Engaru

Engaru (遠軽) is a town in Okhotsk, Hokkaido.

Understand
In 2005, the towns of Ikutahara and Maruseppu, and the village of Shirataki, merged into the expanded town of Engaru.

Tourist information site
The local tourist association has a Japanese-only guide site.

By plane
Nearby Memanbetsu Airport (Ozora) and Okhotsk Monbetsu Airport (Monbetsu).

By train
JR Sekihoku Main Line runs through in Engaru from Asahikawa, Sapporo to Abashiri. Limited Express "Okhotsk" (特急オホーツク) - It runs from Sapporo to Abashiri stopped Engaru Station and Ikutahara Station, some trains stopped Shirataki Station or Maruseppu Station with 4 round trips per day. About 3 hr 35 min from Sapporo to Engaru.

By bus
Hokkaido Chūō　Bus and Hokkaido Kitami Bus co-operate express (intercity) bus services.
 * Highway Engaru (高速えんがる号) - It runs from Sapporo to Engaru with 2-3 round trips. About 3 hr 50 min and costs &yen;3870.
 * Express Kita-Daisetsu (特急北大雪号) - It runs from Asahikawa to Engaru with 1-2 round trips daily. About 2 hr 20 min and costs &yen;2150.

By car
Asahikawa-Monbetsu Experssway runs from Pippu (connect Dōō Expway) to Engaru.

By train
JR Sekihoku Main Line passes through town. Note how in Japan, a "town" does not necessarily mean a contiguous built-up area. In this case, a "town" means a number of separate villages which are only organised into the same local government area.

There are stations in the town from west to east,

By bus
Hokumon Bus and Engaru Town Municipal Bus operate local bus services in the town.

Go next

 * Monbetsu
 * Takinoue
 * Yūbetsu
 * Saroma
 * Kitami
 * Kamikawa