Otsu (Hokkaido) - Otsu

Japanese: 大津（北海道） - おおつ

...In the early Meiji era, the area was also used for water transportation, but this gradually declined after the Nemuro Main Line opened between Obihiro and Asahikawa in 1907. Otsu (Toyokoro Town), located at the mouth of the Otsu River, a tributary of the river, was a bustling port town, but it subsequently declined as water transportation declined. Two kilometers downstream from Tokachigawa Onsen in Otofuke Town, there is the Chiyoda Dam, about 200 meters long, where salmon can be seen swimming up the river and fishing around October.

From Toyokoro Town

...Located in the lower reaches of the Tokachi River, most of the area is hilly, with an elevation of 200 to 300 meters. Otsu, located at the mouth of the Otsu River, which branches off from the lower reaches of the Tokachi River, was opened as a fishing ground in 1825 (Bunsei 8). The first Japanese settled here in 1863 (Bunkyu 3), and the first settlers arrived in 1881. Since then, the area has flourished as a gateway to the development of the Tokachi Plain. After the Otsu Highway to Obihiro was built in 1893 and the Nemuro Main Line was opened inland, the center of the area moved to Moiwa, which has good transportation access.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Otsu (Hokkaido)" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…明治期の開拓当初は水運にも用いられたが，1907年帯広～旭川間に根室本線が開通してからはしだいに衰えた。分流の大津川河口にある大津(豊頃町)は，港町としてにぎわったが，その後水運の衰えとともに衰退した。音更町にある十勝川温泉の下流2kmの地点には長さ約200mの千代田堰堤（えんてい）があり，10月ころには川をさかのぼるサケとサケ漁がみられる。…

【豊頃[町]】より

…十勝川下流域にあり，大半は標高200～300mの丘陵地である。十勝川の最下流部で分流する大津川の河口にある大津は，1825年(文政8)に漁場が開かれた地で，63年(文久3)には初めて和人が定住，81年には最初の入植者があり，以後，十勝平野開拓の門戸として栄えた。93年に帯広へ向かう大津街道ができ，根室本線が内陸に通じてからは中心は交通至便の茂岩に移った。…

※「大津（北海道）」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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