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,

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 Ainu or Aynu may refer to: *Ainu people, an East Asian ethnic group of Japan and the Russian Far East *Ainu languages, a family of languages **Ainu language of Hokkaido **Kuril Ainu language, extinct language of the Kuril Islands **Sakhalin Ainu la ...

: 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 in ...

(

: 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 -

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, Lake Mashū File:130713 Lake Kussharo Teshikaga Hokkaido Japan01s5.jpg,

References

External links

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Official Website
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