was a village located in Abashiri District, Abashiri Subprefecture (now Okhotsk Subprefecture), Hokkaido, Japan. It was split off from Abashiri Town (now Abashiri City) in 1947. As of 2004, the village has an estimated population of 2,745 and a density of 14.89 persons per km2. The total area is 184.38 km2. On March 31, 2006, Higashimokoto was merged with the town of Memanbetsu (also from Abashiri District) to create the new town of Ōzora. External links Ōzora official website Dissolved municipalities of Hokkaido Populated places established in 1947 Populated places disestablished in 2006 1947 establishments in Japan 2006 disestablishments in Japan