Hokkaido Places

Town Sorachi Subprefecture

Uryu 雨竜町

うりゅうちょう

Uryu is a rice-growing town at the northern edge of the Ishikari Plain. Its western mountains hold Uryunuma, one of Japan's largest mountain raised bogs and a Ramsar-listed wetland1. On the plain below, the town grows "Uryu rice" (うりゅう米) and sells it at the Den'en no Sato Uryu roadside station.

Population (2020 Census)
2,389
Area
191.15 km²
District
Uryu District (雨竜郡)
Official website
www.town.uryu.hokkaido.jp

Known for

  • Uryunuma Wetland (雨竜沼湿原). A mountain raised bog at about 850 m. It was registered under the Ramsar Convention on 8 November 2005, covering 624 ha1, and it is a Hokkaido Heritage (北海道遺産) site8.
  • Uryu rice (うりゅう米). The town grows the Nanatsuboshi and Yumepirika varieties. Rice made up ¥4.32 billion of the town's estimated ¥4.59 billion farm output in 20249. The town stores it unhulled at below-freezing temperatures and mills it to order10.
  • Shokan melon (暑寒メロン). A green-fleshed melon11. Farmers took up this melon from the late 1960s as a replacement for rice, and it has been shipped as far as the Kansai markets12. The town also grows the rugby-ball-shaped Madder Ball (マダーボール) watermelon13.
  • Den'en no Sato Uryu roadside station (道の駅田園の里うりゅう)14 on National Route 275. Its counters sell Uryu-rice ice cream and kamaboko fish cake fried to order1516, and its restaurant serves rice balls made from Uryu rice (see Roadside stations below).
  • Farms founded by aristocrats. Settlement began in 1889 on land leased to court nobles and former daimyo, among them Sanjō Sanetomi and Marquis Hachisuka Mochiaki5. The Hachisuka farm office is now a historic park with a lane of red pines17.
  • Furusato nozei (ふるさと納税) rice. Donations rose to about ¥592 million in fiscal 2024, and the town sent more than 121 t of Uryu rice as thank-you gifts18.

Sights & activities

Nature & scenery

  • Uryunuma Wetland (雨竜沼湿原):
    • Access: about 26 km (50 minutes) by car to the Gate Park trailhead (雨竜沼湿原ゲートパーク), then a 3.5 km trail, about 2 hours up and 1.5 hours down24.
    • Boardwalk: a loop of about 4 km inside the bog24. The tourism association gives about 3.5 km25.
    • Flowers: skunk cabbage and chinguruma in late June; Ezo daylily (エゾカンゾウ) and cotton grass in July; the pond lily Uryu-kōhone (ウリュウコウホネ) in late July–August45.
    • Autumn: the grasses turn red and gold (kusamomiji, 草紅葉). A 2017 Nikkei ranking placed the display 9th in Japan46.
  • Minami-Shokan-dake (南暑寒岳): The summit lies beyond the bog. In 2026 the ridge trail on to Mt. Shokanbetsu is closed47.
  • Oshirarika Dam and Lake Shokan (尾白利加ダム・暑寒湖): About 12 km (15 minutes) from town. A small lakeside park looks out toward Etai-dake, and the lake is at its best in June26.
  • Rice paddy art (田んぼアート): Designed by Uryu Elementary School fifth-graders with the JA youth division. Best seen from July to the end of August48.

Onsen

  • The town has no documented natural hot spring.
  • Ikiiki-kan (いきいき館) has a heated public bath with a sauna49:
    • Hours: 11:00–21:00; closed the 4th Monday of each month
    • Price: adults ¥400
  • Hot springs in nearby towns include Moseushi Onsen Pepel (妹背牛温泉ペペル) in Moseushi and Chippubetsu Onsen "Chippu Yu&Yu" (ちっぷ・ゆう＆ゆ) in Chippubetsu50.

Museums & heritage

  • Uryu Historic Park (雨竜町史跡公園): A 3 ha park on the site of the Hachisuka farm office, about 2 km from the town center (21 Aza-Masu)17. Its red pine avenue grew from seedlings that Hachisuka Mochiaki brought from his family's temple in 189317. The park is closed in winter48.

Outdoor & seasonal activities

  • Park golf: Ikiiki Genki-mura (いきいき元気村) has 36 holes, at ¥300 for 18 holes49.
  • Gate Park camping: The campground and the Minami-Shokan-sō hut (南暑寒荘, 70 places, no reservations) are free2451. Parking holds 4 large and 149 standard vehicles52.
  • Winter: Snow activities are held on the roadside station's North Square (北側広場)53.

