Brigadier General James Monroe Williams

Rusutsu (留寿都村, Rusutsu-mura) is a village located in Shiribeshi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan.

As of September 2016, the village has an estimated population of 1,940. The total area is 119.92 km².

Geography

Rusutsu is located on the southern of Shiribeshi Subprefecture. Mount Shiritsu is in the northern of the town.

The name came from Ainu word "Ru-sutu", meaning "Road at the foot of the mountain".^[1]

Neighboring municipalities

• Shiribeshi Subprefecture
  • Kimobetsu
  • Makkari
• Iburi Subprefecture
  • Date
  • Toyako

History

• 1897: Makkari Village split off from Abuta Village (now Toyako Town).^[2]
• 1901: Kaributo Village (now Niseko Town) was split off from Makkari Village.
• 1906: Makkari Village became a Second Class Village.
• 1910: Makkari Village was transferred from Muroran Subprefecture (now Iburi Subprefecture) to Shiribeshi Subprefecture.
• 1917: Kimobetsu Village (now town) was split off from Makkari Village.
• 1922: Makkaribetsu Village (now Makkari Village) was split off from Makkari Village.
• 1925: Makkari Village changed its name to Rusutsu Village.

Sister city

• Yabu, Hyogo, Japan^[3]

Industry

Rusutsu is the top producer of Daikon in Hokkaido. It also produces potato and Asparagus.^[4]

Commercial facilities and companies of Rusutsu are along Route 230. There are Sightseeing spots such as Rusutsu Resort at a distance from the center of the village.^[5]

Education

• High school
  • Hokkaido Rusutsu High School^[6]
• Junior high school
  • Rusutsu Junior High School
• Elementary school
  • Rusutsu Elementary School

Notable people from Rusutsu

• Kotonofuji Muneyoshi, former sumo wrestler

References

External links

• Media related to Rusutsu, Hokkaidō at Wikimedia Commons
• Official Website (in Japanese)