Kamishihoro, Hokkaidō
Kamishihoro (上士幌町, Kamishihoro-chō) is a town located in Tokachi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan.
Taushubetsu Bridge, a former rail bridge of the now-defunct Shihoro Line, is in Kamishihoro.
Horon-chan, the town's mascot
As of September 2016, the town has an estimated population of 4,908 and a density of 7 persons per km. The total area is 700.87 km.
Climate
The town has a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dfb, hemiboreal).
| Climate data for Kamishihoro (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1977−present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 6.0 (42.8) |
9.8 (49.6) |
15.9 (60.6) |
28.2 (82.8) |
36.4 (97.5) |
36.6 (97.9) |
35.9 (96.6) |
35.2 (95.4) |
31.5 (88.7) |
25.6 (78.1) |
20.0 (68.0) |
11.9 (53.4) |
36.6 (97.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −2.9 (26.8) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
2.6 (36.7) |
10.1 (50.2) |
16.5 (61.7) |
19.9 (67.8) |
22.9 (73.2) |
23.9 (75.0) |
20.4 (68.7) |
14.2 (57.6) |
6.6 (43.9) |
−0.5 (31.1) |
11.0 (51.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −7.7 (18.1) |
−7.1 (19.2) |
−2.3 (27.9) |
4.3 (39.7) |
10.4 (50.7) |
14.2 (57.6) |
17.8 (64.0) |
18.9 (66.0) |
15.2 (59.4) |
8.8 (47.8) |
2.0 (35.6) |
−4.8 (23.4) |
5.8 (42.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −13.4 (7.9) |
−13.2 (8.2) |
−7.7 (18.1) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
4.6 (40.3) |
9.5 (49.1) |
13.8 (56.8) |
15.0 (59.0) |
10.7 (51.3) |
3.7 (38.7) |
−2.7 (27.1) |
−10.0 (14.0) |
0.8 (33.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −24.9 (−12.8) |
−25.9 (−14.6) |
−21.3 (−6.3) |
−13.7 (7.3) |
−5.4 (22.3) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
4.7 (40.5) |
5.1 (41.2) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
−6.5 (20.3) |
−14.2 (6.4) |
−20.8 (−5.4) |
−25.9 (−14.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 30.9 (1.22) |
21.5 (0.85) |
39.9 (1.57) |
62.0 (2.44) |
98.5 (3.88) |
91.6 (3.61) |
134.4 (5.29) |
175.4 (6.91) |
149.1 (5.87) |
88.2 (3.47) |
51.4 (2.02) |
40.0 (1.57) |
981.7 (38.65) |
| Average snowfall cm (inches) | 87 (34) |
76 (30) |
77 (30) |
19 (7.5) |
4 (1.6) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
19 (7.5) |
74 (29) |
363 (143) |
| Average rainy days | 5.8 | 4.8 | 7.8 | 9.5 | 10.9 | 10.6 | 12.8 | 13.2 | 11.9 | 8.9 | 7.7 | 6.5 | 110.4 |
| Average snowy days | 11.8 | 11.2 | 10.9 | 2.4 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | 9.0 | 48.5 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 155.0 | 151.9 | 190.3 | 178.5 | 169.4 | 134.9 | 111.1 | 115.4 | 138.9 | 168.1 | 147.4 | 141.3 | 1,804.1 |
| Source 1: JMA | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: JMA | |||||||||||||
Mascot
Kamishihoro's mascot is Horon-chan (ほろんちゃん). She is a shy hot air balloon who can both walk on earth or fly in the sky. Because she is a fairy, she had to eat food (especially agricultural and livestock products from the town) that is washed by the waters from the Nukabira Gensenkyo onsen to grow into a size of a human. She was unveiled on 1 December 2008.
Notable people from Kamishihoro
- Hanako Tokachi, actress
References
- ^ 観測史上1～10位の値（年間を通じての値）. JMA. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
- ^ 気象庁 / 平年値（年・月ごとの値）. JMA. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
- ^ "ほろんちゃん". Kamishihoro.
External links
Media related to Kamishihoro, Hokkaidō at Wikimedia Commons- Official Website (in Japanese)
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