Fukagawa, Hokkaido

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Fukagawa 深川市
City
Flag Emblem
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°E / 43.71778; 142.04028
Country	Japan
Region	Hokkaido
Prefecture	Hokkaido (Sorachi Subprefecture)
Government
• Mayor	Takefumi Yamashita
Area
• Total	529.12 km2 (204.29 sq mi)
Population  (October 1 2020)
• Total	20,039
• Density	38/km2 (98/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+09:00 (JST)
City hall address	17-17 Ni-jō, Fukagawa-shi, Hokkaidō 074-8650
Climate	Dfb
Website	www.city.fukagawa.lg.jp
Symbols
Bird	Common cuckoo
Flower	Chrysanthemum
Tree	Japanese White Birch

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

As of 1 October 2020, the city has an estimated population of 20,039, and the density of 38 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.^[1][2]

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

• Kamikawa Subprefecture
  • Asahikawa
  • Horokanai
• Rumoi Subprefecture
  • Obira
• Sorachi Subprefecture
  • Akabira
  • Ashibetsu
  • Chippubetsu
  • Moseushi
  • Numata
  • Takikawa

Fukagawa was settled by the tondenhei, or the colonist militia, between 1895 and 1896.^[1][5]

• 1892 Fukagawa village was founded.
• 1915 Tadoshi village split off from Ichiyan village.
• 1918 Fukagawa village became Fukagawa town.
• 1962 Tadoshi village became Tadoshi town.
• 1963 Fukagawa town, Ichiyan village, Osamunai village, and Otoe village were merged to form Fukagawa city.
• 1970 Tadoshi town was merged into Fukagawa city.

The main economic activity of Fukugawa is 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.^[1]

• Takushoku University Hokkaido Junior College

• Hokkaido Fukagawa Nishi High School
• Hokkaido Fukagawa Higashi High School

• Clark Memorial International High School

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

• JR Hokkaido Hakodate Main Line : Fukagawa - Osamunai
• JR Hokkaido Rumoi Main Line : Fukagawa - Kita-Ichiyan

• Hokkaido Expressway : Fukagawa IC
• Fukagaw-Rumoi Expressway : Fukagawa-Nishi IC
• Route 12

• Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada^[6]

One of the main tourist attractions is Mount Kamui, a popular ski resort technically in Asahikawa, but only minutes away from Fukagawa by car or bus.^[7]

• Official Website (in Japanese)