Place in Hokkaido
Oshima Subprefecture Hakodate Hokkaido Government Oshima Subprefectural Office in Hakodate Oshima (渡島総合振興局 Oshima-sōgō-shinkō-kyoku is a subprefecture of Hokkaido Prefecture , Japan . As of 2004, it had a population of 456,621 and an area of 3,715.38 km2 .
Hakodate Airport is located in the City of Hakodate .
Geography The subprefecture is located on the Oshima Peninsula .
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History 1897: Hakodate Subprefecture, Kameda Subprefecture, and Matsumae Subprefecture was established. 1899: Hakodate Subprefecture was abolished. Kameda Subprefecture was transferred to Hakodate and renamed Hakodate Subprefecture. 1903: Matsumae Subprefecture was merged into Hakodate Subprefecture. 1922: Hakodate Subprefecture changed its name to Oshima Subprefecture.
External links Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Oshima Subprefecture
(in Japanese) Official website41°49′11″N 140°45′12″E / 41.819755°N 140.753278°E / 41.819755; 140.753278 41°25′45″N 140°06′41″E / 41.429146°N 140.111361°E / 41.429146; 140.111361
