Hokkaido Places

Town Kushiro Subprefecture

Kushiro 釧路町

くしろちょう

Kushiro Town is a separate municipality that wraps around the eastern edge of Kushiro city. Its western part has the Hosooka viewpoint over the Kushiro Marsh and the Kushiro area's main suburban shopping strip. Its eastern part is a cliff coast of kelp and oyster hamlets, with Ainu-derived place names reputed to be among the hardest to read in Hokkaido.

Population (2020 Census)
19,105
Area
252.04 km²
District
Kushiro District (釧路郡)
Official website
www.town.kushiro.lg.jp

Known for

  • Hosooka Observatory (細岡展望台): promoted by the town as the most popular viewpoint over the Kushiro Marsh. The marsh became Japan's first Ramsar site in 1980 and a national park in 19877.
  • Nagagutsu ice hockey (長ぐつアイスホッケー): ice hockey played in rubber boots with a soft ball. It was invented here in 1978, and a town tournament has been held every January since 19798.
  • Konbumori seafood: Senpōshi oysters (仙鳳趾産牡蠣) and saomae kelp (さおまえ昆布). The kelp was Hokkaido's only selection as "Honba no Honmono" (本場の本物, "the genuine article") for the Milan Expo9.
  • Difficult Ainu place names: examples include Mataitoki (又飯時), Oshamappu (老者舞) and Sonteki (初無敵, also read Somuteki)101.
  • Shopping: the Route 44 strip in the Sechiributo (セチリ太) district is described as the representative shopping area of the Kushiro–Nemuro region1. In 2020 it had the highest commercial land price in the Kushiro–Nemuro area11.
  • Old Iwabokki Floodgate (旧岩保木水門): built in 1931 and designated a JSCE Civil Engineering Heritage site in 202412.

Sights & activities

Nature & scenery

  • Hosooka Observatory (細岡展望台): views of the meandering Kushiro River and, on clear days, from the Akan mountains to Mount Rausu7.
  • Hosooka Visitors' Lounge, Takkobu 22-9, next to the observatory, has a café, light meals and souvenirs. Open 9:00–18:00 from April to September and 10:00–16:00 from October to March, closed 29 December–3 January (as of 2023)726.
  • Lake Takkobu (達古武湖): a lagoon lake 5 km around with a boardwalk and a trail to the Yumegaoka Observatory. Kingfishers and white-tailed eagles live here, and fireflies appear in summer29.
  • Old Iwabokki Floodgate: a sunset spot and the usual take-out point for Kushiro River canoe trips3012.
  • Sekineppu Viewing Plaza (セキネップ展望広場): sea cliffs and Candle and Octopus rocks, with parking for about 20 cars7.
  • Cape Shiripa (尻羽岬): a 20-minute walk from its car park. A torii stands on Hokake-iwa ("Sail Rock"), which legend links to the wrecked ship of Minamoto no Yoshitsune, and harbor seals are sometimes seen710.
  • Boat trips: fishing boats from Konbumori show the rock formations from the sea. Book through the tourism association15.

Onsen

  • No hot-spring facility in the town was identified in the sources consulted.

Museums & heritage

  • Kushiro Aquarium Pukupuku (くしろ水族館ぷくぷく), Kōwa 4-11, inside Sennosuke, opened in 20181. It has 30 tanks, including lumpsuckers, garden eels, a touch pool and the endangered Siberian salamander of the Kushiro Marsh31.
  • Kushiro-Shitsugen Station (釧路湿原駅): a larch log house with a roof shaped like a crane's spread wings. It opened in 1988 and serves Hosooka Observatory32.

Outdoor & seasonal activities

  • Canoeing the Kushiro River with guides such as Kushiro Marsh & River33.
  • Takkobu Auto Campground, Takkobu 65-2, open 1 May–31 October. Lodges cost ¥3,780 a night and auto sites ¥1,290 (2023 fees). Canoe rental runs May–October29.
  • Kitoushi Campground (キトウシ野営場): a free sea-view site open 1 June–31 October, with no booking needed29.
  • Forest Park and Pa~ku 108: the Kushiro-chō Forest Park covers 260 ha, and Pa~ku 108 is a 36-hole lit park-golf course5.

