Niikappu (新冠町, Niikappu-chō) is a town located in Hidaka Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan.

The town runs 45 kilometres (28 mi) East-West and 44 kilometres (27 mi) North-South[1] The town is mainly known for production of racehorses, including Haiseiko, Narita Brian, and Oguri Cap.

She is a superhero horse who wears earrings made of azalea and green bell peppers and a cape.

However, no services have operated between Mukawa and Samani since January 2015, due to storm damage.

Plans to restore this section of the line have been abandoned, due to declining passenger numbers and very high maintenance costs, and the section will be officially closed on 1 April 2021 to be replaced by a bus service.