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{{Nihongo|'''Akkeshi'''|厚岸町|Akkeshi-chō}} is a [[Towns of Japan|town]] located in [[Kushiro Subprefecture]], [[Hokkaido]]. As of April 30th, 2024, it has a population of 8,276, and an area of 734.82 km<sup>2</sup>. [[Lake Akkeshi]] is a [[List of Ramsar sites in Japan|Ramsar Site]].
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*Edo period – Was a penal colony for the Matsumae-han.
*1900 – 4 towns and 7 villages combine, forming the town of Akkeshi.
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*1935 - Japanese composer [[Akira Ifukube]] received the first prize for his first orchestral work 'Japanese Rhapsody' in an international contest for young composers promoted by [[Alexander Tcherepnin]] .
*1955 – The south half of the former Ota Village merges with Akkeshi.
==Demographics==
Per Japanese census data,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/japan/hokkaido/_/01662__akkeshi/|title=Akkeshi (Hokkaidō , Japan) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map, Location, Weather and Web Information|access-date=19 July 2024}}</ref> the population of Akkeshi has declined in recent decades.
{{Historical populations
| 2000 | 12,307
| 2010 | 10,630
| 2020 | 8,892
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==Sights==
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