Abashiri, Hokkaidō
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| Coordinates: 44°1′N 144°16′E / 44.017°N 144.267°ECoordinates: 44°1′N 144°16′E / 44.017°N 144.267°E | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Hokkaido |
| Prefecture | Hokkaido (Okhotsk Subprefecture) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Yōichi Mizutani (since December 2010) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 470.94 km2 (181.83 sq mi) |
| Population (August,31 2011) | |
| • Total | 38,966 |
| • Density | 85.6/km2 (222/sq mi) |
| Time zone | Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) |
| City symbols | |
| - Tree | Katsura |
| - Flower | Ezo Murasaki Tsutsuji (Rhododendron dauricum) |
| Phone number | 0152-44-6111 |
| Address | Higashi Yon-chōme, Minami Roku-jō, Abashiri-shi, Hokkaidō 093-8555 |
| Website | www.city.abashiri.hokkaido.jp |
Abashiri (網走市 Abashiri-shi) is a city located in Okhotsk Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan.
Abashiri is known as the site of the Abashiri Prison, a Meiji-era facility used for the incarceration of political prisoners. The old prison has been turned into a museum, but the city's new maximum security prison is still in use.
As of 2008, the city has an estimated population of 40,333 and a population density of 85.6 persons per km². The total area is 470.94 km².
Abashiri is located in the eastern part of Abashiri Subprefecture, about 50 kilometers east of Kitami. There are no tall mountains, but there are many hills. Abashiri River flows and there are three lakes (Lake Abashiri, Lake Notori and Lake Tōfutsu) in the city. In the winter, tourists visit the city to watch the drift ice.
Abashiri's sister city is Port Alberni, British Columbia, Canada. Each year many students participate in student exchange programs between the two cities.
Abashiri is an important local port city and railroad terminal (Abashiri Station). Memanbetsu Airport is located in nearby Ōzora.
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[edit] History
- March, 1872 Abashiri Village (アバシリ村) founded, being given the name of Abashiri District in Kitami Province.
- 1875 The kanji 網走村 given to Abashiri Village.
- 1902 Abashiri Village, Kitami Town, Isani Village, and Nikuribake Village, all in Abashiri District, merge to form Abashiri Town.
- 1915 Notoro Village, Mokoto Village merged.
- 1921 Memanbetsu Village (later Memanbetsu Town, merged into Ōzora in 2006) split.
- 1931 Boundary with Memanbetsu Town modified.
- February 11, 1947 Higashimokoto Village (merged into Ōzora in 2006) split. Abashiri Town becomes Abashiri City. All of the territory of Ōzora used to be a part of Abashiri.
[edit] Climate
Despite its reputation for extreme cold, Abashiri is not actually the coldest major town in Japan, being less cold in the winter than Obihiro and hotter in summer than Nemuro or Kushiro. Abashiri receives less precipitation than any other city in Japan due to its location on the drift ice-affected Sea of Okhotsk[1], which however causes Abashiri to receive less sunshine than the northeast coast since winter snowfall is heavier and fog less confined to the summer months when the Oyashio Current is strongest.
| Climate data for Abashiri (1981-2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | −2.4 (27.7) |
−2.5 (27.5) |
1.6 (34.9) |
8.9 (48.0) |
14.2 (57.6) |
17.2 (63.0) |
20.8 (69.4) |
23.4 (74.1) |
20.2 (68.4) |
14.8 (58.6) |
7.4 (45.3) |
0.7 (33.3) |
10.4 (50.7) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −9.4 (15.1) |
−10.1 (13.8) |
−5.5 (22.1) |
0.4 (32.7) |
5.4 (41.7) |
9.8 (49.6) |
14.0 (57.2) |
16.6 (61.9) |
12.9 (55.2) |
6.6 (43.9) |
0.1 (32.2) |
−5.9 (21.4) |
2.9 (37.2) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 54.5 (2.146) |
36.0 (1.417) |
43.5 (1.713) |
52.1 (2.051) |
61.6 (2.425) |
53.5 (2.106) |
87.4 (3.441) |
101.0 (3.976) |
108.2 (4.26) |
70.3 (2.768) |
60.0 (2.362) |
59.4 (2.339) |
787.5 (31.004) |
| Snowfall cm (inches) | 105 (41.3) |
81 (31.9) |
66 (26) |
21 (8.3) |
1 (0.4) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
1 (0.4) |
18 (7.1) |
85 (33.5) |
378 (148.8) |
| % humidity | 73 | 74 | 72 | 69 | 73 | 80 | 83 | 81 | 77 | 70 | 68 | 70 | 74.2 |
| Avg. snowy days | 27.0 | 24.1 | 22.3 | 11.2 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 12.5 | 23.4 | 124.3 |
| Sunshine hours | 114.3 | 139.4 | 172.4 | 177.8 | 189.0 | 174.0 | 168.7 | 172.1 | 165.2 | 160.1 | 121.3 | 115.0 | 1,869.3 |
| Source: Japan Meteorological Agency | |||||||||||||
[edit] Abashiri brewery
Hokkaidō has a brewery called Abashiri which sells a range of beers,[2][3] including Bilk, a blend of beer and milk.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.climate-charts.com/Countries/Japan.html
- ^ "Abashiri Beer - RateBeer". ratebeer.com. 2011 [last update]. http://www.ratebeer.com/brewers//abashiri-beer/10422/. Retrieved 27 October 2011.
- ^ "北海道 網走地ビール の網走ビール株式会社｜トップページ". www.takahasi.co.jp. http://www.takahasi.co.jp/beer/index.html. Retrieved 2009-08-25.
- ^ "Milk + Beer = Bilk". www.japanprobe.com. http://www.japanprobe.com/?p=1059. Retrieved 2009-08-25.
[edit] External links
Media related to Abashiri, Hokkaido at Wikimedia Commons
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