Hokkaido Places

Town Shiribeshi Subprefecture

Furubira 古平町

ふるびらちょう

A small fishing town on the Sea of Japan side of the Shakotan Peninsula. It grew rich on herring and now makes its living from tarako (salted pollock roe). In summer and autumn a tengu-masked Sarutahiko leaps through bonfires at its shrine festivals, and since 2025 it has had a tarako-themed roadside station.

Population (2020 Census)
2,745
Area
188.36 km²
District
Furubira District (古平郡)
Official website
www.town.furubira.lg.jp

Known for

  • Tarako (たらこ): pollock-roe processing is the town's signature industry. Processors such as Yamadai Fujita date back to 19189, and the roadside station is built entirely around tarako10.
  • Tengu fire-walking (天狗の火渡り): at the Kotohira and Ebisu shrine festivals, a masked Sarutahiko (猿田彦) strides through bonfires about 3 m high11. The Kotohira procession became a Hokkaido intangible folk cultural property in 202512.
  • Herring history: Furubira was a Matsumae-era herring station. In 1852 its catch of 21,055 koku was reported as the largest in western Ezo7.
  • Michi-no-Eki Furubira Tarako Museum: opened in April 2025 on National Route 2291013.
  • Setakamui Rock (セタカムイ岩): a sea stack whose Ainu name means "dog god", tied to a legend about a faithful dog7.
  • Seafood: sea urchin, abalone, nanban-ebi (sweet shrimp), octopus and hokke72. The sushi shop Minato Sushi was listed as Bib Gourmand in the Michelin Guide Hokkaido14.
  • Inakuraishi Mine (稲倉石鉱山): the town's manganese mine led Japan in output in 19367.

Sights & activities

Nature & scenery

  • Setakamui Rock (セタカムイ岩): a sea stack on Route 229 east of the town center, toward Yoichi. It is said to look like a howling dog7.
  • Reimei no Sato (れい明の里): a viewpoint. With luck you get a sea of clouds, and there is a night view21.
  • Kannon Falls (観音滝): a tiered waterfall about 15 m high and 10 m wide on the Doronoki River, a tributary of the Furubira River1.
  • Kuki (群来): in early spring, herring may come inshore to spawn, a phenomenon locals call kuki21.
  • Mt. Maruyama and the Chopetan forest road: hiking and scenic driving. Entry to the forest road needs permission in advance (tel. 0135-48-9840)21.

Onsen

  • Furubira Onsen Shiokaze (ふるびら温泉しおかぜ), Shinchimachi 90-137:
    • A hillside building modeled on a herring fishermen's lodge (番屋), with sea views and dark-brown water25.
    • Water: sodium chloride spring, free-flowing from the source (源泉掛け流し).
    • Baths: indoor and outdoor baths, sauna and a private family bath (¥1,100 an hour).
    • Hours and fees: 10:00–21:00, closed the 1st and 3rd Thursday (open on public holidays); adults ¥550.
    • Shop, plus light meals (rice bowls and noodles) in the rest room, 11:00–14:00, not served Thursdays and Fridays.
    • Parking for 45 cars.

Museums & heritage

  • Toyohama Tunnel memorial: a disaster-prevention memorial park beside the Furubira-side portal of the current Toyohama Tunnel has a memorial monument, parking, toilets and a display on the accident and tunnel safety. The collapse site itself can be reached only by boat18.
  • Zengen-ji: Five Hundred Arhats painting and Yoshida Issui's grave135.
  • Kotohira Shrine, Shinchimachi 8612.
  • Tarako exhibits at the Michi-no-Eki (see below).

Outdoor & seasonal activities

  • Fishing: Furubira calls itself one of Hokkaido's top fishing spots. From the port there is flounder and chika. Charter boats go out for rockfish, flatfish, cod and yellowtail, and in autumn anglers fish for salmon at the Furubira River mouth. Cherry salmon, hokke and squid are also caught in season738.
  • Furubira Island Hiroba Park Golf Course (ふるびらあいらんど広場パークゴルフ場): 27 holes by the sea, with equipment rental21.
  • Furubira Family Travel Village (古平家族旅行村), Utasutsu-machi 44-1:
    • Cabins for 5 or 6 people (¥11,000 and ¥13,000 a night), tent sites and tennis courts; normally open May–October.
    • The town says opening is postponed "for the time being". It gives two reasons: COVID-19, and a person missing in the town's forests who was most likely attacked by a wild brown bear39.
    • Utasutsu beach is a 5-minute walk away7.

