is a

town A town is a type of a human settlement, generally larger than a village but smaller than a city. The criteria for distinguishing a town vary globally, often depending on factors such as population size, economic character, administrative stat ...

located in

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 is a Cities of Japan, city and seaports of Japan, port lo ...

Hokkaido is the list of islands of Japan by area, second-largest island of Japan and comprises the largest and northernmost prefectures of Japan, prefecture, making up its own list of regions of Japan, region. The Tsugaru Strait separates Hokkaidō fr ...

Japan Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea ...

. As of 30 October 2016, the town has an estimated

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of 5,694. The total land area is 310.75 km².

Geography

Oshamambe faces Uchiura Bay, which is a bay of the

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Neighboring municipalities

Hiyama Subprefecture is a subprefecture of Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan located on the Oshima Peninsula on the Sea of Japan The Sea of Japan is the marginal sea between the Japanese archipelago, Sakhalin, the Korean Peninsula, and the mainland of the Russian ...

** Imakane * Iburi Subprefecture ** Toyoura * Oshima Subprefecture ** Yakumo *

Shiribeshi Subprefecture is a Subprefectures of Hokkaido, subprefecture of Hokkaido, Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan. The subprefecture's capital is Kutchan, Hokkaido, Kutchan. As of July 31, 2004, the estimated population was 256,184 and the area was 4,305.65 km2. ...

** Kuromatsunai ** Shimamaki

Climate

History

*1864: The village of Oshamambe was founded.History of Oshamambe
/ref> *1906: Oshamambe became a Second Class Village. *1923: Oshamambe became a First Class Village. *1943: Oshamambe village became Oshamambe town.

Education

University

* Tokyo University of Science, Oshamambe Campus

High school

* Hokkaido Oshamambe High School

Junior high school

* Oshamambe Junior High School

Elementary schools

* Oshamambe Elementary School * Shizukari Elementary School

Transportation

Railway

Setana Line ran from Kunnui Station. There used to be Asahihama station between Oshamambe Station and Shizukari Station. *

Hakodate Main Line The is a railway line connecting the cities of Hakodate, Hokkaido, Hakodate and Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Asahikawa via Sapporo in Hokkaido, Japan. It is one of the trunk lines that is operated by the Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido). The Sawa ...

: Kita-Toyotsu - Kunnui - Oshamambe - Futamata *

Muroran Main Line The is a railway line in Hokkaido operated by Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido), between Oshamambe Station in Oshamambe, Hokkaido, Oshamambe and Iwamizawa Station in Iwamizawa, Hokkaido, Iwamizawa, approximately paralleling the coast of Ibu ...

: Oshamambe - Shizukari

Highway

Hokkaido Expressway: Shizukari PA - Oshamambe IC - Kunnui IC * * * Plans are in place to build a station at Oshamambe and construction is underway on the Hokkaido Shinkansen line. The section between

Hakodate is a Cities of Japan, city and seaports of Japan, port located in Oshima Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. It is the capital city of Oshima Subprefecture. As of January 31, 2024, the city had an estimated population of 239,813 with 138,807 househol ...

and

Sapporo is a Cities designated by government ordinance of Japan, designated city in Hokkaido, Japan. Located in the southwest of Hokkaido, it lies within the alluvial fan of the Toyohira River, a tributary of the Ishikari River. Sapporo is the capital ...

should be completed by 2030.

References

External links

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Official Website
Towns in Hokkaido Oshamambe, Hokkaido {{Hokkaido-geo-stub