Nanae, Hokkaido

is a town located in Oshima Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. In April 2017, the town had an estimated population of 28,514, with 13,639 households, and a population density of . The total area is .

Geography Nanae is at the southern end of the Oshima Peninsula, about away from Hakodate. The name of is derived from two former villages, and

, a stratovolcano, is the highest mountain in the town, located on the town's boundary with Mori and Shikabe.

Part of the , including the (大沼) and Konuma (小沼) ponds, is located within the town boundaries of Nanae.

History 1897: Nanae village and Iida village was merged to form Nanae village.七飯町史 1902: Nanae village was merged with neighboring villages and became a Second Class Village. 1957: Nanae village became Nanae town.

Transportation

Rail Nanae is served by the JR Hokkaido Hakodate Main Line, which links Hakodate with Sapporo and Asahikawa.

Formerly, Sawara Branch Line also ran through the town. Ikedaen, Nagareyama Onsen, and Chōshiguchi station, three of the stations on the branch line, closed on 12 March 2022.

Stations of the rail lines located in the town are as the following:

Hakodate Main Line: Ōnakayama - Nanae - Oshima-Ōno(Hokuto) - Niyama - Ōnuma - Ōnuma-Kōen Hakodate Main Line (Sawara Branch Line): Ōnuma - Ikedaen - Nagareyama Onsen - Chōshiguchi

Road National Route 5, a major highway in the prefecture, runs through the town, connecting it to Hakodate and the rest of Hokkaido, including Otaru and Sapporo.

Education

Nanae Town Board Of Education High school Hokkaido Nanae High School北海道七飯高等学校 Middle schools Nanae Junior High School Onakayama Junior High School Elementary schools Fujishiro Elementary School Nanae Elementary School Onakayama Elementary School Togeshita Elementary School

Sister cities

Domestic

Miki, Kagawa

International Concord, Massachusetts, United States

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