Food experiences

  • Rice scooping (お米すくい) at the roadside station, from ¥700 per try (May 2026)5455.
  • Places to eat: The tourism association lists a bakery, Pan-ya Homare (ぱん屋ほまれ), and a café at Retro Community Mamedenkyū (レトロコミュニティ豆電球), among others48.

Roadside stations (Michi-no-Eki)

Den'en no Sato Uryu (道の駅田園の里うりゅう)

  • Location: 28-3 Aza-Masu, Uryu (雨竜郡雨竜町字満寿28番地3), on National Route 27552. Mapcode 179 572 23152. It is the gateway to Uryunuma Wetland; the Gate Park trailhead is about 26 km away5224.
  • Hours (as of September 2026 — check before visiting)52:
    • Station and shop: 9:00–17:00 (March–October); 9:00–18:00 during the May Golden Week holidays, in August, and on July weekends and holidays; 10:00–16:00 (November–February)
    • Closed: 31 December–4 January
    • Restaurant: 9:30–16:00, last order 15:30 (March–October); 10:00–15:00, last order 14:30 (November–February)5248. It was closed on Wednesdays in January–February 202656.
    • Aisu-kan ice-cream counter: reopens for the season on 1 March15
    • Yakitori Club: closed Tuesdays35
  • Shops & products:
    • Farm stand: seasonal produce brought in by growers, from mountain vegetables in spring to beans in winter10.
    • Uryu rice, milled to order, and souvenirs made from it10. Nanatsuboshi is the station's best seller36.
    • Shokan melon, cut flowers, and dried-flower wreaths made by local women's groups52.
    • A crane game whose prizes are bags of Uryu rice36.
  • Food:
    • Onigiri Shokudō 龍粒 (おにぎり食堂 龍粒): The station restaurant48; sources do not give a reading for its name. It serves rice balls made from 100% Uryu Nanatsuboshi, karaage coated in Uryu rice flour, curry and bento57, as well as Uryu soba36. In winter it runs theme fairs, such as a Korean fair in February 202658.
    • Aisu-kan (あいす館): Uryu-rice ice cream (the best seller), CREMIA soft serve (¥600), vanilla soft serve (¥400) and 12 scoop flavors15. Also a limited-time melon ice cream made with freshly picked melon flesh59 and a coffee-jelly soft serve added in March 202660.
    • Suzuki Kamaboko (鈴木かまぼこ店): Fish cakes fried to order, including the Uryu-mai age (¥600) and shrimp, octopus and scallop versions16.
    • Yakitori Club (やきとり倶楽部): Charcoal-grilled chicken skewers, ¥170 each35.
  • Facilities:
    • Parking: 10 large and 44 standard spaces52
    • Toilets: open 24 hours14, including an accessible toilet and an ostomate facility52
    • Nursing room, Wi-Fi, and card and cashless payment52
    • Information terminal and a park61
    • EV charging: the fast charger was withdrawn on 1 April 2026, with no replacement planned14
    • No RV park or onsen. There is a free campground at the Uryunuma Gate Park, about 26 km away24
  • Exhibits:
    • Uryunuma Nature Hall (雨竜沼自然館): About 130 wetland photographs by nature photographer Okamoto (岡本洋典) and a 200-inch video screen62. It hosts a monthly open lecture8.
    • Tsujii Keiun Gallery 墨響 ("resonance of ink"; 辻井京雲ギャラリー 墨響): About 20 works by the Uryu-born calligrapher Tsujii Keiun63.
  • Notes:
    • Registered on 11 April 1997 under registration No. 4652. The station's own access page gives "平成9年（1998年）", but 平成9年 is 199761.
    • The stamp can be pressed 24 hours a day, even on closed days52.
    • The station was featured on the TV program "1億人の大質問！？笑ってコラえて！" on 25 April 202636.
    • It was one of Uryu's three stamp points (with Ikiiki-kan and Retro Community Mamedenkyū) on the "Eftan" 12-municipality stamp rally run through the All-Hokkaido Ballpark Liaison Council, 1 July–16 August 202664.

A roadside station in a neighboring town is Sunflower Hokuryu (道の駅サンフラワー北竜) in Hokuryu, which runs joint shopping rallies with this station43.

