Tomamae (苫前町, Tomamae-chō) is a town located in Rumoi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan.

Demographics

As of September 2016, the town has an estimated population of 3,261 and a density of 7.2 persons per km. The total area is 454.50 km.

Mascot

Tomamae's mascot is Kumada Tomao (くまだ とまお), better known as Tomao-kun (とまおくん). He is a 7-year-old brown bear cub. He wears a hat that has two badges (a windmill badge and a badge dedicated to agricultural and seafood products).

See also

• Sankebetsu brown bear incident