Kyōgoku ( 京極町 , Kyōgoku-chō ) is a town located in Shiribeshi Subprefecture , Hokkaido , Japan . Kyōgoku sits at the eastern foot of Mount Yōtei (1,898 kilometres (1,179 mi)), an active stratovolcano volcano which dominates the skyline of the town.
13-494: Kyogoku may refer to: Kyōgoku, Hokkaidō , a town on the Japanese island of Hokkaidō Kyōgoku clan , a Japanese clan Aya Kyōgoku , a video game developer currently working at Nintendo Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Kyogoku . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
26-544: A national effort to reduce the number of small towns and villages. Kagawa has a nominal GDP of approximately 3,802 billion yen. Kagawa's major export industries, in order of export value, include transportation equipment, electrical equipment, chemical products, general machinery, mineral fuels, manufactured goods, raw materials, and foodstuff. Sanuki udon (a type of udon noodle) is the most famous local food of Kagawa Prefecture. In 2008, there were over 700 udon restaurants in this prefecture alone. Aside from udon, Kagawa
39-494: Is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Shikoku . Kagawa Prefecture has a population of 949,358 (as of 2020) and is the smallest prefecture by geographic area at 1,877 square kilometres (725 sq mi ). Kagawa Prefecture borders Ehime Prefecture to the southwest and Tokushima Prefecture to the south. Takamatsu is the capital and largest city of Kagawa Prefecture, with other major cities including Marugame , Mitoyo , and Kan'onji . Kagawa Prefecture
52-522: Is also famous for " hone-tsuki-dori ", seasoned chicken thigh cooked on the bone. Originating from Marugame City , the dish has now become a popular dish in izakaya restaurants across the country. Olives and olive-related products have also come to be recognized as Kagawa foods. As the first place in Japan to successfully cultivate olives, Kagawa has been producing olive-related products since 1908. As well as winning both domestic and international awards for
65-559: Is an enzyme that catalyzes the reversible epimerization reaction of the 3rd carbon of ketose. As of October 2020, Kagawa Prefecture had an estimated population of 950,244. This was 7.1% lower than the population in the 2000 census, being 1,022,890. The area of the prefecture is 1,877 km, and the population density is 506.3/km. The sports teams listed below are based in Kagawa. Baseball Basketball Football (Soccer) Volleyball Ice Hockey Based on its ancient name, Sanuki , Kagawa
78-718: Is located on the Seto Inland Sea across from Okayama Prefecture on the island of Honshu , which is connected by the Great Seto Bridge . Kagawa Prefecture includes Shōdoshima , the second-largest island in the Seto Inland Sea, and the prefecture's southern land border with Tokushima Prefecture is formed by the Sanuki Mountains . Kagawa was formerly known as Sanuki Province . For a brief period between August 1876 and December 1888, Kagawa
91-705: The Kansai . The Sanuki Mountains run along the southern border. Kagawa is currently the smallest prefecture, by area, in Japan. Kagawa is a relatively narrow prefecture located between the mountains of Shikoku and the sea. As of April 1, 2012, 11% of the total land area of the prefecture was designated as Natural Parks , namely Setonaikai National Park and Ōtaki-Ōkawa Prefectural Natural Park . Eight cities are located in Kagawa Prefecture: Kagawa has eight towns organized into five districts . Many were created after 1999 through mergers, as part of
104-756: The Nakayama Toge mountain pass to enter Sapporo. Tourists visit the town to drink the spring water in Fukidashi Park, where the water from Mount Yōtei bubbles out of the ground. The town has a sister city relationship with the city of Marugame in Kagawa Prefecture . Kyōgoku is mountainous, with several peaks above 1,000 metres (3,300 ft). The town sits between Mount Yotei to the east, and Mount Muine (1,464 metres (4,803 ft)), Mount Nakadake 1,387.8 metres (4,553 ft), and Mount Kimobetsu (1,176.9 metres (3,861 ft)) to
117-496: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kyogoku&oldid=975059443 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Ky%C5%8Dgoku, Hokkaid%C5%8D The town borders the south ward ( Minami-ku ) of Sapporo , but car traffic from Kyōgoku must drive over an hour through
130-659: The quality of its olive oil, Kagawa has also created two offshoot food brands from its olive industry - "olive beef" and "olive yellowtail". Waste organic matter from olive pressing is used as feed for cattle and the Yellowtail Amberjack . Due to the high amount of polyphenols in the olive waste, the flesh of the respective meats does not oxidize or lose color easily. Other local specialties include wasanbon sugar sweets, sōmen noodles and shōyu soy sauce. Rare sugar researches are thriving and have discovered mass production culture enzymes. D-tagatose 3-epimerase
143-640: The west. The Shiribetsu River (126 kilometres (78 mi)), which emerges from Lake Shikotsu to the south, runs through Kyōgoku between Mount Yotei and the western peaks in the town. The river eventually flows into the Sea of Japan . Kyōgoku was first settled by the Japanese in 1897. Takanori Kyōgoku (1858–1928) was a former noble of the Kyōgoku clan and head of the Marugame Domain , Sanuki Province in present-day Kagawa Prefecture , Shikoku . Kyōgoku
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#1732776732189156-665: Was given permission to set up an agricultural operation in the area, as part of Kutchan. Kyōgoku is not connected by rail to other areas of Hokkaido. The town was formerly a stop on the Japanese National Railways (JR) Iburi Line which ceased operation in 1986. Japan National Route 227 , a national highway of Japan , runs through the east of Kyōgoku and connects the town to Hakodate and Esashi . Elementary schools: Junior high school: Marugame in Kagawa Prefecture , Japan Kagawa Prefecture Kagawa Prefecture ( 香川県 , Kagawa-ken )
169-468: Was made a part of Ehime Prefecture . Located in Kagawa's capital city, Takamatsu, the mountain of Yashima was the battlefield for one of the best-known struggles between the Heike and Genji clans. Kagawa comprises the northeast corner of Shikoku, bordering Ehime Prefecture on the west and Tokushima Prefecture on the south, with a coastline on the Seto Inland Sea facing Okayama Prefecture and
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