Shintotsukawa, Hokkaidō
As of September 2016, the town has an estimated population of 6,787, and a population density of 14 persons per km. The total area is 495.62 km.
In 1889, a group of settlers from Totsukawa in Nara Prefecture relocated there following catastrophic flooding.
Geography
Shintotsukawa is located in the near center of the Sorachi Subprefecture's administrative zone. The eastern area is where Ishikari River and Sorachi River converge, along the right bank of the Ishikari River. The western area is Mt. Shokanbetsu, located in the heart of Shokanbetsu Mountain Range.
Climate
| Climate data for Yoshino, Sorachi（1991 - 2020） | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 8.8 (47.8) |
9.6 (49.3) |
14.6 (58.3) |
25.2 (77.4) |
32.9 (91.2) |
34.3 (93.7) |
36.3 (97.3) |
36.8 (98.2) |
32.5 (90.5) |
26.7 (80.1) |
20.1 (68.2) |
13.0 (55.4) |
36.8 (98.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −2.6 (27.3) |
−1.5 (29.3) |
2.8 (37.0) |
9.7 (49.5) |
17.6 (63.7) |
22.0 (71.6) |
25.6 (78.1) |
25.9 (78.6) |
21.8 (71.2) |
14.9 (58.8) |
6.5 (43.7) |
−0.5 (31.1) |
11.9 (53.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −7.0 (19.4) |
−6.3 (20.7) |
−1.9 (28.6) |
4.2 (39.6) |
11.1 (52.0) |
15.9 (60.6) |
19.9 (67.8) |
20.4 (68.7) |
15.7 (60.3) |
8.9 (48.0) |
2.2 (36.0) |
−4.3 (24.3) |
6.6 (43.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −12.6 (9.3) |
−12.5 (9.5) |
−7.7 (18.1) |
−1.5 (29.3) |
4.6 (40.3) |
10.5 (50.9) |
15.3 (59.5) |
15.6 (60.1) |
10.2 (50.4) |
3.4 (38.1) |
−1.9 (28.6) |
−8.8 (16.2) |
1.2 (34.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −30.2 (−22.4) |
−27.2 (−17.0) |
−26.9 (−16.4) |
−12.3 (9.9) |
−3.5 (25.7) |
0.1 (32.2) |
5.3 (41.5) |
5.5 (41.9) |
−0.1 (31.8) |
−4.7 (23.5) |
−14.8 (5.4) |
−28.3 (−18.9) |
−30.2 (−22.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 151.7 (5.97) |
114.6 (4.51) |
101.4 (3.99) |
69.6 (2.74) |
85.1 (3.35) |
67.8 (2.67) |
137.6 (5.42) |
163.7 (6.44) |
176.0 (6.93) |
165.0 (6.50) |
192.8 (7.59) |
186.9 (7.36) |
1,608.7 (63.33) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 23.9 | 19.8 | 17.7 | 12.8 | 11.4 | 9.3 | 11.1 | 11.6 | 13.7 | 16.7 | 20.8 | 24.0 | 193.0 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 56.3 | 66.9 | 117.8 | 164.9 | 197.4 | 165.6 | 156.4 | 153.3 | 155.1 | 126.8 | 61.4 | 39.5 | 1,463.3 |
| Source 1: Japan Meteorological Agency | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: 気象庁 | |||||||||||||
Culture
Mascot
Shintotsukawa's mascot is Komezo (こめぞー). His name is Komezo Totsukawa (とつかわ こめぞー, Totsukawa komezo). He is a rice ghost that likes rice and sake.
Notable people from Shintotsukawa
- Yoshio Hachiro, politician
References
- ^ "空知吉野 過去の気象データ検索". 気象庁. Retrieved 2023-03-29.
- ^ "こめぞーのプロフィール（新十津川町）". Kawaii Hokkaido.
External links
Media related to Shintotsukawa, Hokkaidō at Wikimedia Commons- Official Website (in Japanese)
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