Teshio has a population of about 4,500 people.  It is a cozy seaside town with plenty of friendly people.  Industries include fishing, constuction, and dairy farming.  It is the hub for several smaller communities including Embetsu and Horonobe

Clockwise the pictures are: The Teshio Bridge over the Teshio river, the windmills providing electrical power, the old Teshio City Hall (now a museum), pasture land, and shijimi a shellfish harvested locally..