01463 ／ しむかっぷむら
Hokkaido 勇払郡A gorge of red chert and clear water.
Akaiwa Seigan Gorge01 ／ Headwaters
The village says the headwaters of the 135-km Mu River, which flows into the Pacific, run through Shimukappu. It adds that the main stream has no dam and that sakura trout run upstream. 127 pitfall traps have been excavated along the river.
02 ／ Railway
The village records that Shimukappu had no railway until 1981 (Showa 56), and that people and goods crossed steep passes. It lists two JR limited express stops in the village: Shimukappu Station and Tomamu Station.
03 ／ Village center
The village says Aza Shimukappu was the most prosperous district from the Meiji to the Showa era, and the village's first school opened there in 1904. It notes Chuo district has the village office, a roadside station, schools and a clinic, and the most residents.
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））
Living here
The village says Shimukappu Station and Tomamu Station, both JR limited express stops, are in the village. It gives 1 hour 30 minutes from Sapporo Station, and about 1 hour from New Chitose Airport Station and Obihiro Station. The village belongs to Yufutsu District.
+7.8% since 2015
2,104 → 1,306
52.71km² of it habitable
2024
1.5 people per household
2020
15.3 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
27.7km
Travel times per leg are not published by the municipality, so they are not shown.
If something caught your eye, ask the town itself.
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Garden clouds are drawn in white cement.
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The town lists a lamp hut as historic.
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