Getting there & around

  • Rail: No railway has served the town since the Sasshō Line closed in 1972. The nearest stations are Takikawa, Ebeotsu and Moseushi on the JR Hakodate Main Line6. Limited express trains take about 50 minutes from Sapporo to Takikawa65.
  • Bus:
    • Sorachi Chūō Bus Fukagawa–Takikawa line (空知中央バス 深滝線; the town's 2020 wetland-access page calls it 滝深線): take the runs via Uryu, about 25–30 minutes from Takikawa or Fukagawa656667.
    • Highway bus "Rumoi-gō" (高速るもい号): about 2 hours from Sapporo Station65. The timetable was revised in December 202567.
    • The Takikawa–Hokuryu bus line and its replacement shared taxi have both ended (2022 and 2024)68.
  • By car: From Sapporo, about 1 hour 10 minutes on the Dō-Ō Expressway to Takikawa IC, then about 20 minutes on local roads; or about 2 hours on National Route 275. From Asahikawa, about 1 hour via National Route 1265.
  • Airports: From New Chitose, about 2 hours by JR to Takikawa, then the bus. From Asahikawa Airport, go by bus and JR to Fukagawa, then take the bus66.
  • Getting around: There is no public transport to the Uryunuma trailhead. A taxi from Uryu Hire (雨竜ハイヤー, tel. 0125-77-2206) costs about ¥7,000 one way (figure from 2020)66.

Practical tips

  • Best seasons:
    • Late June to early August for wetland flowers; July is the peak for Ezo daylily45.
    • From mid-September, when the bog's grasses turn gold11, and late September for the new-rice festival40.
    • Late August for the Shokan Festa20.
  • Wetland season: The trail is open only from late June to early or mid October (22 June–12 October in 2026); a suspension bridge is removed after closing day47. Register at the Gate Park office before setting out (staffed 9:00–16:30), and a ¥500 conservation contribution is requested from everyone 18 and over24.
  • What to bring: The Gate Park water has not been drinkable since fiscal 2024, the only vending machine sells drinks and no food, and mobile coverage is poor47.
  • Brown bears: In August 2026 a bear-like animal and droppings were reported near the observation deck, and growling near the summit of Minami-Shokan-dake. The town asks hikers not to set out before 5:00 or after 17:0069, to carry a bell, and not to hike alone47.
  • Roads: Past the dam, the road to the Gate Park is mostly narrow gravel, and the town advises against high-roofed vehicles24. The road is closed in winter, from 22 October 2026 to 3 June 202770.
  • Where to stay: Three small inns take part in the Uryu-wari discount: Daiichi Kankō Hinode (第一観光 日の出), Yuki-Furu-Sato (ゆき・ふる・さと) and Yasuda Ryokan (安田旅館)31. Rates start at about ¥4,000–5,500 per night, and Hokkaido's accommodation tax has applied since April 202648.
  • Tourist information: The Uryu Tourism Association (雨竜町観光協会) runs "uryunuma.info", which posts wetland and flower reports during the season11.

More about Uryu

At a glance
Field Details
Type (区分) Town (町)
Subprefecture (振興局) Sorachi (空知総合振興局)
District (郡) Uryu District (雨竜郡)
Population (人口) 2,389 in the 2020 Census (令和2年国勢調査)2; 1,950 on the resident register (住民基本台帳) as of 31 August 20263
Area (面積) 191.15 km² (GSI, as of 1 April 2026)4
Density (人口密度) About 10.2 people/km² using the August 2026 figure; about 12.5/km² in 2020 (calculated from the figures above)
Municipal history (沿革) Uryu Village (雨竜村) created on 4 February 18925. It first covered present-day Uryu, Hokuryu, Numata and Horokanai6. Hokuryu Village split off in 1899, the second-class village system (二級町村制) came in 1915, and Uryu became a town in 19615. There have been no mergers: a Naka-Sorachi merger council set up in 2003 was dissolved6
Neighboring municipalities (隣接自治体) Takikawa (across the Ishikari River), Shintotsukawa, Moseushi, Hokuryu and, beyond Mt. Shokanbetsu, Mashike in Rumoi Subprefecture7
Symbols (町の木・花) Tree: Sakhalin fir, todomatsu (トドマツ). Flower: dahlia (ダリア). Both were designated on 12 September 19697. No town bird found
Mascot (ゆるキャラ) None found
Official website https://www.town.uryu.hokkaido.jp/