Food experiences

  • Sushi: local catch at Minato Sushi, Ichii Sushi (いちい鮨), Shinke Sushi (新家寿司) and the locals' favorite 喰い処 寿味25.
  • Hori Shokudō (堀食堂): a diner founded in 1919, known for its fried half-chicken ("wakatori") and its tempura ramen, which was featured on the TV show Himitsu no Kenmin Show25.
  • Tarako lunch at the Michi-no-Eki.
  • Co-op direct shop for shellfish and shiokara28.

Roadside stations (Michi-no-Eki)

Michi-no-Eki Furubira Tarako Museum (道の駅ふるびらたらこミュージアム)

  • Location: Hamamachi 40-4, Furubira (古平郡古平町大字浜町40-4), on National Route 229 in the town center, next to the "Furubira 150th Anniversary Plaza" (ふるびら150年広場) park. Phone 0135-48-813126.
  • Hours (as of September 2026, check before visiting)2640:
    • Station and shop: 9:00–18:00 (April–October), 9:00–17:00 (November–March).
    • Restaurant: 11:00–17:00 (last order 16:00) in the summer season, April–October, according to the station's 2026 notice34; 11:00–16:00 is the standard time listed on both sites.
    • Takeout corner: 10:00–17:00 on the station's own site; the Hokkaido Michi-no-Eki site says 11:00–17:00.
    • Closed over the New Year holidays.
  • Shops & products:
    • A set of tarako from four Furubira producers, tarako canned goods and tarako furikake26.
    • Mentaiko, and pink-themed goods chosen from across Japan40.
    • Original items made with locally processed tarako40.
    • An online shop41.
  • Food: the eat-in restaurant Furubira Shōten (ふるびら商店) pairs tarako with many kinds of cooking40. Signature dishes26:
    • tarako set meal (たらこ定食), ¥1,600
    • tarako salt ramen (たらこ塩ラーメン), ¥1,500
    • cod-fry bowl (たらフライ丼), ¥1,000
    • A summer-only sea-urchin-and-tarako bowl (ウニたらこのっけ丼), which you top with fresh uni yourself, was added in 202634.
  • Museum: "Tarako Time Machine & Tarako Art" (たらこタイムマシーン&たらこアート) is a walk-through exhibit on the history of tarako in Furubira and Hokkaido and on what tarako actually is. A cast of tarako characters runs through it, including a fire-loving tengu that nods to the shrine festivals4042.
  • Facilities1026:
    • Parking: 32 spaces according to the Hokkaido Development Bureau; the Hokkaido Michi-no-Eki site lists 7 large and 17 regular.
    • 24-hour toilets (17 fixtures), including accessible and ostomate-friendly ones, and a nursing room with changing table.
    • EV charging and free Wi-Fi.
    • Tourist and road information corners.
    • Dog run, cycle racks and a public-transport waiting area.
  • Notes:
    • Registered on 31 January 2025, making it Hokkaido's 129th roadside station (registration no. 131)1026. It opened in April 2025, with Wikipedia giving 15 April13. It celebrated its first anniversary on 25–26 April 202634.
    • The site covers 7,240 m². It was built to catch visitors coming off the Shiribeshi Expressway at Yoichi IC and send them on to the rest of the town10.
    • The Development Bureau's location map shows the neighboring stations as Space Apple Yoichi (スペース・アップルよいち) in Yoichi, Oskoi! Kamoenai (オスコイ！かもえない) in Kamoenai, and Akaigawa (あかいがわ) in Akaigawa1043.

