is a city in the center of the

Oshima Subprefecture is a subprefecture of Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan. As of 2004 it had a population of 456,621 and an area of 3,715.38 km2. Hakodate Airport is located in the City of Hakodate. Geography The subprefecture is located on the Oshima Penins ...

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's northern island of

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 ...

. It serves as a bedroom community for

Hakodate is a city and port located in Oshima Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. It is the capital city of Oshima Subprefecture. As of July 31, 2011, the city has an estimated population of 279,851 with 143,221 households, and a population density of 412.8 ...

, to the east of the city. Hokuto was formed on February 1, 2006, from merging the town of Kamiiso, from Kamiiso District, and the town of

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, from Kameda District. Hokuto is the third city to be established in Oshima. (The second, Kameda, no longer exists being dissolved just two years after its founding in 1971). Hokuto is the second largest city in Oshima by population after Hakodate.

Geography

Hokuto is in the middle of Oshima, a peninsula in Hokkaido's south. The southeast portion is mostly plains and the western part is more mountainous. The south borders the Hakodate Bay. The

Ōno River Ōno River The is a river that originates in Ōita Prefecture, Japan. After running through the southern and central portions of Ōita Prefecture, it runs through the eastern part of Kumamoto Prefecture and the northern part of Miyazaki Prefectur ...

runs north and south through the middle of Hokuto. *Mountain: Katsuratake (734m) *Rivers:

, Hekirichi *Lake: Kamiiso *Forest parks: Hachirounuma Koen

Neighboring regions

** Hakodate City ** Kamiiso District: Kikonai Town ** Kameda District: Nanae Town ** Kayabe District:

Mori Town Mori is a Japanese and Italian surname, and also a Persian pet name for Morteza. It is also the name of two clans in Japan, and one clan in India. Italian surname *Barbara Mori, Uruguayan-Mexican actress * Camilo Mori, Chilean painter * Cesare ...

* Hiyama Subprefecture ** Hiyama District: Assabu Town

Climate

History

*1900: Kamiiso village and Ono village were founded. *1918: Kamiiso village became Kamiiso town. *1955: Mobetsu village was merged into Kamiiso town. *1957: Ono village became Ono town. *2006: Kamiiso town and Ono town were merged to form Hokuto city.

Transportation

Rail

Oshima-Ōno Station was scheduled to be rebuilt and renamed Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto Station by the time the Hokkaido Shinkansen in March 2016. *

Esashi Line The is a Japanese railway line formerly operated by Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido). It connected (near Hakodate) and . The section between and closed in May 2014, and the remainder was transferred to third-sector operator South Hokk ...

: Nanaehama - Higashi-Kunebetsu - Kunebetsu - Kiyokawaguchi - Kamiiso - Moheji - Oshima-Tōbetsu * Hakodate Main Line: Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto * Hokkaido Shinkansen: Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto

Road

Hakodate-Esashi Expressway The is an incomplete two-lane national expressway in Oshima Subprefecture of Hokkaido, Japan. It is owned and operated by Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism and is signed E5A as an extension of the Hokkaido Expressway under ...

: Hokuto-Oiwake IC - Hokuto-chūō IC - Hokuto-Tomigawa IC - Hokuto-Moheji IC

Education

High schools

* Hokkaido Kamiiso High School * Hokkaido Ono Agricultural High School * Hokkaido Hakodate fisheries High School

References

External links

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Official Website
Cities in Hokkaido {{Hokkaido-geo-stub