page_title: Kyōgoku, Hokkaido
hierarchical_section_title: Kyōgoku, Hokkaido
caption_attribution_description: Kyogoku Town Office in Hokkaidō, Japan
context_page_description: Kyōgoku is a town located in Shiribeshi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. Kyōgoku sits at the eastern foot of Mount Yōtei, an active stratovolcano volcano which dominates the skyline of the town.
  The town borders the south ward of Sapporo, but car traffic from Kyōgoku must drive over an hour through the Nakayama Toge mountain pass to enter Sapporo.
  Tourists visit the town to drink the spring water in Fukidashi Park, where the water from Mount Yōtei bubbles out of the ground.
  The town has a sister city relationship with the city of Marugame in Kagawa Prefecture.
context_section_description: Kyōgoku (京極町, Kyōgoku-chō) is a town located in Shiribeshi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. Kyōgoku sits at the eastern foot of Mount Yōtei (1,898 kilometres (1,179 mi)), an active stratovolcano volcano which dominates the skyline of the town.
  The town borders the south ward (Minami-ku) of Sapporo, but car traffic from Kyōgoku must drive over an hour through the Nakayama Toge mountain pass to enter Sapporo.
  Tourists visit the town to drink the spring water in Fukidashi Park, where the water from Mount Yōtei bubbles out of the ground.
  The town has a sister city relationship with the city of Marugame in Kagawa Prefecture.
caption: Kyōgoku town office
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