is a
subprefecture of
Hokkaido Prefecture
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 ...
,
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 n ...
located on the
Oshima Peninsula
The Oshima Peninsula (渡島 半島 ''Oshima-hantō'') is the southernmost part of Hokkaidō, the northernmost of the Japanese islands. Where the peninsula starts is open to interpretation. A more generous interpretation is to draw a line southea ...
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 Far East. The Japanese archipelago separates the sea from the Pacific Ocean. Like the Mediterranean Sea, i ...
side. It includes
Okushiri Island. It was established in 1897.
Geography
Mergers
History
*1897: Hiyama Subprefecture was established.
*2005: Kumaishi Town (
Nishi District) was merged with Yakumo Town (
Yamakoshi District,
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 city and port located in Oshima Subprefecture, Hok ...
) and transferred to Oshima Subprefecture. At the same time, Hiyama Subprefecture was divided between north and south.
*2014:
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 ...
(from
Kikonai Station to
Esashi Station
was a railway station on the Esashi Line in Esashi, Hokkaido, Japan, operated by Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido). It opened in 1936 and closed in May 2014.
Lines
Esashi Station was formerly the terminus of the non-electrified section of ...
) was abolished. Therefore, Hiyama Subprefecture became the only subprefecture in which there is no railway.
External links
Official Website
{{Hokkaido-geo-stub
Subprefectures in Hokkaido