spring 2015) Asajino Elementary School Ashino Elementary School (closed spring 2017) Chiraibetstu Elementary School Junior High Schools Takushin Junior High School Transportion Sarufutsu Station Onishibetsu Station Recreation Onishibetsu Sports Center has weekly sports activities for residents and guests. Summer Onishibetsu swimming pool is open during the summer into early fall. Winter Onishibetsu has a small single-lift ski hill. Mascot Sarufutsu's mascot is . He is a Japanese macaque who moved to Hokkaido. He is a skilled dancer and scallop sculptor. He also likes to travel around the world. His favourite foods are scallops and milk. See also Esanbe Hanakita Kojima (エサンベ鼻北小島) formerly an island, now underwater References https://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/29/world/asia/japanese-village-grappling-with-wartime-sins-comes-under-attack.html?_r=0 External links Official Website Villages in Hokkaido