Shikabe | |
Native Name: | 鹿部町 |
Native Name Lang: | JP |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Translit Lang1: | Japanese |
Translit Lang1 Type: | Hepburn romanization |
Translit Lang1 Info: | Shikabe-chō |
Pushpin Map: | Japan |
Pushpin Map Caption: | The location of Shikabe in Japan |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Japan |
Subdivision Type1: | Prefecture |
Subdivision Name1: | Hokkaido |
Subdivision Type2: | Subprefecture |
Subdivision Name2: | Oshima Subprefecture |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Kayabe |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Area Total Km2: | 110.61 |
Population As Of: | 2019-08-01 |
Population Total: | 3,920 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Coordinates: | 42.0333°N 189°W |
Postal Code Type: | Post code |
Postal Code: | 041-1498 |
Area Code: | 01343 |
Blank Name Sec1: | Official Tree |
Blank Info Sec1: | Japanese Rowan |
Blank1 Name Sec1: | Official Flower |
Blank1 Info Sec1: | Rhododendron |
Blank Name Sec2: | Government Office Address |
Blank Info Sec2: | Aza Miyahama 299, Shikabe-chō, Kayabe-gun, Hokkaidō 041-1498 |
Blank1 Name Sec2: | Government Office Telephone |
Blank1 Info Sec2: | 01372-7-2111 |
Blank2 Name Sec2: | Community Identification Number |
Blank2 Info Sec2: | 01343-9 |
Website: | http://www.town.shikabe.lg.jp/ |
is a town located in Oshima Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan.
The town has a total area of 110.61km2.
Shikabe is located in northeast of Oshima Peninsula. There is Hokkaido Koma-ga-take on northwest of the town.
The name of "Shikabe" is derived from Ainu word "sikerpe", meaning "Place with Phellodendron amurense".
On August 1, 2019, the town had an estimated population of 3,920 and a density of 37 persons per km².
The economy of Shikabe is dominated by fishing, with 3 large and small fishing ports in the town. The sea animals fished in Shikabe are octopus, pleuronectidae (righteyed flounder), okhotsk atka mackerel, salmon, as well as sea cucumber. During the wintertime, Shikabe's famous pollack roe is produced.
Besides fishing, Shikabe has many onsen, as well as a Michi no Eki where visitors can relax with a warm foot bath. In the general area, there are various hotels and ryokan for visitors to stay at.