Food experiences

  • Sennosuke (釧之助本店), diagonally opposite AEON Kushiro, open 9:00–21:00. It has a seafood hall, seafood rice bowls at Senchan Shokudō and year-round robata and barbecue at Tairyōmaru2731.
  • Lo-Bazaar (ロ・バザール), a local-produce centre in Beppo Park, opened in 201315. Its website was offline in 2026, so check before visiting.

Roadside stations (Michi-no-Eki)

No Michi-no-Eki is located in Kushiro Town. The official Hokkaido list numbers 131 registrations, three of them since cancelled, and none is in this town34. The four stations elsewhere in Kushiro Subprefecture are:

  • Akkeshi Gourmet Park (道の駅厚岸グルメパーク), Akkeshi, the neighboring town to the east34
  • Akan Tancho no Sato (道の駅阿寒丹頂の里), Akan district of Kushiro city34
  • Shiranuka Koitoi-kan (道の駅しらぬか恋問館), Shiranuka34
  • Mashū Onsen (道の駅摩周温泉), Teshikaga34

In town, Sennosuke and the Hosooka Visitors' Lounge work as rest stops277.

Getting there & around

  • Rail:
    • JR Senmō Main Line: Tōya, Kushiro-Shitsugen and Hosooka. Hosooka is a seasonal station open 25 April–30 November; trains pass it in winter135.
    • JR Nemuro Main Line (Hanasaki Line): Beppo1.
    • Kushiro Station to Kushiro-Shitsugen takes about 26 minutes on the Norokko36.
  • From Sapporo: the limited express Ōzora takes about 4 hours to Kushiro Station; the fastest train took 3 hours 54 minutes in the March 2025 timetable37.
  • Air: Tancho Kushiro Airport is about 55 minutes by air from New Chitose. It is about 50 minutes by car from JR Kushiro Station38.
  • Roads:
    • National Routes 44, 272 and 3912.
    • The E44 Kushiro Sotokan Road, with Kushiro-higashi and Kushiro-Beppo ICs1.
    • Coastal Hokkaido Route 1421.
  • Buses: Kushiro Bus and Akan Bus1.

Practical tips

  • When to go: May to October is best for the marsh, when the Takkobu campground and canoe rental are open29. In 2026 the Norokko ran from 25 April to 4 October36. August highs average about 20 °C19.
  • Dates to plan around: the Norokko's final runs on 9–10 October 2026 (all seats reserved)1836, and nagagutsu ice hockey in January and February828.
  • Winter: to reach Hosooka, use Kushiro-Shitsugen Station or drive35. The Visitors' Lounge keeps shorter hours7.
  • Tourist information: the tourism association is in the town hall's Commerce and Tourism Section, tel. 0154-62-21932915.
  • The coast: shops are few, so stock up in Sechiributo before driving Route 14211.
  • Wildlife: watch for deer on roads and follow bear-safety advice on trails.

More about Kushiro

At a glance
Field Details
Type Town (町)
Subprefecture Kushiro (釧路総合振興局)
District Kushiro District (釧路郡)1
Population 19,105 (2020 Census)2. 17,736 on the resident register as of 31 August 2026, 364 fewer than a year earlier3. The Census peak was 22,478 in 20002.
Area 252.04 km² (GSI, 1 April 2026). This is a reference value because part of the boundary with Akkeshi is unsettled4. The town's own figure is 252.66 km²2.
Density About 70 people/km² (2026 resident figure over the GSI area)
Municipal history Kushiro Village split from the old Kushiro Town (now Kushiro city) in 1920. It merged with Konbumori Village (昆布森村) in 1955 and became a town on 1 April 19802. Merger talks with Kushiro city in 2002–2003 ended without a merger5.
Neighboring municipalities Kushiro city, Tsurui, Shibecha, Akkeshi1
Symbols Flower: Kushiro hanashinobu (クシロハナシノブ), a pale-purple marsh Polemonium called "the lady of the marsh". Tree: Siberian crabapple (エゾノコリンゴ). Bird: Ural owl (エゾフクロウ)2. All three were adopted in 19885.
Mascot Gahho-kun (ガッホくん), an owl in rubber boots who promotes nagagutsu ice hockey. Konbumori Junior High students created the kelp-family characters Kon-boin (こんボイン), Tsuppari Konbu (ツッパリ昆布) and the Konbrothers (コンブラザーズ)6.
Official website http://www.town.kushiro.lg.jp/

