Named for a pass in central Hokkaido {see planet (3720)}. At an altitude of 1050 meters, the pass connects the Taisetsu mountain range, Hokkaido’s highest peak, with the city of Kitami {see planet (3785)}. (M 25977) _ _.
Discovered on 20-3-1993 in Kitami by Endate, K., Watanabe, K.