Akkeshi, Hokkaido

Akkeshi (厚岸町, Akkeshi-chō) is a town located in Kushiro Subprefecture, Hokkaido.

Per Japanese census data,[1] the population of Akkeshi has declined in recent decades.

The length of the bridge is 456 m.[2] Kokutai-ji is a Buddhist temple in Honcho which was founded in 1802.

[3] The temple is operated by Rinzai school, one of three sects of Zen in Japanese Buddhism.

His weapon is the saury (when he wields it, it acts like a katana to give a powerful slap to his adversaries).

Umiemon, the town's mascot