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[[Image:Shakotan in Shiribeshi Subprefecture.gif|thumb|200px|Shakotan District in Shiribeshi Subprefectures]] |
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{{Nihongo|'''Shakotan'''|積丹郡|Shakotan-gun}} is a [[districts of Japan|district]] located in [[Shiribeshi Subprefecture]], [[Hokkaido]], [[Japan]]. |
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As of 2004, the district has an estimated [[population]] of 2,947 and a [[population density|density]] of 12.37 persons per km<sup>2</sup>. The total area is 238.20 km<sup>2</sup>. |
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Towns and villages in the area include [[Shakotan, Hokkaido|Shakotan]]. |
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==Etymology== |
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The name of the town originates from the word "ShakKotan" in the [[Ainu language]]. It is formed from two words, the first, "shak", meaning "summer", and the second, "kotan", meaning "village".<ref name="n">{{cite encyclopedia | encyclopedia = Nihon Daihyakka Zensho (Nipponika) | title = 積丹（町） | url = http://rekishi.jkn21.com/ | access-date = November 22, 2024| year = 2012 | publisher = Shogakukan | location = Tokyo | language = ja | oclc = 153301537 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070825113418/http://rekishi.jkn21.com/ | archive-date = 2007-08-25 }}</ref> |
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In the [[Japanese language]] the name of the district is written with ''[[ateji]]'', or [[kanji]] characters used to phonetically represent native or borrowed words. The first, {{linktext|積}}, means to "store" or "accumulate", and the second, {{linktext|丹}}, means "red" or "red earth". The meaning of the written form of Shakotan has no relationship to the meaning of "Shakotan" in the Ainu language. |
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==Geography and climate== |
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Shakotan District is a peninsula located on the southwestern coast of Hokkaido. The district borders the city of Otaru in the Shiribeshi District to the east and is approximately forty miles from the prefectural capital Sapporo. Shakotan District is characterized by steep mountains as high as 1,300m interspersed with flatlands suitable to farming. Small streams flow down from the mountains feeding small wetlands and ponds.{{citation needed|date=January 2019}} |
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Shakotan District has a humid continental climate. As with much of Hokkaido, the temperature of the district varies widely, from mild, humid summers to snowy winters. |
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==History== |
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[[File:Syakotan Demisaki Lighthouse.JPG|thumb|left|Cape Shakotan Lighthouse]] |
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Shakotan was first settled by the Japanese immigrants in the Edo period (1603 – 1868). The [[Tokugawa shogunate]], the [[feudalism|feudal]] rulers of Japan of the period, granted the [[Matsumae Clan]] rights to trade with the [[Ainu people]] in the southern Hokkaido region; some [[samurai]] families during the Edo period chose to give up life as a warrior class, migrating to Shakotan to farm and develop the rich herring industry.<ref name="n" /> |
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In 1940, an earthquake occurred that was centered offshore of the Shakotan peninsula, causing a [[tsunami]].<ref>{{cite journal|url=https://www.proquest.com/openview/588f78989f592ffe569d9326edcb684f/1?pq-origsite=gscholar&cbl=2034776|title= Reexamination of tsunami source models for the twentieth century earthquakes off Hokkaido and Tohoku along the eastern margin of the Sea of Japan|last1=Murotani |first1=Satoko|last2=Satake |first2=Kenji|last3= Ishibe |first3=Takeo|last4=Harada |first4=Tomoya|journal=Earth, Planets and Space |volume=74|issue=1|date=December 1, 2022|access-date=November 22, 2024|doi=10.1186/s40623-022-01607-4|doi-access= free}}</ref> |
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==Economy== |
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The district's economy is dominated by rural farming, commercial fishing, and to a lesser extent, local tourism. |
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[[File:Unidon-restaurant7030203aaa.jpg|thumb|left|''Unidon'' restaurant, Shakotan]] |
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The fishing industry remains an important part of the economy of Shakotan. Shakotan is noted for its catch of [[sea urchin]] (''uni''), [[squid]], [[Olive flounder]], [[cod]], and [[Alaska pollock]].<ref name="n" /> |
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Tourists mainly from Sapporo come to the district for hiking, fishing, sea kayaking, the local temple’s annual Fire Festival, and the peninsula's scenery, called "Hokkaido’s wild western tip".<ref name="My Hokkaido">{{cite book|pages=47–48|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=wNGAEAAAQBAJ|title=My Hokkaido: The Ultimate Guide to Japan's Great Northern Islands|first=Aaron |last=Jamieson|publisher=Tuttle Publishing|isbn= 9781462923113 |date= April 26, 2022|access-date=November 22, 2024}}</ref> In the 2010s, about 50,000 visitors traveled annually to the District, according to a [[tourism management]] study.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.hues.kyushu-u.ac.jp/--2022renewal-backups/education/student/pdf/2019/2HE18008W.pdf |page=3|title= Carrying Capacity Assessment for Tourism Management in Peninsula Area|first=Deng|last=Lei |year=2019|access-date=November 22, 2024}} See Table 1.</ref> |
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==References== |
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Latest revision as of 07:46, 24 November 2024
Shakotan (積丹郡, Shakotan-gun) is a district located in Shiribeshi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan.
