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Town in Hokkaido, Japan
Higashikagura
(
東神?町
,
Higashikagura-ch?
)
is a
town
located in
Kamikawa Subprefecture
,
Hokkaido
,
Japan
.
As of September 2016, the town has an estimated
population
of 10,385, and a
density
of 150 persons per km
2
. The total area is 68.64 km
2
.
Asahikawa Airport
is partially in
Asahikawa
and partially in Higashikagura.
Climate
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Climate data for Higashikagura (2003?2020 normals, extremes 2003?present)
|
Month
|
Jan
|
Feb
|
Mar
|
Apr
|
May
|
Jun
|
Jul
|
Aug
|
Sep
|
Oct
|
Nov
|
Dec
|
Year
|
Record high °C (°F)
|
5.8
(42.4)
|
11.0
(51.8)
|
14.3
(57.7)
|
25.9
(78.6)
|
34.1
(93.4)
|
35.4
(95.7)
|
35.6
(96.1)
|
36.1
(97.0)
|
32.0
(89.6)
|
24.4
(75.9)
|
20.5
(68.9)
|
11.7
(53.1)
|
36.1
(97.0)
|
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
|
?4.1
(24.6)
|
?2.6
(27.3)
|
2.3
(36.1)
|
10.0
(50.0)
|
17.9
(64.2)
|
22.4
(72.3)
|
25.6
(78.1)
|
26.0
(78.8)
|
21.6
(70.9)
|
14.1
(57.4)
|
5.9
(42.6)
|
?1.3
(29.7)
|
11.5
(52.7)
|
Daily mean °C (°F)
|
?8.2
(17.2)
|
?7.3
(18.9)
|
?2.2
(28.0)
|
4.5
(40.1)
|
11.6
(52.9)
|
16.4
(61.5)
|
20.0
(68.0)
|
20.6
(69.1)
|
15.8
(60.4)
|
8.6
(47.5)
|
1.9
(35.4)
|
?5.0
(23.0)
|
6.4
(43.5)
|
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
|
?13.7
(7.3)
|
?13.3
(8.1)
|
?7.5
(18.5)
|
?1.0
(30.2)
|
5.1
(41.2)
|
10.9
(51.6)
|
15.2
(59.4)
|
16.0
(60.8)
|
10.6
(51.1)
|
3.4
(38.1)
|
?2.3
(27.9)
|
?9.7
(14.5)
|
1.1
(34.1)
|
Record low °C (°F)
|
?27.8
(?18.0)
|
?28.5
(?19.3)
|
?21.0
(?5.8)
|
?11.0
(12.2)
|
?4.3
(24.3)
|
?0.1
(31.8)
|
5.2
(41.4)
|
5.8
(42.4)
|
0.2
(32.4)
|
?5.6
(21.9)
|
?18.2
(?0.8)
|
?26.0
(?14.8)
|
?28.5
(?19.3)
|
Average
precipitation
mm (inches)
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
56.7
(2.23)
|
72.9
(2.87)
|
114.4
(4.50)
|
159.8
(6.29)
|
112.5
(4.43)
|
83.6
(3.29)
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
Average snowfall cm (inches)
|
87
(34)
|
77
(30)
|
64
(25)
|
16
(6.3)
|
0
(0)
|
0
(0)
|
0
(0)
|
0
(0)
|
0
(0)
|
4
(1.6)
|
60
(24)
|
117
(46)
|
424
(167)
|
Average precipitation days
(≥ 1.0 mm)
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
9.6
|
9.2
|
9.2
|
10.9
|
11.3
|
13.1
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
Average snowy days
(≥ 3 cm)
|
12.4
|
10.2
|
7.9
|
1.9
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0.8
|
6.2
|
13.7
|
53.1
|
Source:
JMA
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Culture
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Mascot
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Higashikagura's mascot is
Kagulucky
(
かぐらっき~
,
Kagurakki~
)
. She is a flower fairy who has a tulip motif. She is also a bringer of luck. If you want her to bring luck, make a "L" hand signal and she will appear.
[3]
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