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01641 ／たいきちょう

Hokkaido 広尾郡

Taiki Town

A river also named “southwest wind.”

Rekifune River

Photo by Highten31 (CC BY-SA 3.0)

01 ／ Gold

Around 1900, as many as 200 gold pannerscrowded into a settlement on the river.

The Rekifune River rises in the southern Hidaka Mountains, runs 64.7 km, and is also called by a name meaning “southwest wind.” The town says gold in the riverbed is why it is called the “river of treasure,” and dates the gold rush to around 1900. It calls upstream Kamuikotan a “place of strange rocks and fine views.”

Around 1900: up to 200 gold panners
64.7 km long
Name meaning “southwest wind”

02 ／ Station site

Where Taiki Station’s tracks ran,there is now an open space, Taiki Traffic Park.

The town’s tourism site says that at its peak, around 1960, Taiki Station averaged over 1,000 passengers a day. After the Hiroo Line closed in 1987, the station building remained; through its windows you can see the ticket gate and waiting room (it cannot be entered).

Around 1960: 1,000+ passengers a day
Hiroo Line closed in 1987
Taiki Traffic Park

03 ／ Fishing

Clam fishing is held on just one day a year,yielding giants of 5 cm or more.

The town says Japanese basket clam fishing takes place on only one day a year at Lake Oikamanai, limited to once a year to protect the resource. Fishers gather the clams by hand, and gathering them there is prohibited by law for the general public.

One day a year
Shells 5 cm or longer
Gathered by hand

Taiki 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 August 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

About 105 minutes to Obihiro by local bus.

about 5,000 people
Rural district town

There is no railway station in town, and the gateway is the town office. Tokachi Bus’s Hiroo Line takes 105 minutes on its daily trips from the Obihiro Station bus terminal to a stop in the town center (timetable revised June 2025). The area is 815.67 km2, the third largest in Tokachi.

People living here: 5,420people
Area: 815.67km²
Households: 2,593households
Rent (average for rentals): —
Healthcare: 1 hospital ／ 3 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.

Taiki Town in Japan42.498°N 143.279°E

to ObihiroLocal bus105min

Travel times follow 十勝バス公式『路線バス時刻表【60】広尾線』平日ダイヤ（https://www.tokachibus.jp/pdf/rosen/jikoku_t60-20250602wd-1.pdf）と土曜・日曜・祝日ダイヤ（https://www.tokachibus.jp/pdf/rosen/jikoku_t60-20250602we-1.pdf、『令和7年6月2日改定』）。2026-10-29 に読んだ。 (checked 2026-10-29). They vary by time of day.

Shape

Borders 7 municipalities.

Territory of Taiki 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

33.9km

Hiroo Town, Makubetsu Town, Toyokoro Town, Nakasatsunai Village, Urakawa Town, Sarabetsu Village, Shinhidaka Town

Taiki Town isthis kind of town.

01The Rekifune River rises in the southern Hidaka Mountains and runs through the town; the town says it is also called by a name meaning “southwest wind” and has long been called the “river of treasure”
02The town says as many as 200 gold panners crowded into a settlement on the river around 1900, and its tourism site says the site of Taiki Station’s tracks is now an open space
03The town says Japanese basket clam fishing takes place on only one day a year at Lake Oikamanai, yielding shells of 5 cm or more

If something caught your eye, ask the town itself.

Taiki Town official site ↗Wikipedia ↗

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