is a

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located on

Rishiri Island is a volcanic island in the Sea of Japan off the coast of Hokkaido, Japan. Administratively the island is part of Hokkaido Prefecture, and is divided between two towns, Rishiri and Rishirifuji. The island is formed by the cone-shaped extinct ...

in Sōya Subprefecture,

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. As of September 2016, the town has an estimated

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of 2,665 and a

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of 25 persons per km². The total area is 105.69 km².

History

*1956: Oniwaki village and Oshidomari village merge, forming Higashirishiri village. *1959: Higashirishiri village becomes Higashirishiri town. *1990: Higarishiri is renamed Rishirifuji.

Geography

Situated on

, it is surrounded by 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, it ...

Mount Rishiri is a Quaternary stratovolcano located off the coast of Hokkaidō, Japan in the Sea of Japan. It rises out of the Sea of Japan forming Rishiri Island. Because its cone shape resembles Mount Fuji it is sometimes referred to as Rishiri Fuji. It is ...

, also known as Rishirifuji, is located on the border between the town of Rishiri to the south, with an elevation of 1721m.

Climate

Temperatures can drop to -10 °C the winter and summers are quite cool. There is adequate precipitation throughout the year.

Neighbouring municipalities

* Sōya Subprefecture,

* Rishiri

Demographics

Per Japanese census data, the population of Rishirifuji has declined in recent decades.

Transportation

Rishiri Airport is located in Rishirifuji, which has flights to

New Chitose Airport is an international airport located south-southeast of Chitose, Hokkaidō, Chitose and Tomakomai, Hokkaidō, Japan, serving the Sapporo metropolitan area. By both traffic and land area, it is the largest airport in Hokkaidō. It is adjacent ...

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 ...

. The company Heartland regulates ships to Wakkanai on mainland Hokkaido and Rebun on Rebun Island nearby.

Mascots

Rishirifuji's mascots are and . They are nature-loving chipmunk siblings who lived in Mount Rishiri. Their tails and their bellies are their charm point. They lived next door to Rishirin (the mascot of Rishiri). While they are on their break, they relax in the Rishirifuji Onsen and enjoyed eating sea urchin served with kelp and drinking water from the Kanro spring. However, they had to go to school as they are still at a young age. During the winter, they played with snow. During the summer, they go hiking. *Lip-kun is Lip-chan's curious yet mischievous brother. He is good at sculpting with snow and ice. *Lip-chan is a Lip-kun's gentle sister. She is a good cook.

References

External links

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