After the Meiji-era (Meiji-era; 1868-1912), people began to reclaim Kushiro region, but it was not such a easy job due to the strick weather condition such as thick sea-fog and severe coldness. Pioneers did put down their root here in spite of the severe nature, and have developed agriculture and dairy farming (See detail of "agriculture and dairy farming"), mining and manufacturing （See detail of "mining and manufacturing"）, forestry(See detail of "forestry"), and fishery(See detail of "fishery") These efforts by the early settlers establish the fundmental of economic activities of Kushiro region.
After World War 2, Kushiro region had enjoyed economic boom as everywhere else did in Japan, but the momentum relaively slows down currently. Even dairy farming, one of the biggest industries at Kushiro region for example, has experienced dificult time due to long time resession and sudden accident such as BSE-problems. To overcome this cooped-up feeling of this resion, Kushiro wetland is now placed in the sun as an important regional resource.
Economic Activities in terms of Labor Force
Labor forces of Kushiro region classified by the type of industries shows that the people who work for fishery and mining are more than the average of all over not only Japan but Hokkaido. The core industry for each cities around Kushiro wetland is primary industry for Shibetya-tyo and Tsurui-mura, secondary industry for Kushiro-tyo, and tertiary industry for Kushiro-shi and Teshikaga-tyo.
Fundamental Info.
People and Wetland
Topic 1
