Rishiri (Hokkaidō)

Rishiri-chō 利 尻 町
Geographical location in Japan
Region :	Hokkaidō
Prefecture :	Hokkaidō
Coordinates :	45 ° 11 '  N , 141 ° 8'  E Coordinates: 45 ° 11 '13 "  N , 141 ° 8' 22"  E
Basic data
Surface:	76.49 km²
Residents :	2006 (September 30, 2019)
Population density :	26 inhabitants per km²
Community key :	01518-1
Symbols
Flag / coat of arms:
Tree :	Dwarf pine
Flower :	Hemerocallis esculenta , Prunus nipponica var. Kurilensis
Bird :	Erithacus akahige rishiriensis
town hall
Address :	Rishiri Town Hall 14 - 1 , Aza Midori-chō, Kutsugata Rishiri -chō, Rishiri-gun Hokkaido  097-0401
Website URL:	town.rishiri.jp
Location Rishiris in Hokkaidō Prefecture

Rishiri ( Japanese 利 尻 町 , - chō ) is a small town in the district of Rishiri in the Sōya sub-prefecture of Hokkaidō on the island of Rishiri in the middle of the Sea of ​​Japan.

etymology

The name Rishiri comes from Ainu riishiri , which means "island of the high mountain".

geography

Rishiri is geographically on the western part of the island of the same name in the Sea of ​​Japan and politically in the district of Rishiri which extends exclusively over the entire island. The eastern part of the island belongs politically to the neighboring town of Rishirifuji . On the border to both is the summit of the 1,721 m high Rishiri volcano . The city center with the port is located at Cape Kutsugata ( 沓 形 岬 , Kutsugata-misaki ).

In summer temperatures do not exceed 30 ° C and in winter around -10 ° C.

history

The district of Rishiri on the island was established in 1869 and divided into 28 large and 4 small districts in 1876. In 1878 the division into the six villages ( mura ) Oshidomari ( 鴛 泊 村 , -mura ), Ishizaki ( 石 崎 村 , -mura ), Oniwaki ( 鬼 脇 村 , -mura ), Senhōshi ( 仙 法 志 村 , -mura ), Kutsugata ( 沓 形村 , -mura ) and Hontomari ( 本 泊 村 , -mura ). With the establishment of a town hall in Oshidomari in 1880, all villages are administered from this. In 1892 Hontomari and Kutsugata became outlying villages or districts of Oshidomari and in 1893 Ishizaki and Senhōshi became outlying villages of Oniwaki. In 1897 a great fire destroyed 121 houses in Kutsugata. In 1899 Kutsugata from Oshidomari and in 1900 Senhōshi from Oniwaki were spun off, and a town hall was set up in each case, making both independent communities. In 1902 Senhōshi and Kutsugata are appointed 2nd class municipalities. In 1906 another fire broke out in Kutsugata and destroyed 173 houses. In 1924 Kutsugata was appointed first class community and in 1949 chō . In 1956, Kutsugata and Senhōshi are united to form today's city of Rishiri. In 1964, 236 houses burned down in a fire in Kutsugata. On September 8, 2004, a fisherman drowned in typhoon no. 18 of the season.

Attractions

The island and thus the city is part of the Rishiri-Rebun-Sarobetsu National Park .

Every year in August, the Rishiri Ukishima Matsuri ( 利 尻 浮島 ま つ り ) takes place.

In Kutsugata there are graves of feudal men of Aizu - Han ( 会 津 藩 士 の 墓 , Aizu hanshi no haka ). In Senhōshi there is the Jimmen-iwa ( 人 面 岩 ) - a rock that looks like a human face ( jimmen ) - the Neguma no Iwa ( 寝 熊 の 岩 ) - a rock that looks like a sleeping bear ( neguma ) - , the Kita-no-Itsukushima- Benten Shrine ( 北 の い つ く し ま 弁 天宮 ) and the City Museum.

traffic

Kutsugata port

The city of Rishiri can only be reached indirectly via the mainland Hokkaidō: In the neighboring city of Rishirifuji is Rishiri Airport , whose only connection is an ANA line to New Chitose Airport in Chitose . The Heart Land Ferry runs from the port of Kutsugata to the port of Kafuka in Rebun on the neighboring island of the same name . From here, other Heart Land Ferry lines lead to the port of Oshidomari in Rishirifuji and to Wakkanai on Hokkaidō.

Prefecture roads 105, 108, 303 and 1076 run through the urban area.

There is no rail transport.

economy

The city's two main industries are fishing - especially kombu and sea ​​urchins - and tourism.

education

In Rishiri there are the primary schools Kutsugata (opened in 1893), Senhōshi (opened in 1896) and Shinminato ( 新 小学校 ; opened in 1901 as 美 也 古 呂 尋常 小学校 ), the middle schools Kutsugata and Senhōshi (both opened in 1947), and the high school Hokkaidō-Rishiri (Opened in 1957).

Neighboring cities and communities

• Rishirifuji

Individual evidence

1. ↑ 稚 内 市 . (PDF) (No longer available online.) Sōya sub-prefecture, p. 8 , formerly in the original ; Retrieved May 24, 2009 (Japanese).  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.    
2. ↑ ^{a b} 利 尻 町 年表 (Eng. "Time table of the city of Rishiri"). Rishiri City, accessed May 24, 2009 (Japanese). 
3. ^ The Kutsugata Area. (No longer available online.) Rishiri Tourist Board, formerly the original ; Retrieved May 24, 2009 (Japanese).  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.    
4. ↑ The Senhoushi Area. (No longer available online.) Rishiri Tourism Association, archived from the original on January 13, 2016 ; Retrieved May 24, 2009 (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.  
5. ↑ 町 長 挨 拶 ( Eng . "Greetings from the Mayor"). Rishiri City, accessed May 24, 2009 (Japanese). 
6. ↑ 学校 の 紹 介 . Shinminato Elementary School, accessed May 24, 2009 (Japanese). 

Web links

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