Getting there & around

  • Rail: Furubira has no railway. The nearest station is JR Yoichi Station on the Hakodate Main Line, about 60 minutes from Sapporo and about 23 minutes from Otaru71.
  • Bus: Hokkaido Chuo Bus's Shakotan line runs Otaru – Yoichi – Furubira – Shakotan. Yoichi to Furubira takes about 25 minutes17. The town's overview page says 16 round-trip buses a day link Furubira with Yoichi and Otaru2. Timetables are available from Chuo Bus, Yoichi office (0135-23-2175)44. The town also runs a community bus and shared taxis45.
  • Car: take National Route 229 along the coast.
    • The nearest interchange is Yoichi IC on the Shiribeshi Expressway, which opened on 8 December 201846.
    • Travel times: about 45 minutes from Otaru and about 1 hour 30 minutes from Sapporo according to the town's 2018 profile7. The town's overview page gives 36.1 km and just under an hour to Otaru, and about 1 hour 20 minutes to Sapporo using the expressway2. The tourism association gives about 1 hour from Otaru and about 2 hours from Sapporo47.
    • Prefectural Roads 998 (Furubira–Kamoenai) and 569 cross the peninsula's interior1.
  • Air: New Chitose Airport, reached via Sapporo.

Practical tips

  • Best times to visit:
    • Summer: sea urchin season and the Kotohira fire-walking on the second weekend of July.
    • September: the Ebisu festival and salmon fishing.
    • Early spring: the chance of seeing a herring kuki.
  • Winter: seasonal snowfall of 6–11 m and snow up to about 2 m deep have been recorded in town17. Route 229 on the Shakotan coast runs through long tunnels and exposed stretches, so drive with care in winter storms.
  • Brown bears: they are active in the hills. The Family Travel Village has stayed closed partly because of bear risk39, so take bear precautions on forest roads and trails.
  • Where to eat: there are few places, and several sushi shops have irregular holidays. The Michi-no-Eki (open all year except the New Year holidays) and the onsen's light-meal corner (lunchtime only, not Thursdays or Fridays) are the dependable stops2637.
  • Tourist information: the Michi-no-Eki information desk, or the Furubira Tourism Association (古平町観光協会). The association's enquiries are handled by the town hall's commerce and tourism section, tel. 0135-48-9840, weekdays 8:45–17:3047.

More about Furubira

At a glance
Field Details
Type Town (町)
Subprefecture Shiribeshi (後志総合振興局)
District Furubira District (古平郡); the town takes up the whole district1
Population 2,745 in 1,282 households (2020 National Census)2; 2,399 in 1,176 households in the preliminary 2025 Census count, down 12.6% in five years3; 2,439 in 1,562 households (resident register, end of August 2026)4. The Hokkaido Government's reference figure for 31 August 2026 is also 2,439, 52 of them foreign residents5.
Area 188.36 km² (GSI, 1 April 2026)6; about 89% (167.73 km²) is mountain forest2
Density Calculated from the population figures above and the 188.36 km² GSI area: about 12.9 people/km² (August 2026 resident register), 12.7/km² (preliminary 2025 Census) and 14.6/km² (2020 Census)
Municipal history Furubira District created 1869; village office (戸長役場) set up 18727; Furubira Town formed 1 April 1902 by merging 5 towns and 4 villages under the second-class town/village system; first-class status 1 April 19071. No mergers since.
Neighboring municipalities Shakotan, Yoichi, Niki, Kamoenai, Tomari, Kyowa1 (English Wikipedia leaves out Kyowa8)
Symbols Town emblem: a stylized 古, the first character of the town's name. Its two upper "wings" stand for growth and peace; the lower circle stands for harmony and Furubira Bay2. The emblem and town flag were adopted on 20 May 19681. The town says it has no town flower2. No town tree or bird found.
Mascot Furuppii (ふるっぴー), the Furubira Chamber of Commerce mascot: a dog from the Setakamui Rock legend, with a hat shaped like the rock and a blue scarf and trousers standing for the rough Sea of Japan waves7
Official website https://www.town.furubira.lg.jp/

Name origin
  • The official explanation says the name comes from the river now called the Furubira River. It was originally known as Porobetsu (ポロベツ). A red cliff on the river, called Furepira (フレピラ, "red cliff"), gave its name to the Edo-period fishing station27.
  • The Hokkaido Government's Ainu place-name list gives three readings. It rates the entry at confidence level C, below the A and B it gives to better-established names15:
    • kur-pira (クルピラ), "rocky hill with patterns", from Uehara (上原), who wrote that a rocky hill with cloud-like markings stood on this coast. The list adds that there are several theories and the origin is hard to pin down.
    • hur-pira (フルピラ), "hill's cliff", recorded by Matsuura Takeshirō, who described it as a small collapsed mountainside. The list suggests it may have named the area around Cape Maruyama.
    • hure-pira (フレピラ), "red cliff", from Yamada Hidezō, who took it to mean the collapsed bank south of the Furubira River.
  • In the Edo period the place was written 古比羅 and called the "Furubira basho" (フルビラ場所)2. The town's chronology lists a document from 1731 with the name written 古平; it is the earliest such entry in that chronology7.

