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Town in Hokkaido, Japan
Bihoro
(
美幌町
,
Bihoro-ch?
)
is a
town
located in
Okhotsk Subprefecture
,
Hokkaido
,
Japan
. The name is derived from the
Ainu
word
piporo
, meaning "place of much water".
Largely agricultural, the town is best known for the
Bihoro Pass
, which has views over
Lake Kussharo
in the
Akan National Park
.
One of its attractions is
Bihoro Aviation Park
, which contains a number of aircraft previously used by the
Japan Self-Defense Forces
.
As of September 2016, the town has an estimated
population
of 20,920, and a
population density
of 48 persons per km
2
. The total area is 438.36 km
2
.
History
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- 1915: Bihoro
Village
founded.
- 1919:
Tsubetsu
Village (津別村), now Tsubetsu Town, split.
- 1921: Part of Tsubetsu Village incorporated.
- 1923: Bihoro Village becomes Bihoro Town.
- 1946: Part of
Memanbetsu
Village (now Memanbetsu Town) incorporated.
- 1953: Bihoro song,
Toru Takemitsu
.
Climate
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Climate data for Bihoro (1991?2020 normals, extremes 1977?present)
|
Month
|
Jan
|
Feb
|
Mar
|
Apr
|
May
|
Jun
|
Jul
|
Aug
|
Sep
|
Oct
|
Nov
|
Dec
|
Year
|
Record high °C (°F)
|
8.4
(47.1)
|
10.8
(51.4)
|
17.1
(62.8)
|
31.5
(88.7)
|
37.4
(99.3)
|
37.2
(99.0)
|
37.0
(98.6)
|
36.5
(97.7)
|
33.6
(92.5)
|
26.2
(79.2)
|
21.0
(69.8)
|
15.6
(60.1)
|
37.4
(99.3)
|
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
|
?2.7
(27.1)
|
?1.9
(28.6)
|
2.7
(36.9)
|
10.2
(50.4)
|
16.9
(62.4)
|
20.4
(68.7)
|
23.8
(74.8)
|
24.9
(76.8)
|
21.6
(70.9)
|
15.4
(59.7)
|
7.7
(45.9)
|
0.2
(32.4)
|
11.6
(52.9)
|
Daily mean °C (°F)
|
?8.3
(17.1)
|
?7.9
(17.8)
|
?2.5
(27.5)
|
4.3
(39.7)
|
10.2
(50.4)
|
14.4
(57.9)
|
18.3
(64.9)
|
19.6
(67.3)
|
15.8
(60.4)
|
9.2
(48.6)
|
2.2
(36.0)
|
?5.4
(22.3)
|
5.8
(42.5)
|
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
|
?14.9
(5.2)
|
?15.1
(4.8)
|
?8.6
(16.5)
|
?1.5
(29.3)
|
4.1
(39.4)
|
9.2
(48.6)
|
13.8
(56.8)
|
15.2
(59.4)
|
10.5
(50.9)
|
3.1
(37.6)
|
?3.1
(26.4)
|
?11.4
(11.5)
|
0.1
(32.2)
|
Record low °C (°F)
|
?30.2
(?22.4)
|
?31.2
(?24.2)
|
?27.2
(?17.0)
|
?15.1
(4.8)
|
?5.2
(22.6)
|
?1.9
(28.6)
|
2.4
(36.3)
|
5.7
(42.3)
|
?0.5
(31.1)
|
?5.6
(21.9)
|
?17.4
(0.7)
|
?23.9
(?11.0)
|
?31.2
(?24.2)
|
Average
precipitation
mm (inches)
|
40.2
(1.58)
|
27.4
(1.08)
|
33.1
(1.30)
|
49.3
(1.94)
|
58.5
(2.30)
|
66.4
(2.61)
|
90.9
(3.58)
|
122.1
(4.81)
|
117.5
(4.63)
|
79.8
(3.14)
|
44.8
(1.76)
|
48.4
(1.91)
|
778.6
(30.65)
|
Average precipitation days
(≥ 1.0 mm)
|
9.5
|
7.5
|
8.5
|
9.7
|
10.1
|
10.5
|
11.2
|
11.2
|
11.4
|
9.6
|
8.8
|
9.2
|
117.2
|
Mean monthly
sunshine hours
|
116.2
|
131.2
|
163.5
|
168.5
|
177.3
|
164.4
|
158.1
|
157.9
|
155.7
|
158.2
|
131.5
|
125.2
|
1,807.8
|
Source:
JMA
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Mascot
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Bihoro's mascot is
Gyutaro
(
ぎゅうたろう
)
. He is a gentle and shy black bull. He always sticks his tongue out whenever anyone praises him. His left biceps is shaped like the Bihoro Pass. He wears a sports scarf. This scarf (which resembled a river) contains energy to power his left biceps to give strength to lift or push stuff or to give an extra punch to his enemies. Without it, he will be weak. He eats vegetables to keep his biceps in shape. He has a father and mother,
Gyuou
(
ぎゅうおう
)
and
Gyuko
(
ぎゅうこ
)
. He likes taking walks but does not like hunting. His birthday is July 19.
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