Hiyama Subprefecture 檜山振興局
Hiyama-shinkō-kyoku
Prefecture	Hokkaido
Capital	Esashi
Area
• Total	2,629.88 km2 (1,015.40 sq mi)
Population  (March 2009)
• Total	46,999
• Density	18/km2 (46/sq mi)
Website	http://www.hiyama.pref.hokkaido.lg.jp/

Hiyama Subprefecture

Esashi

Setana

Hiyama Subprefecture (檜山振興局, Hiyama-shinkō-kyoku) is a subprefecture of Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan located on the Oshima Peninsula on the Sea of Japan side. It includes Okushiri Island. It was established in 1897.

Geography

Name		Area (km2)	Population	District	Type	Map
Rōmaji	Kanji
Assabu	厚沢部町	460.58	3,884	Hiyama District	Town
Esashi (capital)	江差町	109.57	8,117	Hiyama District	Town
Imakane	今金町	568.14	5,575	Setana District	Town
Kaminokuni	上ノ国町	547.58	5,161	Hiyama District	Town
Okushiri	奥尻町	142.98	2,812	Okushiri District	Town
Otobe	乙部町	162.55	3,925	Nishi District	Town
Setana	せたな町	638.67	8,501	Kudō District	Town

History

• 1897: Hiyama Subprefecture was established.
• 2005: Kumaishi Town (Nishi District) was merged with Yakumo Town (Yamakoshi District, Oshima Subprefecture) and transferred to Oshima Subprefecture. At the same time, Hiyama Subprefecture was divided between north and south.
• 2014: Esashi Line (from Kikonai Station to Esashi Station) was abolished. Therefore, Hiyama Subprefecture became the only subprefecture in which there is no railway.

External links

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Hiyama Subprefecture.

• Official Website (in Japanese)