Name origin
  • Kushiro: the town says the name comes from Ainu kushur ("passage"), kutchar ("throat") or kusuri (meaning unclear), with no settled theory2. The Hokkaido Government's Ainu place-name list rates the etymology as uncertain (level C). It lists these theories13:
    • kus-ru, "path that crosses over". Matsuura Takeshirō recorded that Ainu came through here on their way to Shari and Nemuro.
    • kusuri, "medicine", after hot springs upstream.
    • kutcaro, "throat", meaning a lake outlet. According to this theory, in 1635 the Matsumae domain moved Ainu from the outlet of Lake Kussharo to present-day Kushiro and called the trading post Kusuri.
    • kus-pet, "river one can pass through". Kushiro city's website cites this one.
  • Why there are two Kushiros: in 1920 old Kushiro Town needed a high share of built-up land to qualify for ward (区) status. It detached its rural areas east of the Kushiro River (Beppo) and the marshy Sechiributo area. These became Kushiro Village, which received a ¥110,000 subsidy. The ward became Kushiro city in 1922, and the village kept the name145.
  • Local names, according to the town's place-name guide10:
    • Konbumori: kompu-moy, "kelp bay".
    • Senpōshi (仙鳳趾): "place with many small fish", thought to mean herring.
    • Beppo (別保): pet-po, "little river".
    • Takkobu (達古武): tapkop, "hump-shaped hill".
    • Shiripa (尻羽): sir-pa, "cape".
    • Mataitoki: its meaning is still unknown.

History
  • 1644–1857: "Kusuri" appears on the shogunate's Shōhō map (1644). Records from 1857 list fishing stations with Ainu houses along the coast, 11 of them at Senpōshi, the largest settlement5.
  • 1870: on Saga domain orders, Sano Magoemon (佐野孫右衛門) moved 170 fishing households (637 people) to the Kushiro, Konbumori, Atoeka and Senpōshi villages5.
  • 1890s–1910s: settlement and industry:
    • Farmers came from Gunma (Tōya, 1892) and from Sōma, Fukushima (Kami-Beppo, 1913)1.
    • The Yamagata coal mine, later the Beppo mine, opened in 18961. It closed in 19495.
    • Hokkaido's first paper mill ran here from 1901 until it burned down in 19131.
    • A herring boom crowded Senpōshi in 19075.
  • 1920: Kushiro Village split from Kushiro Town. Konbumori Village had been formed in 19195.
  • 1927: the Senmō Line opened Tōya and Hosooka stations, which ended river transport on the Kushiro River5.
  • 1931: the Iwabokki Floodgate was completed at the head of the new Shin-Kushiro River channel12.
  • 1955: the merger with Konbumori created a new Kushiro Village of 8,638 people5.
  • 1972: the Miyama mine closed, the last in the village1.
  • 1979–1980: the first nagagutsu ice hockey tournament was held in 1979. Town status came in 1980, the same year the Kushiro Marsh was Ramsar-listed5.
  • 1985–1991: in 1985 it became the most populous town or village in the Kushiro region, and it passed 20,000 people in 19915.
  • 1993: the M7.8 Kushiro-oki earthquake struck. Tourism facilities around Lake Takkobu and Hosooka opened in 1993–945.
  • 2002–2003: the Kushiro city–town merger council was dissolved, and the town withdrew from a six-municipality council5.
  • 2016–2019: Kushiro-higashi IC opened in 2016 and Kushiro-Beppo IC in 2019 on the Kushiro Sotokan Road5.
  • 2021: a red tide from September killed more than 90% of the sea urchins1. In March the coast became a quasi-national park15.
  • 2023–2026:
    • The town adopted a "釧路超" brand logo in 2023, a pun meaning "beyond Kushiro"16.
    • The town assembly signed a friendship agreement with the assembly of Arita, Saga Prefecture, in 202517.
    • The Kushiro Shitsugen Norokko train makes its final runs on 9–10 October 202618.

