Mashike (Hokkaidō)

Mashike-chō 増 毛 町
Geographical location in Japan
Region :	Hokkaidō
Prefecture :	Hokkaidō
Coordinates :	43 ° 51 '  N , 141 ° 32'  E Coordinates: 43 ° 51 '22 "  N , 141 ° 31' 31"  E
Basic data
Surface:	369.68 km²
Residents :	4251 (September 30, 2019)
Population density :	11 inhabitants per km²
Community key :	01481-8
Symbols
Flag / coat of arms:
Tree :	Japanese mountain ash
Flower :	Prunus sargentii
Bird :	Japanese gull
town hall
Address :	Mashike Town Hall 3 - 61 Benten-chō Mashike -chō , Mashike-gun Hokkaidō  077-0292
Website URL:	www.town.mashike.hokkaido.jp
Location Mashikes in Hokkaido Prefecture

Mashike ( Japanese 増 毛 町 , - chō ) is a small town in the district of Mashike in the Rumoi sub-prefecture on Hokkaidō .

etymology

The name of the city comes from Ainu mashukini or mashuke , which means “place rich in seagulls”.

history

In 1751, the merchant Murayama Denbē ( 村 山 伝 兵衛 ) from Matsumae founded a guard's hut here, which was the first Japanese settlement on Mashike soil. In 1856 the Akita fiefdom established a field camp to defend against Russia, which held a key position in the defense of Hokkaidō. In 1877 a town hall was built in Mashike, creating the mura (village) Mashike. In 1880 Betsukari ( 別 苅 村 , -mura ) is incorporated. In 1897, Mashike became the seat of the newly established sub-prefecture of Mashike . On July 1, 1900, Mashike was appointed Chō and community 1st class. In 1914, the seat of the sub-prefecture was moved to Rumoi and renamed the sub-prefecture Rumoi.

On November 5, 1921, the city was connected to the rail network.

traffic

Mashike is connected to National Road 231 to Sapporo and Rumoi , as well as Prefectural Roads 94 to Fukagawa , 301 within the city and 546.

Connection with the rail network existed from 1921 to 2016 through the stations / stops Afun, Nobusha, Shaguma, Shumombetsu, Hashibetsu and Mashike on the Rumoi main line operated by JR Hokkaido to Rumoi and Fukagawa .

Attractions

Home of the Homma family

Mashike Itsukushima Shrine

Mashike is home to the Old Maruichi Honma Trading House ( 旧 商家 丸 一 本 間 家 , kyū shōka maruichi Homma-ke ), also an old residential building of the Homma family ( 旧 本 間 家 住宅 , kyū Homma-ke jūtaku ), which is recognized as an important cultural asset of the country ) called.

The city itself has named the main hall ( honden ) of the Mashike Itsukushima Shrine ( 増 毛 厳 島 神社 ) as a material and the folk dance Ofuyu- Kagura ( 雄 冬 神 楽 ) as a spiritual cultural treasure.

Other sights include the Ofuyu Cape ( 雄 冬 岬 , Ofuyu-misaki ), the Shokambetsu-Teuri-Yagishiri Quasi-National Park ( 暑 寒 別 天 売 焼 尻 国 定 公園 ) with the 1,491 m high Shokambetsu-dake ( 暑 寒 別 岳 ), the 13 ° C “warm” Iwao Onsen ( 岩 尾 温泉 ), as well as the Benten Shrine ( 弁 天神 社 ).

economy

Kunimare Shuzo

Business sectors in Mashike are trade, agriculture (mainly fruit trees), fishing and industry (mainly food industry).

Mashike is known for the Kunimare Shuzō ( 國 稀 酒 造 ) sake brewery founded in 1882 , which is considered to be the northernmost of Japan.

education

In the city there are the primary schools Mashike, Betsukari, Shagumo and Afun, the middle school Mashike and the 2nd middle school Mashike, as well as the high school Hokkaidō-Mashike.

Neighboring cities and communities

• Rumoi sub-prefecture:
  • Rumoi
• Sorachi Sub-Prefecture :
  • Hokuyru
  • Uryu
  • Shintotsukawa
• Ishikari Sub-Prefecture :
  • Ishikari

Web links

Commons : Mashike  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d e} 増 毛 町 町 勢 要 覧 資料 編 . City of Mashike, 2016, accessed August 14, 2016 (Japanese). 
2. ↑ I 概況 . (No longer available online.) Rumoi Sub-Prefecture, p. 4 , archived from the original on August 13, 2016 ; Retrieved August 14, 2016 (Japanese). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
3. ↑ 旧 本 間 家 住宅 （重要 文化 財） . Hokkaidō Prefecture Education Committee, March 29, 2016, accessed August 14, 2016 (Japanese).