Name origin
  • The town takes its name from the Uryu River (雨竜川). The name is of Ainu origin, but its exact derivation has been lost6.
  • The town's explanation: the name comes from the Ainu Urir-o-pet (ウリロペツ), "river with many cormorants", because many cormorants lived near the river's mouth7. English Wikipedia gives the same form, urir-o-pet, glossed as "cormorant river"19.
  • Alternative reading: o-rir-o-pet (オリロペッ), "river where waves rise". Japanese Wikipedia cites both readings to the Hokkaido Government's Ainu place-name list6.
  • A legend: the explorer Matsuura Takeshirō (松浦武四郎) recorded that an ancient deity gave the place the name "Uriu"6.
  • The kanji 雨 ("rain") and 竜 ("dragon") were chosen for their sound (ateji)19. The dragon still turns up locally, for example in the "Ryū no Odori" (竜の踊り) costume bon dance at the summer festival20.

History
  • Ainu era: Apart from the river name, the sources reviewed say little about Ainu settlement or archaeology in the town.
  • 1857: Explorer Matsuura Takeshirō travelled by boat up the Uryu River toward what is now Hokuryu6.
  • 1889–1893, the aristocrats' farm: Duke Sanjō Sanetomi, Marquis Hachisuka Mochiaki and Marquis Kikutei (菊亭修季) leased 150 million tsubo of the Uryu plain from the Hokkaido Agency5. Convicts from Kabato Prison (樺戸集治監) did most of the first year's clearing. The farm's Western machinery was ill-suited to stump-filled fields and settlers were scarce, so it was dissolved in 189312. Its land was split into the Hachisuka, Toda and Machimura farms5.
  • Village founding and settlers: Uryu Village was created on 4 February 18925. Settlers on the Hachisuka farm brought a branch of Kunimizuhiko Shrine (国瑞彦神社) from Tokushima, the Hachisuka family's former domain; it became today's Uryu Shrine (雨竜神社)21. In 1911, 30 households of disaster-stricken migrants from Gunma Prefecture settled at Kokuryō (国領)5.
  • "Uryu of rice": Irrigated rice spread in the late Meiji period. By the early Taishō period the town was known as Kome no Uryu (米の雨竜)12. Tenant disputes followed, including 10 arrests on the Hachisuka farm in 1921, and about 60 years of tenant farming ended only with the postwar land reform12.
  • Railway: The Sasshō Line (札沼線) opened along its full length in 1935. Its tracks were removed in wartime (1944), restored by 1956, and closed between Numata and Shin-Totsukawa in 19725. That closure took the town's Uryu, Ishikari-Oiwake and Inotsu stations with it6.
  • A bison story: In 1940 a North American zoo sent two bison to the Hachisuka farm in thanks for Japanese macaques donated by Marquis Hachisuka Masauji. The bison bred there and survived until 194522.
  • Postwar: The population peaked at 7,390 in 195612. Uryu became a town in 19615. The Oshirarika (Shokan) Dam, finished in 1966 after 13 years and ¥1.9 billion, secured irrigation water for the whole town125.
  • Recent decades:
    • 1990: the wetland was included in the quasi-national park5
    • 1997: the roadside station opened5
    • 1998: the Rice Combinat opened12
    • 2004: Uryunuma became a Hokkaido Heritage site5
    • 2005: Uryunuma was registered under the Ramsar Convention5
    • 2018: a new town hall opened on 1 May6
    • 2026: a new General Plan to 2035 was adopted23

Geography & climate
  • Setting: Uryu lies at the north end of the Ishikari Plain. The town center sits on the right bank of the Uryu River, surrounded by rice paddies6. Four rivers mark much of the boundary: the Ishikari, Uryu, Oshirarika (尾白利加川) and Etaibetsu (恵岱別川)7. Of the town's 19,115 ha, 3,520 ha is farmland (3,210 ha of it paddy) and 12,045 ha is forest9.
  • Mountains: The land rises west into the Mashike Mountains, including Minami-Shokan-dake (南暑寒岳, 1,296 m) and Etai-dake (恵岱岳, 1,060 m)6.
  • Uryunuma Wetland: The bog lies on a plateau at 850 m and measures about 4 km east–west by 2 km north–south24. The Penkepetan River winds through it past ponds and floating islands1. Sources disagree on the number of bog pools (池塘): the town says more than 10024, Hokkaido Heritage more than 7008, and the tourism association about 85025. The bog has been a Hokkaido natural monument since 1964 and a special protection zone of Shokanbetsu-Teshio-Yagishiri Quasi-National Park (暑寒別天売焼尻国定公園) since 199081.
  • Lake Shokan (暑寒湖): This reservoir formed behind the Oshirarika Dam. From late April to early September it supplies irrigation water to about 3,000 ha of farmland26.
  • Climate: The climate is continental, with large temperature swings7. The town's rain gauge averages 1,088.5 mm a year (2006–2020 normal)27. Uryu has no temperature station, so these figures come from neighboring Takikawa (1991–2020 normals)28:
    • January mean: −6.9 °C
    • August mean: 20.7 °C
    • Annual snowfall: 844 cm
  • Records at Takikawa: 36.0 °C in July 2021 and −27.2 °C in January 197729. At the wetland, the first snow usually falls in early to mid October24.

