Shintotsukawa Shrine, wood gift, Shintotsukawa Town
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01432 ／ しんとつかわちょう

Hokkaido 樺戸郡

Shintotsukawa Town

Mother village sent cedar and cypress.

Shintotsukawa Shrine, wood gift

Photo by 禁樹なずな (CC BY-SA 4.0)

01 ／ Shin-Totsukawa Station

The Sassho Line's terminus closed,and a park now covers its site.

Shin-Totsukawa Station in Shintotsukawa Town
Photo by ブルーノ・プラス (CC BY 4.0)

Shin-Totsukawa was the terminus of the Sassho Line, and the town describes the arriving train as becoming the nation's earliest last train. The section between Hokkaido-Iryodaigaku and Shin-Totsukawa closed in May 2020, and Sakura Park opened on the station site in October 2023.

  • Section to Shin-Totsukawa closed in May 2020
  • Sakura Park opened on the station site in October 2023
  • Town calls it the nation's earliest last train

02 ／ Toppu River

The town records that Toppu Rivertakes its name from Ainu Tokkuputo.

Toppu River in Shintotsukawa Town
Photo by 禁樹なずな (CC BY-SA 4.0)

According to the town's place-name dictionary, the area near the junction of the Ishikari and Toppu Rivers was called Tokkuputo in Ainu. Matsuura Takeshiro wrote it with characters meaning 'protruding ward', and the settlers first chose other characters before soon changing them to those now used for Toppu.

  • Tokku means a protrusion, puto a river mouth
  • Matsuura Takeshiro used the characters for Tokku
  • Settlers soon replaced their first choice of characters

03 ／ Shintotsukawa Shishi Kagura

A lion dance society founded by Toyama nativesis the town's Intangible Folk Cultural Property No. 1.

In 1908, people from Toyama Prefecture founded a lion dance society. The town says it has since offered dances at festivals such as that of Tamaki Shrine, now Shintotsukawa Shrine, and designated the dance Town Intangible Folk Cultural Property No. 1 on March 1, 1983.

  • Society founded in 1908
  • Dances offered at Tamaki Shrine (now Shintotsukawa Shrine) festivals
  • Designated Town Property No. 1 on March 1, 1983

Shintotsukawa 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 June 2024)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 right bank of the Ishikari.

  • about 6,000 people
  • Rural district town

The Sassho Line closed in May 2020, and the town no longer has a railway station. According to the town, it lies near the center of the Sorachi area of central Hokkaido, at the northern end of Kabato District, on the right bank of the Ishikari River. Across the river to the east lie Takikawa City, Sunagawa City and Naie Town.

People living here
6,484people
19952020

−5.1% since 2015

8,363 → 6,484

Area
495.47km²

112.36km² of it habitable

2024

Households
2,543households

2.5 people per household

2020

Rent (average for rentals)
—
Healthcare
1 hospital ／ 2 clinics

4.6 per 10,000 people

2023

Area495.47km²Habitable land112.36km² ／ 23%
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.

ACCESS

Where you can go from here.

Shintotsukawa Town in Japan43.549°N 141.877°E
TokyoOsakaShintotsukawa Town
  • to TakikawaLocal bus13min

Travel times follow 北海道中央バス公式『滝川・砂川管内 時刻表』（https://www.chuo-bus.co.jp/city_route/pdf/TAKIKAWA.pdf ・表紙『2026年10月1日改正』・PDF の更新 2026-10-02・2026-10-29 に読んだ）の『滝新線』。**滝川駅前①（滝の川団地発→新十津川役場行きの停留所）→新十津川役場**：月曜〜金曜 7:02→7:15（13分）・7:52→8:06（14分）・9:09→9:22（13分）・10:09→10:22（13分）・11:29→11:42（13分）・13:09→13:22（13分）・14:29→14:42（13分）・16:04→16:19（15分）・17:24→17:37（13分）・18:54→19:07（13分）、土曜・日曜・祝日 7:49→8:02・9:09→9:22・11:09→11:22・13:09→13:22・15:09→15:22・17:04→17:17・19:04→19:17（すべて13分）。**運転日の注意書きの無い毎日運転の最速は13分**（9:09→9:22 などは平日も土休日も同じ）。逆向き（新十津川役場発→滝川駅前③）：平日 7:50→8:04・8:50→9:04・9:50→10:04 ほか14分（平日朝の7:55発〈橋本町経由・石狩川橋経由〉だけ8:07着の12分だが平日のみで数えない）、土休日 7:50→8:04・9:50→10:04・12:00→12:14 ほか14分 (checked 2026-10-29). They vary by time of day.

Shape

Borders 8 municipalities.

Territory of Shintotsukawa 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)

Shintotsukawa Town isthis kind of town.

  1. 01Shintotsukawa Shrine began in 1891 when the divided spirits of Tamaki Shrine in the mother village of Totsukawa were enshrined, and the Hokkaido Shrine Agency records that in its 100th year, in 1990, the mother village gave cedar and cypress for renovations
  2. 02Shin-Totsukawa was the terminus of the Sassho Line, which the town calls the nation's earliest last train, and a park opened on the station site after the line closed in 2020
  3. 03The town records the name of Toppu River as coming from Ainu Tokkuputo, and the shishi kagura is the town's Intangible Folk Cultural Property No. 1

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