"Date, Japan" redirects here. For the city in Fukushima Prefecture, see
Date, Fukushima
.
City in Hokkaido, Japan
Date
(
伊達市
,
Date-shi
,
[date]
)
is a
city
in
Iburi Subprefecture
,
Hokkaido
,
Japan
. Date was established around 1869, and became a city on April 1, 1972.
History
[
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]
Remains of settlements from the
J?mon period
have been found in the Date area. The
Ainu
, the native inhabitants of Hokkaido, also maintained a settlement at another location nearby until the beginning of the 20th century, when the Ainu were mostly assimilated into Japanese society.
The name of the area comes from the
Date clan
, who rose to power in the 12th century in
Fukushima
, on the
mainland
. Before the
Edo period
, their home castle was the
Yanagawa castle
in
Date District, Fukushima
. Later, it became the
Sendai
castle. The Date clan ruled the whole of
Miyagi Prefecture
as well as the southern part of
Iwate Prefecture
, and was one of the most influential
daimy?s
.
During the
Meiji period
, many samurai, including the Date clan, lost their territories due to the political changes of the
Meiji Restoration
. In 1869, a branch family of the Date clan from
Watari
-Date moved to and settled at the south coast of the then-uncultivated Hokkaido. This was the foundation of Date.
On March 1, 2006, the village of
?taki
, from
Usu District
, was merged into Date.
Geography
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Date is home to
Mount Usu
(702 metres (2,303 ft)) and the
Osaru River
.
As a result of city and village merges, Date can essentially be divided into two sections: the Otaki Forest area and the Date Historic City area. Otaki Forest is home to Sankaidaki Falls and the Shirakinu River Bed. Date Historic City contains buildings that were built by the samurai, the most famous of which is the Usu-Zenkou temple.
Climate
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Climate data for Date, Hokkaido (2008?2020 normals, extremes 2007?present)
|
Month
|
Jan
|
Feb
|
Mar
|
Apr
|
May
|
Jun
|
Jul
|
Aug
|
Sep
|
Oct
|
Nov
|
Dec
|
Year
|
Record high °C (°F)
|
8.4
(47.1)
|
11.5
(52.7)
|
15.9
(60.6)
|
21.9
(71.4)
|
29.4
(84.9)
|
28.9
(84.0)
|
31.1
(88.0)
|
33.5
(92.3)
|
32.6
(90.7)
|
24.1
(75.4)
|
19.9
(67.8)
|
14.6
(58.3)
|
33.5
(92.3)
|
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
|
0.1
(32.2)
|
0.9
(33.6)
|
5.3
(41.5)
|
10.8
(51.4)
|
16.2
(61.2)
|
19.8
(67.6)
|
23.8
(74.8)
|
25.4
(77.7)
|
22.8
(73.0)
|
16.4
(61.5)
|
9.2
(48.6)
|
2.7
(36.9)
|
12.8
(55.0)
|
Daily mean °C (°F)
|
?2.9
(26.8)
|
?2.6
(27.3)
|
1.4
(34.5)
|
6.2
(43.2)
|
11.6
(52.9)
|
15.9
(60.6)
|
20.3
(68.5)
|
21.7
(71.1)
|
18.5
(65.3)
|
11.9
(53.4)
|
5.4
(41.7)
|
?0.3
(31.5)
|
8.9
(48.1)
|
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
|
?6.8
(19.8)
|
?6.8
(19.8)
|
?2.8
(27.0)
|
1.2
(34.2)
|
7.1
(44.8)
|
12.4
(54.3)
|
17.3
(63.1)
|
18.4
(65.1)
|
14.1
(57.4)
|
7.1
(44.8)
|
1.3
(34.3)
|
?3.9
(25.0)
|
4.9
(40.8)
|
Record low °C (°F)
|
?16.7
(1.9)
|
?15.6
(3.9)
|
?11.5
(11.3)
|
?5.1
(22.8)
|
0.4
(32.7)
|
5.4
(41.7)
|
9.9
(49.8)
|
9.6
(49.3)
|
4.3
(39.7)
|
?2.3
(27.9)
|
?8.0
(17.6)
|
?14.2
(6.4)
|
?16.7
(1.9)
|
Average
precipitation
mm (inches)
|
19.2
(0.76)
|
17.7
(0.70)
|
36.6
(1.44)
|
60.1
(2.37)
|
63.1
(2.48)
|
66.2
(2.61)
|
97.7
(3.85)
|
118.6
(4.67)
|
97.6
(3.84)
|
77.6
(3.06)
|
70.2
(2.76)
|
44.7
(1.76)
|
769.3
(30.29)
|
Average precipitation days
(≥ 1.0 mm)
|
6.0
|
5.4
|
7.1
|
8.3
|
7.6
|
7.4
|
8.5
|
9.4
|
9.1
|
10.6
|
10.2
|
8.7
|
98.3
|
Mean monthly
sunshine hours
|
104.1
|
124.2
|
175.4
|
194.7
|
203.1
|
164.0
|
145.5
|
160.6
|
180.3
|
158.4
|
104.9
|
84.8
|
1,799.9
|
Source:
JMA
[1]
[2]
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Education
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High schools
[
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]
- Hokkaido Date High School
- Hokkaido Date Midorigaoka High School
Transportation
[
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Date lies at the conjunction of
National Highway
Route 37
and
Route 453
. Date can be accessed via the Date Interchange from the expressway or via
Date-Mombetsu Station
operated by
JR Hokkaido
.
[3]
Partner cities
[
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See also
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References
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