Fukagawa, Hokkaido

Fukagawa
深川市

City

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Location of Fukagawa in Hokkaido (Sorachi Subprefecture)

Fukagawa

Location in Japan

Coordinates: 43°43′4″N 142°2′25″E / 43.71778°N 142.04028°ECoordinates: 43°43′4″N 142°2′25″E / 43.71778°N 142.04028°E

Hokkaido (Sorachi Subprefecture)

Government

• Mayor

Takefumi Yamashita

Area

• Total

529.12 km² (204.29 sq mi)

Population (2008)

• Total

24,448

• Density

50.36/km² (130.4/sq mi)

Symbols

• Tree

• Flower

• Bird

Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)

City hall address

17-17 Ni-jō, Fukagawa-shi, Hokkaidō
074-8650

Website

www.city.fukagawa.lg.jp

Fukagawa (深川市, Fukagawa-shi^?) is a city located in Sorachi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan.

As of 2008, the city has an estimated population of 24,448 and the density of 50.36 persons per km². The total area is 529.12 km².

Fukagawa is a small but vibrant city most known for its plentiful rice fields and apple and cherry orchards in Otoe, a township to the south of the downtown area. Fukagawa is growing largely in Otoe, anchored by its Roadside Station, which is the third busiest in Hokkaido, according to an article in the Hokkaido Shimbun.

Fukagawa is located on the Ishikari Plain, and is roughly an equal distance in between Asahikawa to the northeast, and Takikawa to the southwest.

Fukagawa borders on nine municipalities in Hokkaido Prefecture, spanning Sorachi, Kamikawa, and Rumoi subprefectures:

Fukagawa was settled by the tondenhei, or the colonist militia, between 1895 and 1896.

Fukugawa is rich in rice production. Rice paddies in the city are irrigated by the Taishō Canal, which is channeled off the Ishikari River. Potatoes and apples are also agricultural products of the city.

Both trains and buses provide a direct link to the prefectural capital, Sapporo.

One of the biggest tourist draws is Mount Kamui, a popular ski resort technically in Asahikawa, but only minutes away from Fukagawa by car or bus.

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