Economy & industry
  • Farming, above all rice: Estimated farm output in 2024 was ¥4.59 billion, of which rice accounted for ¥4.32 billion, or about 94%9. The 2020 agricultural census counted 2,158 ha of paddy rice and 470 ha of buckwheat, farmed by 180 farm businesses9.
  • Melons: Farmers began planting melons around 1967 as a replacement for rice under the national rice-reduction policy, and "Shokan melon" came to be shipped as far as Kansai12. The 2022 crop measured 16.6° Brix before shipping13.
  • Farm facilities: The Uryu Rice Combinat (雨竜町ライスコンビナート), opened in 1998, stores rice at low temperature and ships it to order12. Farming is organized through the JA Kitasorachi (JAきたそらち) Uryu branch6.
  • Furusato nozei (hometown tax donations): Donations grew from ¥3.69 million in fiscal 2015 to ¥592.2 million from 16,019 donations in fiscal 2024. That year the town sent 48,176 kg of Yumepirika and 73,146 kg of Nanatsuboshi rice as gifts18.
  • Population decline and aging: The population fell from 7,390 in 195612 to 4,598 in 1973 and 3,428 in 20037. The census recorded 2,749 in 2015 and 2,389 in 2020, a drop of 13.1%2. On 1 January 2026, 855 of 1,987 registered residents (about 43%) were 65 or older and 163 (about 8%) were under 15 (percentages calculated from prefectural data)30.
  • Revitalization: Under "Uryu-wari" (うりゅう割), tourists at participating inns get ¥3,000 off per night plus a ¥1,000 local shopping coupon31. The 2026–2035 General Plan puts "an attractive and vibrant town" first among its four goals23.

Local specialties
Specialty Category Details & where to get it
Uryu rice (うりゅう米): Nanatsuboshi (ななつぼし), Yumepirika (ゆめぴりか) Rice Stored unhulled below freezing and milled fresh ("imazuri-mai" 今摺米). Sold year-round at the roadside station and online10; the 2026 crop goes on sale in the shop on 27 September 2026, with online orders shipping from 29 September32. Also the main furusato nozei gift18
Shokan melon (暑寒メロン) Fruit Green-fleshed melon11; a furusato nozei gift13. Sold at special prices at the August specialty fair33
Madder Ball (マダーボール) Fruit Small rugby-ball-shaped watermelon with deep pink flesh13. Sold at the August specialty fair33
Junmai ginjō "Uryu" (純米吟醸うりゅう) Sake Brewed by Kinteki Shuzō (金滴酒造) in neighboring Shintotsukawa6. The 2025 vintage, an unpasteurized genshu, went on advance sale in town on 15 January 2026 at ¥2,600, with 240 bottles set aside for in-town sales34
Shokan-cha (暑寒茶) Tea Amachazuru (Gynostemma) tea, grown since 1980 and a Hokkaido "one village, one product" item after a 1983 boom6. Whether it is still sold could not be confirmed
Uryu-mai age (雨竜米揚) Fish cake Fried kamaboko named after Uryu rice (the shop does not list its ingredients), fried to order, ¥600. Sold at Suzuki Kamaboko (鈴木かまぼこ店) in the roadside station16
Uryu-rice ice cream (雨竜米アイス) Sweets The best seller at the station's Aisu-kan (あいす館)15
Rice souvenirs Snacks and noodles Station-only products made with Uryu rice: matcha brown-rice tea, rice flour, rice crackers, and rice-flour soba, udon and ramen10
Yakitori (やきとり) Street food Salt-and-pepper chicken skewers grilled over charcoal, ¥170 each. From the Yakitori Club (やきとり倶楽部) stand beside the station35
Buckwheat and "Uryu soba" (うりゅうそば) Noodles Buckwheat is the second-largest crop by area9. Uryu soba is served at the station restaurant36

