is 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

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 ...

. In September 2016, it had an estimated population of 7,631 and an area of 774.53 km². Tourist attractions in the town include

Lake Mashū (Ainu language, Ainu: Kamuy-to) is an endorheic Volcanic crater lake, crater lake formed in the caldera of a potentially active volcano. It is located in Akan Mashu National Park on the island of Hokkaido, Japan. It has been called the clearest ...

( Ainu: Kamuy-to),

Lake Kussharo is a caldera lake in Akan National Park, eastern Hokkaidō, Japan. As with many geographic names in Hokkaidō, the name derives from the Ainu language. It is the largest caldera lake in Japan in terms of surface area, and sixth largest lake ...

( Ainu: Kutcar or Kutcaro) and Kawayu Onsen.

History

*1923: Teshikaga Village is formed. *1947: Teshikaga Village becomes Techikaga Town.

Climate

Notable people from Teshikaga

Taiho Koki Taihō or Taiho can refer to: *Taihō (era), a Japanese name for the years 701–704 *Taihō Code, a reorganization of the Japanese government at the end of the Asuka period * Taiho Pharmaceutical *Taihoku Prefecture, a former administrative dis ...

sumo is a form of competitive full-contact wrestling where a ''rikishi'' (wrestler) attempts to force his opponent out of a circular ring (''dohyō'') or into touching the ground with any body part other than the soles of his feet (usually by thr ...

wrestler (born on

Sakhalin Sakhalin ( rus, Сахали́н, r=Sakhalín, p=səxɐˈlʲin; ja, 樺太 ''Karafuto''; zh, c=, p=Kùyèdǎo, s=库页岛, t=庫頁島; Manchu: ᠰᠠᡥᠠᠯᡳᠶᠠᠨ, ''Sahaliyan''; Orok: Бугата на̄, ''Bugata nā''; Nivkh: ...

but moved to Teshikaga aged 5) *

Kotogatake Koichi Kotogatake Koichi (born 24 September 1952 as Yoshikazu Takeuchi) is a former sumo wrestler from Teshikaga, Hokkaidō, Japan. He made his professional debut in November 1967 and reached the top division in July 1976. His highest rank was ''maegas ...

wrestler

Gallery

File:1974 Japan Lake Masshu.jpg,

File:130713 Lake Kussharo Teshikaga Hokkaido Japan01s5.jpg,

References

External links

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Official Website
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