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01391 ／しままきむら

Hokkaido 島牧郡

Shimamaki Village

A cape lighthouse, lamp 282 m above sea.

Cape Motta Lighthouse

Photo by Soica2001 (Public domain)

01 ／ Garo Falls

A great waterfall, 70 m high and 35 m wide,carries a dragon legend.

Garo Falls in Shimamaki Village — Photo by Taku Shibata (Public domain)

The village describes Garo Falls as a great waterfall 70 m high and 35 m wide, chosen among Japan's Top 100 Waterfalls. A legend remains that a dragon guards the Matsumae domain's treasure, and water welling from a rock crack in the river feeding the falls is called the dragon god's sacred water.

70 m high, 35 m wide, per the village
Chosen among Japan's Top 100 Waterfalls
Spring called the dragon god's sacred water

02 ／ Enoshima Coast

Enoshima Coast was chosenamong Japan's Top 100 Beaches.

The village says Enoshima Coast, along with Garo Falls, was chosen among Japan's Top 100 Beaches. The Shimamaki Chamber of Commerce tourism site says the shore runs about 4 km and is mixed with fine stones such as agate and jasper.

Chosen among Japan's Top 100 Beaches
About 4 km of shore, per the Chamber of Commerce
Fine stones such as agate and jasper

03 ／ Village origins

East and West Shimamaki, divided along a river,became one village in 1956.

According to the village history, in 1899 the area was divided along a river, with a registrar's office set up for the east and another for the west, and in 1906 they became East Shimamaki and West Shimamaki. In 1956 both were abolished and Shimamaki Village was established. The village says the name derives from the Ainu word Shumakomaki, meaning rock behind.

Divided along a river in 1899
Shimamaki Village established in 1956
Name from the Ainu Shumakomaki, per the village

Shimamaki Village 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 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

No station, on the Sea of Japan.

about 1,000 people
Rural district town

According to the village, Shimamaki faces the Sea of Japan to the northwest and covers 437.18 km2. Fishing is its main industry and forest covers most of the village. There is no railway station in the village, and the village guide gives a route by bus from Kuromatsunai Station on the Hakodate Main Line.

People living here: 1,356people
Area: 437.18km²
Households: 617households
Rent (average for rentals): —
Healthcare: 0 hospitals ／ 1 clinic

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

Children waiting for childcare: —1 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.

Shimamaki Village in Japan42.700°N 140.061°E

Territory of Shimamaki Village

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

29.0km

Setana Town, Imakane Town, Kuromatsunai Town, Oshamambe Town, Suttsu Town

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

Shimamaki Village isthis kind of town.

01Cape Motta Lighthouse stands in Shimamaki Village. The Japan Coast Guard lists its lamp at 282.0 meters above sea level, lit on April 11, 1937. The village overview lists the lighthouse under sightseeing
02The village introduces Garo Falls, 70 m high and 35 m wide and chosen among Japan's Top 100 Waterfalls, and Enoshima Coast, chosen among Japan's Top 100 Beaches. The village was formed in 1956 from East and West Shimamaki
03There is no railway station in the village, which faces the Sea of Japan across 437.18 km2 and has fishing as its main industry

If something caught your eye, ask the town itself.

Shimamaki Village official site ↗Wikipedia ↗

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