Geography & climate
  • Terrain: the town is L-shaped, 31.5 km east–west and 20.4 km north–south. About 80% is upland around 100 m, and the western edge is Kushiro Plain and peat1. Forest covers about 81%2. More than half the residents live in Sechiributo, next to Kushiro city11.
  • Waters and landmarks: the Kushiro, Beppo and Obirashike rivers, Lake Takkobu (達古武沼, also written 達古武湖), and Cape Shiripa at the eastern end1. The GSI gives Lake Takkobu an area of 1.31 km²4.
  • Kushiro Shitsugen National Park: 28,788 ha shared with Tsurui, Shibecha and Kushiro city. It protects Japan's largest marsh and the red-crowned crane7.
  • Akkeshi-Kiritappu-Konbumori Quasi-National Park: designated on 30 March 2021. It covers 32,566 ha according to the Hokkaido Government, while the town gives 41,487 ha157. It covers the sea cliffs from Konbumori to Cape Shiripa15.
  • Coast: about 40 km of shoreline, from Mataitoki to Senpōshi, is part of the "Misaki to Hana no Kiri Kaidō" (岬と花の霧街道) on the North Pacific Seaside Line7.
  • Climate (AMeDAS Chipomanai, 1991–2020 normals):
    • Annual mean 5.9 °C. February mean −4.7 °C. August mean only 16.9 °C, with a mean daily high of 19.9 °C19.
    • 1,009.2 mm of precipitation and 2,001.7 hours of sunshine a year, with January to March the sunniest months19.
    • Records: 31.5 °C (26 June 2010) and −17.8 °C (8 January 1998)20.
    • Spring and summer sea fog keeps the coast cool. Winters have little snow and many sunny days2.

Economy & industry
  • Commerce: the town is essentially a suburb of Kushiro city. 70.6% of workers were in the tertiary sector in 20101, and about 90% of businesses are in Sechiributo11. Route 44 there has AEON Kushiro, whose AEON Cinema is the region's only cinema, and Don Quijote1. Small shops in Beppo, Tōya and Konbumori are closing11.
  • Other employers: JGSDF Camp Kushiro (since 1953), JRA's WINS Kushiro, a concrete-pipe plant and a large plant factory1.
  • Fisheries: JF Konbumori works from the Konbumori, Oshamappu and Senpōshi ports. It fishes kelp and salmon and raises oysters, surf clams and sea urchins1.
    • The catch was worth ¥2.809 billion in FY2020, with 242 co-op members, a number that is falling11.
    • Furusato funds now pay for red-tide recovery and for clearing weed seaweed from kelp beds16.
  • Agriculture:
    • The brand crop, Kushiro Hokugen daikon, goes to Kantō, Kansai and Chūbu markets from mid-July to mid-October21.
    • The upland areas raise dairy and beef cattle. Tenneru was a noted Meiji-era horse-breeding area21.
    • A large hydroponic facility has grown cherry tomatoes almost year-round since 201811.
  • Tourism and population: the town counted 74,813 visitors in FY2020, against a target of 120,00011. The share of residents aged 65 and over reached 29.7% in FY2020, and the plan aims to hold the population at 17,000 in FY203111.
  • Revitalization:
    • Furusato nozei donations grew from ¥29.7 million (FY2016) to ¥1.127 billion (FY2025)22.
    • A solar microgrid began serving five public facilities in 202523.
    • A 2026 agreement aims to grow the "Kushiro-chō-min" (釧路超民) network of non-resident supporters24.