History
  • Ainu era and early legend: none of the sources checked gave an archaeological summary for the town. The town chronology records a tradition that followers of Fujiwara no Yasuhira settled at places from Mukawa (鵡川) to Yoichi in 11897.
  • 1606: the Matsumae domain set up the Furubira fief, or trading post (古平場所)7.
  • 1706: first record of a contract merchant (場所請負人) running the Furubira fishery7.
  • 1799: the Furubira basho came under direct shogunate rule, according to the town's chronology7. The Wikipedia article on Furubira District gives 1807 (Bunka 4) instead16. It went back to Matsumae in 1821 and returned to shogunate rule in 1855, when the area was guarded by the Shōnai domain. Ebisu Shrine was founded in 184716.
  • 1852: the herring catch reached 21,055 koku, the highest in western Ezo7.
  • 1858: settlers were first allowed to stay through the winter, which made permanent residence possible7.
  • 1862: Zengen-ji temple (法興山禅源寺) was founded7.
  • 1865–1867: Kotohira Shrine was founded after residents petitioned the Hakodate magistrate127.
  • 1869: Furubira District was created, and a Kaitakushi (Colonization Office) branch office opened in Hamamachi17.
  • 1872–1901: a village office was set up (1872), a road to Bikuni opened (1873), and gold was found up the Furubira River in 1885, which started the Inakuraishi Mine. A daily steamer to Otaru began in 1892, and local sake brewing began in 1896 with brands such as Fukumasamune (福正宗)7.
  • 1902: Furubira Town was formed from Hamamachi, Minatomachi, Irifunemachi, Maruyamachō, Shinchimachi and the villages of Kuki, Okimura, Sawae and Utasutsu16.
  • 1922: the Nakaya fishery at Sawae began landing herring with a steam-powered winch7.
  • 1936: Inakuraishi Mine led Japan in manganese output7. Mining ended in 19848.
  • 10 May 1949: the Furubira Great Fire started in Shinchimachi and burned more than 700 houses. It also destroyed Kotohira Shrine and its records712.
  • 1955: population peaked at 10,073172. It began to fall around this time as herring catches collapsed1.
  • 1956–1967: Setakamui Tunnel was finished (1956). Once buses ran to Yoichi in 1957, the regular ferry stopped. Route 229 between Yoichi and Furubira was completed in 1958, and the prefectural road to Kamoenai opened in 19677. In 1963 the town's coast became part of Niseko-Shakotan-Otaru Kaigan Quasi-National Park7.
  • 10 February 1996: about 11,000 m³ of rock fell above the Furubira-side portal of the Toyohama Tunnel on Route 229. It hit a Hokkaido Chuo Bus, and 20 people died18. A longer replacement tunnel (2,228 m), which absorbed the old Setakamui Tunnel, opened on 8 December 200018; the town's chronology dates the link-up to 20017. Also in 1996, the Furubira hot spring opened1.
  • 2004: the Furubira, Bikuni and Shakotan fishery co-ops merged to form the Higashi-Shakotan Fisheries Cooperative7. The Furubira seafood-processing cooperative went bankrupt in 20147.
  • 2022: the town hall moved into a new multi-purpose complex on 6 May1.
  • 2025: the Kotohira Shrine procession was designated a Hokkaido intangible folk cultural property on 18 June12. The Michi-no-Eki was registered on 31 January and opened in April1013. From late September, bears were sighted in town almost daily, and the 50th Furubira Road Race was cancelled19. The 2026 race was cancelled for the same reason20.

