Akan (阿寒町 Akan-chō) was a town located in Akan District, Kushiro Subprefecture, Hokkaidō.
As of September 30, 2004 it had an estimated population of 6,518 and an area of 739.25 km². The name comes from an Ainu word meaning "Eternal" or "unchanging".
On October 11, 2005 Akan, along with the town of Onbetsu, from Shirukana District, was merged into the expanded city of Kushiro.