| Kyōgoku | |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Seal Type: | Emblem |
| Pushpin Map: | Japan |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Japan |
| Coordinates: | 42.85°N 193°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Japan |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Hokkaido |
| Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture |
| Subdivision Name2: | Hokkaido (Shiribeshi Subprefecture) |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Abuta District |
| Extinct Title: | Now part of |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Title1: | Vice Mayor |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 231.61 |
| Population Total: | 3,144 |
| Population As Of: | September 2016 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | JST |
| Utc Offset1: | +09:00 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | City hall address |
| Blank Info Sec1: | 527 Kyōgoku, Kyōgoku-chō, Abuta-gun, Hokkaidō 044-0101 |
is a town located in Shiribeshi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. Kyōgoku sits at the eastern foot of Mount Yōtei (1898km (1,179miles)), an active stratovolcano volcano which dominates the skyline of the town.
The town borders the south ward (Minami-ku) of Sapporo, but car traffic from Kyōgoku must drive over an hour through the Nakayama Toge mountain pass to enter Sapporo.
Tourists visit the town to drink the spring water in Fukidashi Park, where the water from Mount Yōtei bubbles out of the ground.
The town has a sister city relationship with the city of Marugame in Kagawa Prefecture.
Kyōgoku is mountainous, with several peaks above 1000m (3,000feet). The town sits between Mount Yotei to the east, and Mount Muine (1464m (4,803feet)), Mount Nakadake 1387.8m (4,553.1feet), and Mount Kimobetsu (1176.9m (3,861.2feet)) to the west.
The Shiribetsu River (126km (78miles)), which emerges from Lake Shikotsu to the south, runs through Kyōgoku between Mount Yotei and the western peaks in the town. The river eventually flows into the Sea of Japan.
Kyōgoku was first settled by the Japanese in 1897. Takanori Kyōgoku (1858–1928) was a former noble of the Kyōgoku clan and head of the Marugame Domain, Sanuki Province in present-day Kagawa Prefecture, Shikoku. Kyōgoku was given permission to set up an agricultural operation in the area, as part of Kutchan.[1] [2]
Kyōgoku is not connected by rail to other areas of Hokkaido. The town was formerly a stop on the Japanese National Railways (JR) Iburi Line which ceased operation in 1986.
Japan National Route 227, a national highway of Japan, runs through the east of Kyōgoku and connects the town to Hakodate and Esashi.
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Marugame in Kagawa Prefecture, Japan