Geography & climate
  • Furubira lies in the east-central part of the Shakotan Peninsula, between Shakotan and Yoichi. It spans about 43°04′–43°17′N and 140°31′–140°42′E2.
  • The Furubira River rises in the peninsula's central mountains and flows north through the middle of the town. Its basin covers most of the town's area1. Flat land is limited to the valleys of the Furubira and Maruyama rivers, and 89% of the town is forest2.
  • The coast faces the Sea of Japan and has cliffs and sea stacks. It lies within Niseko-Shakotan-Otaru Kaigan Quasi-National Park7.
  • Mt. Maruyama (丸山) is a local hiking peak. The Chopetan forest road (チョペタン林道) won a gold award among Hokkaido's "100 selected private-forest erosion-control roads"21.
  • Climate (10-year average from the Furubira fire station, published 2018)17:
    • Mean temperature is −3.8 °C in January and 21.4 °C in August.
    • Precipitation is highest from July to December, at 135–168 mm a month.
    • Seasonal snowfall ranged from 595 to 1,122 cm between winter 2009/10 and winter 2016/17, and maximum snow depth from 122 to 218 cm.

Economy & industry
  • Workforce (2020 Census): 193 people in the primary sector, 357 in the secondary sector and 772 in services. Of the secondary-sector workers, 222 are in manufacturing, most of them in seafood processing2.
  • Fishing: 153 people work in fishing. The main catches are shrimp, octopus, hokke (Atka mackerel) and flounder, and landings are worth about ¥1.3 billion a year2. In 2016 the Furubira district landed 3,474 t worth ¥1.284 billion17:
    • hokke: 871 t, ¥298 million
    • Pacific cod: 312 t, ¥187 million
    • squid: 226 t, ¥178 million
    • octopus: 425 t, ¥156 million
  • Fishery co-op: the Higashi-Shakotan Fisheries Cooperative (東しゃこたん漁業協同組合), established 1 April 2004, is based in Irifunemachi22.
  • Seafood processing: in 2012 the town's processors produced 5,163 t worth ¥5.70 billion. Salted products, which include tarako, made up 1,756 t and ¥3.88 billion; the town stopped collecting these figures after 201217.
  • Tarako producers include:
    • Yamadai Fujita (ヤマダイふじた), founded 19189
    • Kaneto Suisan (カネト水産)23
    • Yo Yoshino (よ吉野), founded 1962 and known for low-salt tarako24
    • Kanekichi Yoshino (かねきち吉野) and Ōshima Suisan (大島水産)25
  • Agriculture is small. There were 14 farm households in 2015, and 13 ha of paddy produced 62 t of rice in 201717.
  • Tourism: 86,587 visitors in FY2017, 10,778 of whom stayed overnight17.
  • Population decline: 10,073 in 1955, 2,745 in 2020, and 2,439 in August 2026. That is a fall of about three-quarters since the peak1724. The town's fifth comprehensive plan, drawn up in FY2011 to cover ten years, took as its slogan "a comfortable, peaceful home, created together" (協働で創る住みよいやすらぎの郷、ふるびら)7.

Local specialties
Specialty Category Details & where to get it
Tarako & mentaiko (たらこ・明太子) Seafood product Furubira's signature product. The Michi-no-Eki sells a set of tarako from four local producers (¥1,980), plus tarako canned goods and tarako furikake26. You can also buy direct from processors such as Yamadai Fujita (Honchō 40), Kaneto Suisan (Irifunemachi 63) and Yo Yoshino (Hamamachi 467-7)92324.
Tarako set meal and tarako salt ramen Local dish Served at the Michi-no-Eki restaurant: tarako teishoku ¥1,600, tarako shio ramen ¥1,500 and cod-fry bowl ¥1,00026
Sea urchin, abalone, nanban-ebi (南蛮えび) Seafood Listed with tarako as the town's showcase seafood7. Sea urchin was the big draw at the co-op fair in June and July, which has been suspended since 202027.
Tsubu shiokara (つぶ塩辛) Seafood product Salted whelk, the top pick at the Higashi-Shakotan co-op direct shop (Minatomachi 437-2; 8:30–17:00, closed Wednesdays)28
Himemasu / "chippu" (ヒメマス・チップ) Freshwater fish Nomura Shōten (Hamamachi 43; open weekends 10:00–15:00) says it is the only farm in Hokkaido raising this endangered native kokanee29
"Shō" (礁) and "Tabatā Sand" (タバターサンド) Sweets Tabata Kashiten (Hamamachi 60), a confectioner founded in 189430
Sushi and ikura-don Food Minato Sushi (Shinchimachi 23), a Michelin Guide Hokkaido Bib Gourmand in 2012 and 201714
Furusato nozei gifts Hometown tax Gifts are mostly seafood such as hokke, octopus, shrimp, cod and sea urchin, plus tarako products31. In September 2026 the Furusato Choice portal listed 98 gifts, 72 of them seafood and 55 of those in its tarako/mentaiko subcategory32.

