Toyotomi, Japan

History

The area of Toyotomi was part of Teshio Province (1868–1882), a short-lived province in the north of Hokkaido. The district was historically under the control of Matsumae Domain, but in the Bakumatsu period, control was briefly transferred to Shonai Domain.

1878 - The village of Saru is founded in the location of present-day Toyotomi.

1909 - A government registration office is opened in the village of Horonobe, which included present-day Toyotomi.

1919 - The villages of Horonobe and Saru are incorporated into one village.

1926 - Natural gas and hot springs are discovered during mining at the present-day location of Toyotomi Onsen.

1936 November - The Nissō Coal Mine of Teshio is opened by Nippon Soda Co., Ltd.

1940 September - The village of Horonobe is separated into the villages of Horonobe and Toyotomi

1947 - Mitsubishi Materials begins coal-mining operations in the Toyotomi-Horonobe area.

1948 October - The town is moved from the administration of Rumoi Subprefecture to that of Sōya Subprefecture.

1950 November - The areas of Tenkō and Akebono become part of Wakkanai.

1959 January - Toyotomi is officially designated a township under Japanese municipal laws.

1974 September - The Sarobetsu Plain is designated a national park.

1991 July - The town becomes the first in the country to proclaim itself a "Bicycle for Health Town".

From the History section of Toyotomi, Hokkaido on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.