Gate ball is a popular games among the old. 6.Chief Industries Farming and fishing play important roles in maintaining the economic stability of Date City. Some of the vegetables and fruits produced here are potatoes, asparagus, sugar beets, spinach, cabbage, tomatoes, radishes, cucumbers, apples, pears, peaches, strawberries, melons, grapes, etc. There is an abundance of sea products both natural and cultivated in the bay. Artificial incubation and discharge of salmon has been tried with success.
Spear fishing is one method used by bay fisherman.
7.Commerce Date City has been prosperous as commercial center of the western part ob Iburi where Date City,Abuta Town,Toyoura Town,Sobetu Town,Toya Village and Otaki Village are situated. As it is becoming more urbanized, it is changing from a city of small shops to larger and more varied ones to keep up with the demands of its people. Plants in Date City are very limited due to a lack of raw materials and unavailability of large tracts of land. The company produces tons of sugar from sugar beets. This is one of the many specialities of Date City.