Culture & festivals
Event When Highlights
Kotohira Shrine Grand Festival (琴平神社例大祭) July: the second Saturday and the following day, with an eve (宵宮) that includes a sea procession711. In 2026: eve 10 July, main festival 11–12 July33 Mikoshi and parade floats go round the town. At night Sarutahiko in tengu mask and red robes leads the fire-walking (about 8 p.m.): he crosses the bonfire three times, followed by the sacred sakaki branch, lion dancers and the mikoshi1112
Ebisu Shrine Grand Festival (恵比須神社例大祭) September: the second Saturday and the following day7 A second fire-walking at Ebisu Shrine (in 2026: eve 12 September, main festival 13 September)33
Furubira Onsen Shiokaze Festival (しおかぜ祭) Early August (as of 2018) Thank-you event at the onsen with local seafood, vegetables, stalls, live music and bingo7
Fishery co-op fair (漁協祭) Summer Sundays at Furubira port (sea urchin in June and July, salmon in September)7 Fresh seafood and a grill corner. Cancelled from 2020, and future dates were undecided as of the town's latest notice27
Tarako Museum events In 2026: 25–26 April (first anniversary) and 27–28 June All-you-can-stuff fresh tarako sales (¥1,200 a go in 2026) and seasonal menus34
Tara-tsuri-bushi National Folk Song Contest (たらつり節全国大会) Autumn, held yearly since 1990 Contest for the local folk song "Tara-tsuri-bushi" (cod-fishing song), which local fishermen and folk singers Ōshima Toyokichi and Tamura Eizō wrote in the late 1950s (current status of the contest unverified)71
Furubira Road Race (古平ロードレース大会) October, on Sports Day (as of 2018) Running and walking courses; more than 1,000 runners7. Cancelled in 2025 (the 50th race) and in 2026 because of bear sightings1920
  • Fire-walking tradition: the Board of Education's designation dates the formal Kotohira festival to 1880 or later, when a new mikoshi was paid for by parishioners. It describes the rite as a way to "purify sin and defilement with fire" for fishermen who worked where "one plank below is hell". The Sarutahiko role usually lasts about three years. Once masked, the wearer must not speak. A preservation society was formed in 200112. The tourism association calls the rite more than 300 years old, which does not match the Board of Education's dating21. A similar rite is held at Bikuni Shrine in neighboring Shakotan12.
  • Temples and art: Zengen-ji (禅源寺, founded 1862) holds an oil painting of the Five Hundred Arhats, which Hayashi Takejirō worked on for about 20 years from 19201.
  • Literature: the poet Yoshida Issui grew up in Furubira. The town has three monuments to his work, and he is buried at Zengen-ji35.
  • Folk dance: in 1954 the Furubira Bon dance represented Hokkaido at NHK's national Bon-odori contest7.

Ainu heritage

The best-documented Ainu legacy is in place names:

  • Furubira itself (hur-pira / hure-pira; see Name origin)15.
  • Setakamui (seta "dog" + kamuy "god"). According to the legend, a dog kept waiting for its master, who never came back from fishing, until it turned to stone71.
  • Rokushinai (六志内), from ru-kus-nay, "the river a path runs along". Yamada notes that the route up the Furubira River and Rokushinai River and over to Kamoenai is still an important way across the Shakotan Peninsula36.

No Ainu cultural facility or published archaeological site in the town was found in the sources checked.

Sister & friendship cities

None found.

Notable people
  • Sugai Hitoshi (須貝等, born 1962): judoka from Furubira; world champion in the 95 kg class in 1985 and 198748.
  • Yoshida Issui (吉田一穂, 1898–1973): poet born in Kikonai who grew up in Furubira from 1905. The town has monuments to his poems and his grave35.

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Numbers in the text link to these sources. Figures as of 23 September 2026

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