Horokanai,_Hokkaido

Horokanai, Hokkaido

Horokanai, Hokkaido

Town in Hokkaido, Japan

Horokanai (幌加内町, Horokanai-chō) is a town in Kamikawa Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. As of September 2016, the town has an estimated population of 1,571. The total area is 767.03 km2 (296.15 sq mi).

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History

On April 1, 2010, Horokanai was transferred from Sorachi Subprefecture to Kamikawa Subprefecture.

Culture

Mascot

Horomin, the town's mascot

Horokanai's mascot is Horomin (ほろみん). She is a healthy and hard working buckwheat seed. She carries a soba choko and chopsticks to eat her homemade soba noodles. She wears traditional Japanese chef clothing and a buckwheat flower on her head. She carries is a huge stick (that doubles as a staff weapon) on her back. She is unveiled on 18 June 2013.[1]

Climate

Horokanai has a humid continental climate (Köppen: Dfb). On December 31, 2020, a minimum temperature of −32.6 °C (−26.7 °F) was registered.[2]

More information Climate data for Horokanai (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1977−present), Month ...

References

  1. [1]
    "幌加内町イメージキャラクター「ほろみん」". Horokanai.
  2. [2]
    Mori, Sayaka [@sayakasofiamori] (December 31, 2020). "Many new December records have been set on the New Year's eve in #Japan. The Hokuriku region could get an additional 260cm (8.5feet) of snow into the next three days. It's likely be a historic #snow event. https://t.co/83q7XI2a1i" (Tweet). Retrieved January 11, 2021 – via Twitter.
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    観測史上1～10位の値（年間を通じての値）. JMA. Retrieved February 17, 2022.
  4. [4]
    気象庁 / 平年値（年・月ごとの値）. JMA. Retrieved February 17, 2022.
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