Shikabe, Japan
鹿部町
Shikabe is a town of 3,920 people in Hokkaido, Japan, founded in December 1, 1983.
Why visit Shikabe
Townapedia lists 5 museums and landmarks, 5 parks and trails, 16 places to eat, 4 places to stay and 5 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Hakodate Nanae Snowpark, Ōfune Site, Onuma Kokusai Golf Club and Shikabe Country Club.
Weather in Shikabe
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About Shikabe
Shikabe (鹿部町, Shikabe-chō) is a town located in Oshima Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan.
From the Wikipedia article Shikabe, Hokkaido (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do5
Museums and landmarks5
Ōfune Site
Monument and historic site · 11.7 km
Jōmon period archaeological site
Parks, trails and playgrounds5
Restaurants and cafes16
4 more on the map.
History
1666: Ito Genguro, Shogunate of Tsugaru, discovers a deer healing itself in a hot spring in the area now called Shikabe. The legend of Shikabe Onsen begins.
1945: Hakodate Main Line Sawara Branch Line and Shikabe Station were opened.
From the History section of Shikabe, Hokkaido on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to stay4
Churches and places of worship5
Shopping3
Gas and EV charging3
Schools, colleges and libraries2
Healthcare4
Map of Shikabe
52 places. The map loads OpenStreetMap tiles when you open it.
Getting there and nearby towns
Hakodate Airport (HKD) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 29 km away.
- Honchō 18 km southwest, about 18 min by car
- Higashimorichō 20 km northwest, about 20 min by car
- Hakodate 29 km south, about 29 min by car
- Hokuto 28 km southwest, about 28 min by car
- Muroran 35 km northeast, about 35 min by car
- Date 49 km north, about 49 min by car
- Yakumo 52 km northwest, about 52 min by car
- Noboribetsu 55 km northeast, about 55 min by car
- Shiraoi 72 km northeast, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Mutsu 89 km south, 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, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Shikabe Onsen, Yoshinoyu 02, fredkatvox, CC BY 2.0
- Shikabe Geyser 01, Mugu-shisai, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Shikabe Kanketusen Park 01, Mugu-shisai, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Shikabe Kanketusen Park 02, Mugu-shisai, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Ōfune Site 02, Indiana jo, CC BY-SA 4.0
- しらかばコースから眺める駒ヶ岳（2014.03）, BATACHAN, CC BY-SA 4.0
- しかべ間歌泉公園 - panoramio, Mamusi Taka, CC BY-SA 3.0
- しかべ間歌泉公園 - panoramio (1), Mamusi Taka, CC BY-SA 3.0
- 20181104 TPE-CTS 4275 (48428542382), Ray Swi-hymn from Sijhih-Taipei, Taiwan, CC BY-SA 2.0
- 20181104 TPE-CTS 4276 (48428399256), Ray Swi-hymn from Sijhih-Taipei, Taiwan, CC BY-SA 2.0
- 20181104 TPE-CTS 4277 (48428540857), Ray Swi-hymn from Sijhih-Taipei, Taiwan, CC BY-SA 2.0
- View from Hakodate Nanae Gondola, 掬茶, CC BY-SA 4.0
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