Local specialties
Specialty Category Details & where to get it
Senpōshi oysters (仙鳳趾産牡蠣) Seafood Small shells but plump, sweet, rich meat that does not shrink when cooked. They are eaten year-round9. JF Konbumori suspended mail-order sales in 2022 because of short supply25.
Saomae kelp (さおまえ昆布) Seafood Young naga-kombu picked around June. It is thin and quick-cooking, which is why it is also called "vegetable kelp"1. It was the Milan Expo "Honba no Honmono" pick9.
Ezo bafun uni (エゾバフンウニ) Seafood Kelp-fed sea urchins, firm and sweet. The season is only about two months9.
Hokki, crab, salmon Seafood Senpōshi surf clams in autumn, Konbumori hairy crab in winter, hanasaki crab in summer, tokishirazu salmon in spring, and tōdai tsubu whelks9
Kushiro Hokugen daikon (釧路ほくげん大根) Crop A juicy, fruit-sweet daikon grown with fewer pesticides thanks to the cool climate9. The town's lead vegetable brand, with white turnip next in line11
Summer vegetables Crop "Amainden" (あまいんです) sweet corn, tomatoes and cucumbers9
Kon-katsu series (昆活シリーズ) Brand product Five kelp condiments, including wine soy sauce, ponzu and cherry-blossom salt. They were the Kushiro-chō Tourism Association's first endorsed products (2022), sold at Lo-Bazaar26.
Sennosuke ikura & Sen-saba (釧鯖) Processed seafood Sennosuke (釧之助) sells marinated salmon roe and 800 g-plus Kushiro mackerel27.
Furusato nozei gifts Gifts Seasonal seafood and vegetables are offered on the national portals916.

Culture & festivals
Event When Highlights
Kushiro-chō Residents' Nagagutsu Ice Hockey Tournament (町民長ぐつアイスホッケー大会) January Held since 1979; a 2008 report put entries at well over 100 teams. Players wear rubber boots and use a soft ball, 8 a side8.
National Nagagutsu Ice Hockey Championship February Held since 2005 together with the Hokkaido championship, which dates from 198628
Kushiro-chō Cherry Blossom Festival (釧路町桜まつり) May Held since 19811 and promoted as "Japan's latest cherry-blossom festival"26
Konbumori Minato Matsuri (昆布森みなとまつり) October Fishing-port festival, held since 19891
Kushiro-chō Industry Festival (産業まつり) Annual (month unconfirmed) Held since 1982; at Beppo Memorial Park since 20055
  • Nagagutsu ice hockey: a monument marks the town as the sport's birthplace, and teams now play in Akita, Kantō and elsewhere8.
  • Museums: the town runs the Kushiro-chō Local History Museum (郷土資料館) and the Furusato Pottery Hall "Hotaru" (陶芸館"ほたる", 2000)1.
  • Town history: the 1990 Kushiro-chō-shi is now online, and a new edition is planned for the town's 50th anniversary in FY20305.

Ainu heritage
  • Place names: nearly all local place names are Ainu and describe the land: kelp bays, fish streams, wild-onion valleys. A local study group calls them unmatched in Hokkaido for difficulty10.
  • Coastal kotan: Ainu households lived at Senpōshi and other coastal stations in the 1850s5. Matsuura Takeshirō recorded two Ainu houses at Atoeka10.
  • The town bird: the town's description of the Ural owl notes that the Ainu call it the "god that cries at night"2.
  • Facilities: no Ainu cultural facility in the town was found. The town's current plan pledges to promote understanding of Ainu culture11.

Sister & friendship cities
  • Ji'an Township, Hualien County, Taiwan (花蓮県吉安郷): the town has no formal sister city abroad; CLAIR's sister-city list names partners for Kushiro city only39. It does have a friendship exchange agreement with Ji'an, signed on 22 November 2023 during a visit by Ji'an's township chief. The agreement covers tourism, the economy, education and culture, and it was the town's first friendship agreement with a place abroad40. The Kushiro General Subprefectural Bureau's 2026 profile lists Ji'an as the town's only international exchange partner41.
  • Arita, Saga (有田町): the town assemblies signed a friendship agreement on 18 December 2025. It builds on the Meiji-era migration of fishermen from the Saga area to the Kushiro coast17.
  • Nakijin, Okinawa (今帰仁村): the two tourism associations have had a sister agreement since 2018, linking Japan's earliest and latest cherry-blossom festivals26.

Notable people
  • Morishima Katsuji (森嶋勝司): former national ice hockey player who devised nagagutsu ice hockey in 197828
  • Motokawa Sanao (本川紗奈生): basketball player from the town, a 2016 Rio Olympian15
  • Chiba Kazuhiko (千葉和彦): professional footballer from the town1

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

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