Fukushima, Hokkaido

Fukushima (福島町, Fukushima-chō) is a town located in Oshima Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan.

As of September 2016, the town has an estimated population of 4,390, and a density of 23 persons per km2.

[1] Industries in the town include squid fishing and tourism.

The latter is one of the most successful sumo wrestlers of all time and won 31 top division titles in his career before retiring in 1991.

The Seikan Tunnel travels beneath the Tsugaru Strait — connecting the island of Hokkaido and Aomori Prefecture on the Japanese island of Honshū — as part of the Japan Railways Kaikyō Line.

Fukushima Town port area in 2005