Higashikawa, Town of Photography 東川町
Higashikawa, Hokkaido · Hokkaido · Japan
A municipality that chose photography as the axis of its identity and development: an international festival, a national high school championship and quality-of-life policies that have made it gain population against the rural trend.
- Led by
- Gobierno municipal
- Status
- Active
- Participation
- Institution led
- Visitable
- Sí
- Website
- photo-town.jp ↗
- Contact
- No public contact on record
- Last reviewed
- 1 September 2026
Verification
Verified
This place is backed by at least one primary and one secondary source, reviewed within the last twelve months. The sources appear below with their consultation dates.
- Verified primary and secondary source, reviewed within the last twelve months
- Partial one source on record
- Unverified starting knowledge, sources pending
Sources
- 写真の町 東川町 (web oficial) ↗ · primary source · consulted on 1 September 2026 · Ayuntamiento de Higashikawa
- 写真を軸に人が交わる東川町、宣言から40年目を迎えた「写真の町」 ↗ · secondary source · consulted on 1 September 2026 · 日経BP (Nikkei Business Publications)