was a
town
A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world.
Origin and use
The word "town" shares an ori ...
located in
Akan District,
Kushiro Subprefecture
is a subprefecture of Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan. Kushiro is home to a population of red-crowned cranes, estimated in 2022 to number about 1,900.
Geography
Municipalities
Mergers
History
*November, 1897: Kushiro Subprefecture estab ...
,
Hokkaido
is Japan's second largest island and comprises the largest and northernmost prefecture, making up its own region. The Tsugaru Strait separates Hokkaidō from Honshu; the two islands are connected by the undersea railway Seikan Tunnel.
The la ...
,
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
.
As of September 30, 2004, it had an estimated population of 6,518 and an area of 739.25 km
2. The name comes from an
Ainu word meaning "Eternal" or "unchanging".
On October 11, 2005, Akan, along with the town of
Onbetsu (from
Shiranuka District), was merged into the expanded city of
Kushiro
is a city in Kushiro Subprefecture on the island of Hokkaido, Japan. It serves as the subprefecture's capital and it is the most populated city in the eastern part of the island.
Geography
Mountains
* Mount Oakan
* Mount Meakan
* Mount Akan ...
.
On January 8, 2017, the township of Akan hosted the first national championship in
bandy
Bandy is a winter sport and ball sport played by two teams wearing ice skates on a large ice surface (either indoors or outdoors) while using sticks to direct a ball into the opposing team's goal. The international governing body for bandy is ...
,
although the size of the field was a smaller version than the official rules for a
bandy field
A bandy field or bandy rink is a large ice rink used for playing the team winter sport of bandy. Being about the size of a football pitch, it is substantially larger than an ice hockey rink.
History
Originally, bandy was played on naturally froz ...
.
History
In 1887, the main town hall for Akan District was established. In 1923, Akan became a second-class municipality. In 1937, it and
Tsurui Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to ...
split off. In 1940, Akan became a first-class municipality. In 1957, Akan Village became Akan Town. On October 11, 2005, Akan was merged into the expanded
Kushiro City.
References
External links
Kushiro official website
Dissolved municipalities of Hokkaido
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