, made of pyroxene andesite, and two of its rocks join at the base.

Parent-and-Cub Bear Rock
Three-Cedar Rock, about 30 m
Two rocks join at the base

03 ／ Archaeological Site

Hokkaido-designated pottery and stone tools,important for understanding Epi-Jomon life.

The Epi-Jomon site in the Setana district dates from about 2,300 to 800 years ago. Its 25 pieces of Esan-type pottery and 208 stone tools were designated a Hokkaido tangible cultural property on 31 March 1981. The tourism association says sites where dwellings, graves and workshops were all found are rare.

Epi-Jomon site
25 pottery pieces, 208 stone tools
Hokkaido-designated cultural property

Setana Town 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 July–October 2022)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

From Kunnui, 67 minutes by local bus.

about 7,000 people
Rural district town

Hakodate Bus's Setana-Oshamambe line takes 67 minutes, on every daily service, from the Kunnui stop near Kunnui Station to the Kitahiyama stop (timetable revised 1 October 2026). The town's access page says to get off the JR train at Oshamambe Station and take a Hakodate Bus.

People living here: 7,398people
Area: 638.68km²
Households: 3,534households
Rent (average for rentals): —
Healthcare: 2 hospitals ／ 5 clinics

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

Children waiting for childcare: —3 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.

ACCESS

Where you can go from here.

Setana Town in Japan42.417°N 139.883°E

to KunnuiLocal bus67min

Travel times follow 函館バス『2026年10月1日冬期改正ポケット時刻表』（https://hakobus.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/20261001_pocketjikokuhyo.pdf）の『瀬棚・長万部線 721・741・742・743・744系統』『瀬棚・八雲線 731系統』『久遠線 722・744系統』（地方版の p.141-143。見出しは『平日・土日祝共通』） (checked 2026-10-29). They vary by time of day.

Shape

Borders 3 municipalities.

Territory of Setana 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)

North to south

53.6km

Imakane Town, Yakumo Town, Shimamaki Village

Setana Town isthis kind of town.

01Ota Shrine in Setana Town stands on Mount Ota, which the town calls Hokkaido's oldest mountain sacred site; its main hall is in a rock cave, reached by climbing an iron chain about 7 m long hanging from a 90-degree cliff
02A cape in Setana was regarded until recently as Hokkaido's westernmost point, and the coast has a rock like a parent bear holding a cub and the Three-Cedar Rock, about 30 m high
03The Epi-Jomon finds from the site in the Setana district are Hokkaido-designated, and the town is 67 minutes by Hakodate Bus from the Kunnui stop

If something caught your eye, ask the town itself.

Setana Town official site ↗Wikipedia ↗