As of 2004, the district has an estimated population of 2,947 and a density of 12.37 persons per km2. The total area is 238.20 km2.
Towns and villages in the area include Shakotan.
Etymology
[edit]The name of the town originates from the word "ShakKotan" in the Ainu language. It is formed from two words, the first, "shak", meaning "summer", and the second, "kotan", meaning "village".[1]
In the Japanese language the name of the district is written with ateji, or kanji characters used to phonetically represent native or borrowed words. The first, 積, means to "store" or "accumulate", and the second, 丹, means "red" or "red earth". The meaning of the written form of Shakotan has no relationship to the meaning of "Shakotan" in the Ainu language.
Geography and climate
[edit]Shakotan District is a peninsula located on the southwestern coast of Hokkaido. The district borders the city of Otaru in the Shiribeshi District to the east and is approximately forty miles from the prefectural capital Sapporo. Shakotan District is characterized by steep mountains as high as 1,300m interspersed with flatlands suitable to farming. Small streams flow down from the mountains feeding small wetlands and ponds.[citation needed]
Shakotan District has a humid continental climate. As with much of Hokkaido, the temperature of the district varies widely, from mild, humid summers to snowy winters.
History
[edit]
Shakotan was first settled by the Japanese immigrants in the Edo period (1603 – 1868). The Tokugawa shogunate, the feudal rulers of Japan of the period, granted the Matsumae Clan rights to trade with the Ainu people in the southern Hokkaido region; some samurai families during the Edo period chose to give up life as a warrior class, migrating to Shakotan to farm and develop the rich herring industry.[1]
In 1940, an earthquake occurred that was centered offshore of the Shakotan peninsula, causing a tsunami.[2]
Economy
[edit]The district's economy is dominated by rural farming, commercial fishing, and to a lesser extent, local tourism.
The fishing industry remains an important part of the economy of Shakotan. Shakotan is noted for its catch of sea urchin (uni), squid, Olive flounder, cod, and Alaska pollock.[1]
Tourists mainly from Sapporo come to the district for hiking, fishing, sea kayaking, the local temple’s annual Fire Festival, and the peninsula's scenery, called "Hokkaido’s wild western tip".[3] In the 2010s, about 50,000 visitors traveled annually to the District, according to a tourism management study.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "積丹（町）". Nihon Daihyakka Zensho (Nipponika) (in Japanese). Tokyo: Shogakukan. 2012. OCLC 153301537. Archived from the original on 2007-08-25. Retrieved November 22, 2024.
- ^ Murotani, Satoko; Satake, Kenji; Ishibe, Takeo; Harada, Tomoya (December 1, 2022). "Reexamination of tsunami source models for the twentieth century earthquakes off Hokkaido and Tohoku along the eastern margin of the Sea of Japan". Earth, Planets and Space. 74 (1). doi:10.1186/s40623-022-01607-4. Retrieved November 22, 2024.
- ^ Jamieson, Aaron (April 26, 2022). My Hokkaido: The Ultimate Guide to Japan's Great Northern Islands. Tuttle Publishing. pp. 47–48. ISBN 9781462923113. Retrieved November 22, 2024.
- ^ Lei, Deng (2019). "Carrying Capacity Assessment for Tourism Management in Peninsula Area" (PDF). p. 3. Retrieved November 22, 2024. See Table 1.
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43°17′49″N 140°27′58″E / 43.297°N 140.466°E
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