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Town in Hokkaido, Japan
Pippu
(
比布町
,
Pippu-ch?
)
is a
town
located in
Kamikawa Subprefecture
,
Hokkaido
,
Japan
.
As of September 2016, the town has an estimated
population
of 3,845 and a
density
of 44 persons per km
2
. The total area is 87.29 km
2
.
Pippu is notable for its ski slopes in winter and strawberries in summer.
Climate
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Climate data for Pippu (1991?2020 normals, extremes 1977?present)
|
Month
|
Jan
|
Feb
|
Mar
|
Apr
|
May
|
Jun
|
Jul
|
Aug
|
Sep
|
Oct
|
Nov
|
Dec
|
Year
|
Record high °C (°F)
|
6.6
(43.9)
|
11.1
(52.0)
|
14.3
(57.7)
|
28.2
(82.8)
|
33.4
(92.1)
|
35.9
(96.6)
|
35.8
(96.4)
|
36.9
(98.4)
|
32.6
(90.7)
|
25.3
(77.5)
|
20.8
(69.4)
|
12.0
(53.6)
|
36.9
(98.4)
|
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
|
?4.2
(24.4)
|
?2.6
(27.3)
|
2.3
(36.1)
|
10.3
(50.5)
|
18.3
(64.9)
|
22.8
(73.0)
|
26.1
(79.0)
|
26.3
(79.3)
|
21.8
(71.2)
|
14.5
(58.1)
|
5.6
(42.1)
|
?1.7
(28.9)
|
11.6
(52.9)
|
Daily mean °C (°F)
|
?8.3
(17.1)
|
?7.3
(18.9)
|
?2.5
(27.5)
|
4.6
(40.3)
|
11.8
(53.2)
|
16.6
(61.9)
|
20.4
(68.7)
|
20.6
(69.1)
|
15.8
(60.4)
|
8.8
(47.8)
|
1.7
(35.1)
|
?5.2
(22.6)
|
6.4
(43.6)
|
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
|
?13.6
(7.5)
|
?13.2
(8.2)
|
?8.0
(17.6)
|
?1.0
(30.2)
|
5.7
(42.3)
|
11.3
(52.3)
|
15.7
(60.3)
|
16.0
(60.8)
|
10.7
(51.3)
|
3.8
(38.8)
|
?2.1
(28.2)
|
?9.5
(14.9)
|
1.3
(34.4)
|
Record low °C (°F)
|
?31.4
(?24.5)
|
?30.7
(?23.3)
|
?25.7
(?14.3)
|
?14.3
(6.3)
|
?3.4
(25.9)
|
1.0
(33.8)
|
5.5
(41.9)
|
6.7
(44.1)
|
0.0
(32.0)
|
?4.8
(23.4)
|
?19.9
(?3.8)
|
?26.3
(?15.3)
|
?31.4
(?24.5)
|
Average
precipitation
mm (inches)
|
52.6
(2.07)
|
41.7
(1.64)
|
47.5
(1.87)
|
48.7
(1.92)
|
74.4
(2.93)
|
70.7
(2.78)
|
143.7
(5.66)
|
154.1
(6.07)
|
146.8
(5.78)
|
111.0
(4.37)
|
107.0
(4.21)
|
80.6
(3.17)
|
1,081.7
(42.59)
|
Average precipitation days
(≥ 1.0 mm)
|
18.2
|
14.2
|
14.1
|
11.0
|
11.6
|
9.7
|
12.1
|
12.3
|
14.1
|
16.2
|
19.1
|
21.3
|
173.9
|
Mean monthly
sunshine hours
|
63.7
|
88.0
|
124.9
|
156.0
|
190.5
|
173.8
|
167.1
|
161.0
|
147.0
|
117.8
|
54.2
|
42.3
|
1,486.4
|
Source:
Japan Meteorological Agency
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Culture
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Mascot
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Pippu's mascot is
Snowberry-chan
(
スノ?ベリ?ちゃん
)
aka
Ichigo-chan
(
いちごちゃん
)
. She is a strawberry who loves skiing.
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