is a
town
A town is a type of a human settlement, generally larger than a village but smaller than a city.
The criteria for distinguishing a town vary globally, often depending on factors such as population size, economic character, administrative stat ...
in
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 Cities of Japan, city and seaports of Japan, port lo ...
,
Hokkaido
is the list of islands of Japan by area, second-largest island of Japan and comprises the largest and northernmost prefectures of Japan, prefecture, making up its own list of regions of Japan, region. The Tsugaru Strait separates Hokkaidō fr ...
,
Japan
Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea ...
.
As of September 2016, the town's
population
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was estimated as 17,299, with a
density
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of 18 persons per km
2. The total area is 955.98 km
2.
On October 1, 2005, the town of
Kumaishi was merged into Yakumo; now in the newly created
Futami District. The former town of Kumaishi joined Oshima Subprefecture at the same time.
Geography
Yakumo is the only municipality which faces both the
Sea of Japan
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and the
Pacific Ocean
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. The Yakumo area and the Kumaishi area are separated by mountains.
The name comes from the word "Yakumo" in the
Waka composed by
Susanoo-no-Mikoto
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.
Neighboring municipalities
*
Hiyama Subprefecture
is a subprefecture of Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan located on the Oshima Peninsula 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 ...
**
Assabu
**
Imakane
**
Otobe
**
Setana
* Oshima Subprefecture
**
Mori
Mori is a Japanese and Italian surname. It is also the name of two clans in Japan, and one clan in India.
Italian surname
* Camilo Mori, Chilean painter
* Cesare Mori, Italian "Iron Prefect"
* Claudia Mori, Italian actress, singer, televisio ...
**
Oshamanbe
Climate
History
*1881: The village of Yakumo was founded in
Yamakosi District.
*1902:
** Yakumo village and Yamakoshinai village were merged to form the new village of Yakumo.
** Kumaishi village was founded in
Nishi District,
Hiyama Subprefecture
is a subprefecture of Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan located on the Oshima Peninsula 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 ...
.
*1919: Yakumo village became Yakumo town.
*1957: Otoshibe village in
Kayabe District was merged into Yakumo town.
*1962: Kumaishi village became Kumaishi town.
*2005: Yakumo town and Kumaishi town was merged to form new town of Yakumo in
Futami District. (Because of it, Hiyama Subprefecture was divided between north and south.)
Education
* High schools
** Hokkaido Yakumo High School
** Hokkaido Kumaishi High School
Transportation
Railway
*
Hakodate Main Line
The is a railway line connecting the cities of Hakodate, Hokkaido, Hakodate and Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Asahikawa via Sapporo in Hokkaido, Japan. It is one of the trunk lines that is operated by the Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido). The Sawa ...
:
Otoshibe -
Nodaoi -
Yamakoshi -
Yakumo -
Washinosu -
Yamasaki -
Kuroiwa
Highway
*
Hokkaido Expressway: Yakumo IC - Yakumo PA - Otoshibe IC
*
*
*
Sister city
*
Komaki, AichiKomaki:Interaction with Yakumo
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Notable people from Yakumo
* Goro Ibuki, actor
* Masahiro Kobayashi, actor
* Yukari Konishi, sport shooter
References
External links
*
Official Website
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Towns in Hokkaido