Culture & festivals
Event When Highlights
Uryu Marché (道の駅うりゅうマルシェ) Late May (30–31 May 2026) Handmade goods, workshops and a flea market in the Uryunuma Nature Hall37
Oishii! Shoka-n Matsuri (おいしい！初夏んまつり) Late June (28 June 2026) Hanasaki crab and oysters from the Akkeshi fisheries co-op, discount sales and a motorcycle meet3839
Uryu Specialty Fair (うりゅう特産品フェア) Early August (1 August 2026, morning) Shokan melon, Madder Ball, sweet corn and flowers at special prices, beside the roadside station33
Uryu Shokan Festa (うりゅう暑寒フェスタ) Late August (23 August 2026) The town's biggest event. The town's August festival traces back to an industry festival first held in 197722. The Festa features a beach-sandal throwing contest (ベンサン飛ばし), taiko, lion kagura, the "Ryū no Odori" costume bon dance and fireworks20
Uryu Shrine annual festival (雨竜神社例祭) 15 September Main festival of the shrine founded by settlers from the Hachisuka farm21
Autumn Harvest & New Rice Festival (秋の大収穫感謝祭・新米祭り) Late September (27 September 2026) New-crop rice sales, rice scooping, a mochi-throw with 100 kg of rice cakes, and Akkeshi seafood4041
Uryu Autumn Festa and roadside station anniversary (うりゅうオータムフェスタ／道の駅周年祭) Mid-October (11 October 2026) Stage events, stalls and anniversary celebrations3942
Roadside station shopping rally (道の駅お買い物ラリー) Golden Week and September In September 2026 (16–23 September), stamps for purchases of ¥500 or more at this station and Sunflower Hokuryu entered a prize draw for rice and other local products4342
  • Performing arts: The Uryu lion kagura (雨竜町獅子神楽) is a town-designated cultural property6. The Shokan Renzan Taiko Preservation Society (暑寒連山太鼓保存会) plays at the summer festival20. The town song and the "Uryu Ondo" dance song date from 196144.
  • Shrines: Uryu Shrine enshrines Hachisuka Iemasa, honored as the restorer (中興の祖) of the Hachisuka house, alongside Amaterasu and others. Its sacred sword is a town-designated cultural property21.
  • Museums: Uryunuma Nature Hall and the Tsujii Keiun Gallery are at the roadside station (see below). The Uryu Pioneer Memorial Hall (雨竜町開拓記念館) is in the Historic Park6.

Ainu heritage

Little about Ainu history in Uryu is documented in the municipal and prefectural sources reviewed. The strongest link is the place names. "Uryu" itself comes from Ainu6, and names such as Penkepetan, Oshirarika and Etaibetsu have Ainu forms, but no source reviewed gives their meanings. No Ainu cultural facility or designated Ainu site in the town was found. For Ainu culture, visitors need to travel to dedicated facilities elsewhere in Hokkaido.

Sister & friendship cities

None found. The town has no formal sister-city agreement in the sources reviewed. Related exchanges:

  • In 1980 Uryu Elementary School formed a sister-school tie with a Japanese-language school in Toronto, Canada22.
  • Uryu was a member of the "Dragon Summit" (ドラゴンサミット) of municipalities with 竜 or 龍 in their names. Through it, children took part in "Mini-Dragon" exchanges with places such as Tatsugō (Kagoshima) and Tatsuyama (Shizuoka)22. The summit was dissolved on 25 January 20076.

Notable people
  • Takaishi Tomoya (高石ともや, 1941–2024): A folk singer known for "Jukensei Blues" (受験生ブルース) and also a marathon and ultra-distance runner. Born in Uryu71.
  • Tsujii Keiun (辻井京雲, born 1944): A calligrapher and professor emeritus of Hokkaido University of Education. Born in Uryu; his work is on permanent display at the roadside station63.

Sources

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

  1. 日本の条約湿地 — 環境省 JA accessed 2026-09-23
  2. 令和2年国勢調査結果（人口等基本集計）について — 北海道雨竜町 JA accessed 2026-09-23
  3. 町の人口と世帯数（８月末時点） — 北海道雨竜町 JA accessed 2026-09-23
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