Oketo, Japan
置戸町
Oketo is a town of 3,042 people in Hokkaido, Japan, founded in January 1, 1950.
Why visit Oketo
Townapedia lists 9 museums and landmarks, 16 parks and trails, 5 places to eat, 10 places to stay and 12 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Kitakitsune Fox Farm and 山の水族館.
Weather in Oketo
Forecast from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0). Full forecast
About Oketo
Oketo (置戸町, Oketo-chō) is a town located in Okhotsk Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan.
From the Wikipedia article Oketo, Hokkaido (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do12
Museums and landmarks9
Parks, trails and playgrounds16
4 more on the map.
Restaurants and cafes5
History
Oketo is well known in Japan for its wood crafts, called Oke-Craft. The majority of these crafts are household objects such as plates and bowls. They are usually made from a local white pine. In prehistoric times the mountains near Oketo (e.g. Oketoyama) were a major source of obsidian used for cutting tools and arrowheads.
From the History section of Oketo, Hokkaido on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to stay10
Churches and places of worship26
Shopping4
Gas and EV charging6
Schools, colleges and libraries12
Healthcare4
Map of Oketo
104 places. The map loads OpenStreetMap tiles when you open it.
Getting there and nearby towns
Memanbetsu Airport (MMB) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 51 km away.
- Kitami 28 km northeast, about 28 min by car
- Engaru 41 km north, about 41 min by car
- Motomachi 44 km east, about 44 min by car
- Shihoro 63 km southwest, about 1 h by car
- Abashiri 66 km northeast, about 1 h by car
- Teshikaga 76 km east, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Mombetsu 77 km north, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Otofuke 83 km southwest, about 1 h 30 min by car
- Tōma 88 km west, about 1 h 30 min by car
- Shiranuka 89 km southeast, about 1 h 30 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB.
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Oketo town hall, アラツク, CC BY-SA 4.0
- OketoRedcrossHosoital, Hokko-sha, CC0
- KitamiFireDepartmentOketoBranch, Hokko-sha, CC0
- OketoTownLibrary, Hokko-sha, CC0
- Hokkaido Oketo High School, Yasu ( talk ), CC BY-SA 3.0
- 北きつね牧場7, Tzuhsun Hsu さん https://www.flickr.com/photos/alberth2/, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Hokkaido Kunneppu High School, Yasu ( talk ), CC BY-SA 3.0
- Yama-no-aquarium, rela1470, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Haiden01, 田頭寛, CC0
- Onnneyujinjya, 田頭寛, CC0
- Hokkaido Rubeshibe High School, Shain2006, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Rubeshibe jinjya, 田頭寛, CC0
- Hokkaido Chihokukogen Railway Motor car, まも, Public domain
- AbashiriCentralForestBureau, Hokko-sha, CC0
- HokkaidoPrefecturalRoad247Nakazato, Hokko-sha, CC0
- HokkaidoPrefecturalRoad247OnneyuPass, Hokko-sha, CC0
- ISS065-E-377316 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS023-E-10728 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
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