Horonobe, Hokkaido
Horonobe (Japanese幌 延 町, -chō ) is a town in the district Teshio in the sub-prefecture Soya Hokkaidō.
Etymology
The name comes from Ainu Horonobe poro - Nupu, which means " great plain ".
Geography
On the outskirts of the mountain Nakatombetsu Shirikoma -dake is (知 驹 岳). On this one transmit antenna for radio, analogue and digital television is installed. In the west the city is bordered by the Sea of Japan.
Horonobe is (天 塩 川, -gawa ), Sarobetsu (サロベツ 川, -gawa ), Onoppunai (雄 信 内 川, -gawa ) and Toikambetsu (问 寒 别 川, -gawa ) flows through the rivers Teshio. The lower reaches of Sarobetsu is the Kami- Sarobetsu grass level (上サロベツ原野, kami Sarobetsu gen'ya ) which belongs to the Rishiri Rebun Sarobetsu National Park. Within this level are located in the urban area the lakes Panke - numa (パンケ 沼), Penke - numa (ペンケ 沼) and Naganuma (长 沼).
History
The origin of Horonobe situated in a hamlet of 15 households from Fukui in 1899 along the lower reaches of the Sarobetsu. It originated agricultural goods called Hongan -ji, Teshio and Hokke - Shuu. 1903 carried out the classification based on the two districts of the village Teshio. The Gebier belonged to the sub-prefecture Rumoi. 1907 settled on the river plain of the Toikambetsu 339 households with 934 persons from Aichi to. On April 1, 1909 Horonobe as a village community (幌 延 村, -mura ) was ausgemeindet from Teshio. 1910 drew the Buddhist temple Choo -ji (长 応 寺) from Tokyo to Horonobe. On April 1, 1919 Horonobe merges with Saru (沙 流 村, -mura ) and is awarded the 2nd class municipality. In the first census 1920 988 households were counted with 5,349 people for Horonobe. 1935, a railway line between Horonobe and Toikambetsu is opened. On 1 September 1940, the former Saru is ausgemeindet again and given the name Toyotomi. The population drops to 826 households with 4,852 people. On September 1, 1960, the appointment was made for Chō. At this time Horonobe had 1,502 households with 7,432 people.
On April 1, 2010, the congregation of the sub-prefecture Soya has been assigned.
Attractions
Attractions are the Rishiri Rebun Sarobetsu National Park. In the city there is the Buddhist temple Choo -ji from the 15th century which was dismantled and rebuilt here in Tokyo. A Another drawcard is a Reindeer Holiday Ranch.
Traffic
Horonobe has connection to the National Road 40 to Asahikawa and Wakkanai and the National Road 232 to Teshio and Rumoi. Prefecture roads are crossing the city limits the prefecture roads 84, 106, 121, 256, 302, 395, 541, 583, 645, 785 and 972
Access to the rail network has Horonobe by JR Hokkaido Soya Main Line to Asahikawa and Wakkanai to the stations / stops Toikambetsu (问 寒 别 駅, -eki ), Nukanan (糠 南 駅, -eki ), Kami- Onoppunai (上 雄 信 内 駅, -eki; closed on 1 July 2001), Onoppunai (雄 信 内 駅, -eki ), Yasuushi (安 牛 駅, -eki ), Minami- Horonobe (南 幌 延 駅, -eki ), Horonobe (幌 延 駅, -eki ) Minami- Shimonuma (南下 沼 駅, -eki; closed on 18 March 2006) and Shimonuma (下 沼 駅, -eki ).
The Horonobe station was terminus of the 1987 full set Haboro- line state JNR whose Startpunkth was Rumoi. The Haboro line was originally the coal transportation.
Economy
Main economic sectors of Horonobe is the dairy herd of 11,000 cows within the town limits. In addition, Horobobe is a work of the dairy company Yukijirushi Nyūgyō.
Education
In Teshio is the primary school Horonobe, the middle school Horonobe and combined elementary and middle school Toikambetsu.
Adjacent Cities and Towns
- Sub-prefecture Rumoi: Teshio
- Nakatombetsu
- Hamatombetsu
- Sarufutsu
- Toyotomi
- Nakagawa