Kushiro, Hokkaidō
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This article is about the city in Hokkaidō Prefecture, Japan. There are an adjacent town Kushiro (town) and a district Kushiro (district) with the same name.
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| Coordinates: 42°59′N 144°23′E / 42.983°N 144.383°ECoordinates: 42°59′N 144°23′E / 42.983°N 144.383°E | |||
| Country | Japan | ||
| Region | Hokkaidō | ||
| Prefecture | Hokkaidō (Kushiro) | ||
| Government | |||
| - Mayor | Yoshitaka Itō | ||
| Area | |||
| - Total | 1,362.75 km2 (526.2 sq mi) | ||
| Population (March 2008) | |||
| - Total | 189,539 | ||
| - Density | 140/km2 (362.6/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) | ||
| City symbols | |||
| - Tree | Syringa reticulata | ||
| - Flower | Nasturtium | ||
| Phone number | 0154-23-5151 | ||
| Address | 7-5 Kuroganechō, Kushiro-shi, Hokkaidō 085-8505 |
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| Website | Kushiro City | ||
Kushiro (釧路市 Kushiro-shi) is a city located in Kushiro, Hokkaidō, Japan. It is the capital city of Kushiro Subprefecture, as well as the most populous city in eastern Hokkaidō.
On October 11, 2005 the town of Akan, from Akan District, and the town of Onbetsu, from Shiranuka District, was merged into Kushiro.
In 2008 the city had an estimated population of 189,539 and a total area of 1,362.75 km², giving a population density of 140 persons per km².
Kushiro has the Kushiro Airport.
Kushiro was accorded city status on 1 August 1922. It is the sister city of Burnaby, British Columbia, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia, and Kholmsk, Russia.[1]
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[edit] History
- 1869 Kusuri becomes Kushiro.
- 1900 Kushiro becomes a First Class Municipality Kushiro Town
- 1920 Kushiro Town becomes Kushiro-ku. Kushiro Village (now Town) splits off
- 1922 Kushiro-ku becomes Kushiro City
- 2005 Kushiro City, Akan Town, and Onbetsu Town merged to form the new city named Kushiro City
[edit] Sports
Ice Hockey is one of the most popular winter sports In Kushiro. In addition to several leagues devoted top amateur play of all ages, Kushiro is home to the Asia League Ice Hockey Nippon Paper Cranes, three time Asia League Champions.
[edit] Famous people from Kushiro
- Akira Ifukube, composer
- Hiromi Nagakura, photographer
- Kazuhiko Chiba, football player
- Kazuro Watanabe, astronomer
- Keisuke Itagaki, manga artist
- Luna H. Mitani, artist
- Maki Nomiya, singer of the Japanese band "Pizzicato Five"
- Saori Kitakaze, sprinter
- Satoshi Kon, anime film director
- Shinji Somai(相米慎二), film director
- Yukinobu Hoshino, manga artist
- Yutaka Fukufuji, ice hockey goaltender
[edit] Climate
| Climate data for Kushiro, Japan(1971～2000) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 7.6 (45.7) |
7.9 (46.2) |
15.1 (59.2) |
23.5 (74.3) |
28.0 (82.4) |
28.3 (82.9) |
29.7 (85.5) |
31.0 (87.8) |
28.6 (83.5) |
22.6 (72.7) |
18.7 (65.7) |
12.4 (54.3) |
31.0 (87.8) |
| Average high °C (°F) | -0.9 (30.4) |
-0.8 (30.6) |
2.4 (36.3) |
7.4 (45.3) |
12.4 (54.3) |
15.1 (59.2) |
18.8 (65.8) |
20.9 (69.6) |
19.0 (66.2) |
14.5 (58.1) |
8.5 (47.3) |
2.4 (36.3) |
10.0 (50) |
| Average low °C (°F) | -10.6 (12.9) |
-10.8 (12.6) |
-5.6 (21.9) |
0.1 (32.2) |
4.5 (40.1) |
8.5 (47.3) |
13.1 (55.6) |
15.4 (59.7) |
12.2 (54) |
5.1 (41.2) |
-1.0 (30.2) |
-7.2 (19) |
2.0 (35.6) |
| Record low °C (°F) | -28.3 (-18.9) |
-27.0 (-16.6) |
-24.8 (-12.6) |
-14.1 (6.6) |
-4.6 (23.7) |
-0.4 (31.3) |
3.3 (37.9) |
5.4 (41.7) |
-2.2 (28) |
-6.9 (19.6) |
-15.2 (4.6) |
-25.7 (-14.3) |
-28.3 (-18.9) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 44.3 (1.744) |
29.4 (1.157) |
58.4 (2.299) |
78.8 (3.102) |
113.0 (4.449) |
106.5 (4.193) |
115.4 (4.543) |
123.3 (4.854) |
153.1 (6.028) |
106.5 (4.193) |
71.3 (2.807) |
45.2 (1.78) |
1,045.2 (41.15) |
| Snowfall cm (inches) | 54 (21.3) |
39 (15.4) |
48 (18.9) |
12 (4.7) |
1 (0.4) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
6 (2.4) |
27 (10.6) |
187 (73.6) |
| Source #1: Japan Meteorological Agency[2] | |||||||||||||
| Source #2: Japan Meteorological Agency[3] | |||||||||||||
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Russian presence in Japan
- ^ "平年値（年・月ごとの値）". Japan Meteorological Agency. http://www.data.jma.go.jp/obd/stats/etrn/view/nml_sfc_ym.php?prec_no=19&prec_ch=%8B%FA%98H%8Ex%92%A1&block_no=47418&block_ch=%8B%FA%98H&year=&month=&day=&elm=normal&view=. Retrieved 2010-03-06.
- ^ "観測史上1～10位の値（年間を通じての値）". Japan Meteorological Agency. http://www.data.jma.go.jp/obd/stats/etrn/view/rank_s.php?prec_no=19&prec_ch=%8B%FA%98H%8Ex%92%A1&block_no=47418&block_ch=%8B%FA%98H&year=&month=&day=&elm=rank&view=. Retrieved 2010-03-06.
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