Fukushima, Hokkaidō

Fukushima 福島町
Town
Fukushima Town hall
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Location of Fukushima in Hokkaido (Oshima Subprefecture)
Fukushima Location in Japan
Coordinates: 41°28′N 140°15′E / 41.467°N 140.250°E / 41.467; 140.250Coordinates: 41°28′N 140°15′E / 41.467°N 140.250°E / 41.467; 140.250
Country	Japan
Region	Hokkaido
Prefecture	Hokkaido (Oshima Subprefecture)
District	Matsumae
Government
• Mayor	Takuya Sato
Area
• Total	187.23 km2 (72.29 sq mi)
Population (September 30, 2016)
• Total	4,390
• Density	23/km2 (61/sq mi)
Symbols
• Tree	Sugi (Japanese Cedar)
• Flower	Yamayuri (Golden-Rayed Lily)
Time zone	Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
City hall address	820 Fukushima, Fukushima-chō, Matsumae-gun, Hokkaidō 049-1331
Website	www.town.fukushima.hokkaido.jp

Fukushima (福島町, Fukushima-chō^?) is a town located in Matsumae District, Oshima Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan.

As of March 2016, the town has an estimated population of 4,390 and a density of 23 persons per km². The total area is 187.23 km².

Industries in the town include squid fishing and tourism. The main tourist attractions are the Seikan Tunnel Museum and the sumo museum (Yokozuna Chiyonoyama Chiyonofuji Kinenkan).

Two former Sumo Grand Champions (Yokozuna) were born and lived in Fukushima and their careers are celebrated in the sumo museum. The first is Chiyonoyama (千代の山 雅信) followed by Chiyonofuji (千代の富士貢). The latter is one of the most successful sumo wrestlers of all time and won 31 top division titles in his career before retiring in 1991.

A new tourist attraction opened in July, 2011. The Kaikyo Yokozuna Beach opened after several years of planning and building and has been named after the two famous Yokozuna from the town.

Yoshioka, a part of the town, has access tunnels to the Seikan Tunnel and Yoshioka-Kaitei Station. This station, along with Tappi-Kaitei Station on the Aomori side of the tunnel, were the world's first undersea stations. They were closed because of the construction of Hokkaido Shinkansen.