is a

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located in

Hiyama Subprefecture is a subprefecture of Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan located on the Oshima Peninsula on the Sea of Japan side. It includes Okushiri Island. It was established in 1897. Geography Mergers History *1897: Hiyama Subprefecture was established. * ...

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, Japan. As of September 2016, the town had an estimated

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of 5,161, and a

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of 9.4 per km². The total area is 547.58 km².

Geography

Kaminokuni is located on the southwest of 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 ...

and faces the

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. Amano River flows through the central town.

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 ...

used to run along this river.

Neighboring towns

* Hiyama Subprefecture ** Esashi ** Assabu *

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** Kikonai ** Shiriuchi ** Matsumae **

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History

Strongman

Takeda Nobuhiro Takeda Nobuhiro (武田信広), also known as Kakizaki Nobuhiro (蠣崎信廣) (1431 – 1494) was the ancestor of the Matsumae clan, and is celebrated for his role in suppressing the 1457 Ainu revolt of Koshamain. The adopted son of Takeda ...

(1431-1494), progenitor of the Kakizaki (later Matsumae) house, established a fort (tate) in Kaminokuni leading to the settlement of the area by other Wajin merchants and fishermen. *1879: The village of Kaminokuni was founded. *1902: Kaminokuni Village was merged with neighboring villages to form the new village of Kaminokuni. *1967: Kaminokuni Village became Kaminokuni Town.

Education

* High school **

Hokkaido Kaminokuni High School is a senior high school in Kaminokuni, Hokkaido is Japan, Japan's Japanese archipelago, second largest island and comprises the largest and northernmost Prefectures of Japan, prefecture, making up its own List of regions of Japan, region. The ...

* Junior high school ** Kaminokuni Junior High School (上ノ国中学校) * Elementary school ** Kaminokuni Elementary School (上ノ国小学校) ** Kahoku Elementary School (河北小学校) ** Takisawa Elementary School (滝沢小学校)

Sister cities

* Goshogawara, AomoriKaminokuni:Links
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Notable people from Kaminokuni

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, author

References

External links

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