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Shibecha, Japan
標茶町
Shibecha is a town of 7,230 people in Hokkaido, Japan, founded in November 1, 1950.
Why visit Shibecha
Townapedia lists 1 museum or landmark, 2 parks and trails, 1 place to eat, 3 places to stay and 3 attractions in and around town.
Weather in Shibecha
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About Shibecha
Shibecha (標茶町, Shibecha-chō) is a town located in Kushiro Subprefecture, Hokkaidō, Japan. As of 30 November 2025, the town had an estimated population of 6,713 in 3560 households, and a population density of 10.9 people per km2. The total area of the town is 1,099.37 km2 (424.47 sq mi).
From the Wikipedia article Shibecha, Hokkaido (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do3
Museums and landmarks1
Parks, trails and playgrounds2
Restaurants and cafes1
History
More than 200 prehistoric ruins have been identified within the town limits, indicating that people have lived here since the Jōmon period. Records by Matsuura Takeshiro and others indicate that Ainu people lived in settlements in Tōro and Nishibetsu during the Edo period. The name comes from the Ainu language name for the area where the current town is located, "Sipetcha" (si-pet-cha) (large, river, bank).
The Kushiro Penal Colony, the predecessor to Abashiri Prison, opened in 1885. The town was also home to a county office, a headman's office, and a branch office of the Bank of Japan, and at one time rivaled the size of Kushiro. At its peak, the number of prisoners serving sentences reached nearly 2,000, and they were involved in projects such as building the Kushiro-Abashiri road, constructing the Kushiro Railway, and mining sulfur at Atosanupuri (Ioyama) in Kawayu. In 1887, Hokkaido's second railway was built between Shibecha and Ioyama to transport sulfur from Ioyama. Sulfur was transshipped in Shibecha and then transported by water to Kushiro, but over mining led to resource depletion and mining was discontinued within nine years.
From the History section of Shibecha, Hokkaido on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to stay3
Churches and places of worship2
Gas and EV charging1
Schools, colleges and libraries6
Map of Shibecha
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Getting there and nearby towns
Kushiro Airport (KUH) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 40 km away.
- Teshikaga 23 km north, about 23 min by car
- Tsurui 22 km west, about 22 min by car
- Akkeshi 36 km southeast, about 36 min by car
- Kushiro 37 km southwest, about 37 min by car
- Nakashibetsu 45 km northeast, about 45 min by car
- Hamanaka-sakuraminami 46 km east, about 46 min by car
- Shiranuka 52 km southwest, about 52 min by car
- Motomachi 72 km northwest, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Kitami 80 km northwest, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Abashiri 86 km north, 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
- Shibetya town hall, アラツク, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Fukuhara Shibecha, Hokkaido pref Japan(6004944559), Tzuhsun Hsu, CC BY-SA 2.0
- 標茶町ルルラン - panoramio, Yobito KAYANUMA, CC BY-SA 3.0
- 標茶ルルランテレビ送信所, Takkey, CC BY 3.0
- ISS023-E-10732 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS066-E-44781 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS066-E-33715 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS066-E-44779 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS066-E-44780 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- Akan-bus 225, Chatama, CC BY-SA 3.0
- 標茶駅 - panoramio, Yobito KAYANUMA, CC BY-SA 3.0
- 標茶駅 - panoramio (1), Mamusi Taka, CC BY-SA 3.0
- 道道14号線 - panoramio, Yobito KAYANUMA, CC BY-SA 3.0
- モセウシ踏切 - panoramio, Mamusi Taka, CC BY-SA 3.0
- 標茶交叉点 - panoramio, Mamusi Taka, CC BY-SA 3.0
- 国道391号線 - panoramio - Yobito KAYANUMA (3), Yobito KAYANUMA, CC BY-SA 3.0
- ISS066-E-59675 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS023-E-13402 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS066-E-61990 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- 国道391号線 - panoramio - Yobito KAYANUMA (2), Yobito KAYANUMA, CC BY-SA 3.0
- チャンベツ - panoramio, Yobito KAYANUMA, CC BY-SA 3.0
- 国道391号線 - panoramio - Yobito KAYANUMA, Yobito KAYANUMA, CC BY-SA 3.0
- 国道391号線 - panoramio - Yobito KAYANUMA (1), Yobito KAYANUMA, CC BY-SA 3.0
- 道道14号線 - panoramio - Yobito KAYANUMA, Yobito KAYANUMA, CC BY-SA 3.0
- 道道959号線 - panoramio, Yobito KAYANUMA, CC BY-SA 3.0
- 茅沼駅 - panoramio, Yobito KAYANUMA, CC BY-SA 3.0
- 国道391号線 - panoramio, Yobito KAYANUMA, CC BY-SA 3.0
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