Kushiro (釧路町) — Population, Map & How to Read It

読み方 · How to read it

Can you read 釧路町?

It reads くしろちょう — Kushiro Cho.

町 — A town. 町 is read either chō or machi — which one is local convention, and it varies by region. This is one of the classic traps in Japanese place names.

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数字 · By the numbers

Kushiro at a glance

165,699

Population

1363 km²

Area

1900

Founded

#147 /1,651

National rank

127

Parks

3

Museums

4

Cafés

別保 (Beppo)

Nearest station

地図 · Where it is

Where is Kushiro?

Every dot is one of Japan's 1,651 municipalities, plotted at its real coordinates. Kushiro is marked in red.

42.9833°N, 144.4500°E Open in Google Maps →

近隣 · Nearby

Closest places to Kushiro

Measured as real great-circle distance from Kushiro.

釧路市 Kushiro Shi
くしろし · Hokkaido 5 km 鶴居村 Tsurui Mura
つるいむら · Hokkaido 28 km 白糠町 Shiranuka Cho
しらぬかちょう · Hokkaido 31 km 厚岸町 Akkeshi Cho
あっけしちょう · Hokkaido 32 km 標茶町 Shibecha Cho
しべちゃちょう · Hokkaido 37 km 弟子屈町 Teshikaga Cho
てしかがちょう · Hokkaido 56 km

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質問 · Questions

About Kushiro

How do you read 釧路町 in Japanese?

釧路町 is read くしろちょう (Kushiro Cho). It is a town in Hokkaido Prefecture.

What does 町 mean at the end of 釧路町?

町 means "town" and is read chō / machi. A town. 町 is read either chō or machi — which one is local convention, and it varies by region. This is one of the classic traps in Japanese place names.

How big is Kushiro?

Kushiro has a population of 165,699 across 1363 km², making it the 147th largest of Japan's 1,651 municipalities and the 7th largest of the 169 in Hokkaido.

What towns are near Kushiro?

The closest municipalities to Kushiro are Kushiro Shi (5 km), Tsurui Mura (28 km), Shiranuka Cho (31 km).