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This article is about the village in Hokkaido. For train station in Ichikawa, see
Tsurui Station
.
Village in Hokkaido, Japan
Tsurui
(
鶴居村
,
Tsurui-mura
)
is a
village
located in
Kushiro Subprefecture
,
Hokkaido
. As of September 30, 2016, it has an estimated population of 2,516, and an area of 571.84 km
2
.
Tsurui is a breeding ground for the
red-crowned crane
, deemed one of the
100 Soundscapes of Japan
.
[1]
History
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The village was formed in 1937.
Climate
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Climate data for Tsurui (1991?2020 normals, extremes 1977?present)
|
Month
|
Jan
|
Feb
|
Mar
|
Apr
|
May
|
Jun
|
Jul
|
Aug
|
Sep
|
Oct
|
Nov
|
Dec
|
Year
|
Record high °C (°F)
|
7.4
(45.3)
|
10.1
(50.2)
|
16.3
(61.3)
|
27.1
(80.8)
|
35.0
(95.0)
|
32.0
(89.6)
|
34.7
(94.5)
|
35.1
(95.2)
|
32.0
(89.6)
|
26.1
(79.0)
|
21.0
(69.8)
|
13.1
(55.6)
|
35.1
(95.2)
|
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
|
?0.8
(30.6)
|
?0.3
(31.5)
|
3.8
(38.8)
|
10.1
(50.2)
|
15.8
(60.4)
|
18.9
(66.0)
|
22.2
(72.0)
|
23.7
(74.7)
|
21.1
(70.0)
|
15.7
(60.3)
|
8.7
(47.7)
|
1.8
(35.2)
|
11.7
(53.1)
|
Daily mean °C (°F)
|
?7.1
(19.2)
|
?6.5
(20.3)
|
?1.7
(28.9)
|
4.0
(39.2)
|
9.4
(48.9)
|
13.3
(55.9)
|
17.2
(63.0)
|
18.7
(65.7)
|
15.7
(60.3)
|
9.4
(48.9)
|
2.5
(36.5)
|
?4.4
(24.1)
|
5.9
(42.6)
|
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
|
?13.9
(7.0)
|
?13.8
(7.2)
|
?7.8
(18.0)
|
?1.8
(28.8)
|
3.6
(38.5)
|
8.8
(47.8)
|
13.4
(56.1)
|
14.9
(58.8)
|
10.8
(51.4)
|
3.2
(37.8)
|
?3.6
(25.5)
|
?10.8
(12.6)
|
0.3
(32.5)
|
Record low °C (°F)
|
?27.2
(?17.0)
|
?26.9
(?16.4)
|
?21.4
(?6.5)
|
?13.5
(7.7)
|
?7.0
(19.4)
|
?2.4
(27.7)
|
0.9
(33.6)
|
5.9
(42.6)
|
?0.2
(31.6)
|
?6.6
(20.1)
|
?15.5
(4.1)
|
?22.5
(?8.5)
|
?27.2
(?17.0)
|
Average
precipitation
mm (inches)
|
47.9
(1.89)
|
30.0
(1.18)
|
70.1
(2.76)
|
87.7
(3.45)
|
122.8
(4.83)
|
112.2
(4.42)
|
136.6
(5.38)
|
168.8
(6.65)
|
170.9
(6.73)
|
123.8
(4.87)
|
75.7
(2.98)
|
61.9
(2.44)
|
1,203.6
(47.39)
|
Average snowfall cm (inches)
|
80
(31)
|
72
(28)
|
82
(32)
|
26
(10)
|
1
(0.4)
|
0
(0)
|
0
(0)
|
0
(0)
|
0
(0)
|
0
(0)
|
8
(3.1)
|
62
(24)
|
332
(131)
|
Average precipitation days
(≥ 1.0 mm)
|
5.7
|
4.7
|
7.5
|
9.0
|
10.5
|
9.7
|
11.1
|
11.6
|
12.0
|
8.8
|
8.1
|
6.8
|
105.5
|
Average snowy days
(≥ 3 cm)
|
9.4
|
9.1
|
10.7
|
3.6
|
0.2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1.0
|
7.6
|
41.6
|
Mean monthly
sunshine hours
|
148.8
|
151.6
|
176.4
|
169.0
|
170.5
|
134.7
|
109.5
|
120.2
|
131.9
|
160.9
|
151.7
|
146.1
|
1,768.4
|
Source:
Japan Meteorological Agency
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[3]
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Mascots
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Tsurui's mascots are
Tsurubo
(
つるぼ?
)
and
Hinabo
(
ひなぼ?
)
. They are red-crowned crane brothers. They are shaped like bogs of the
Kushiro-shitsugen National Park
.
[4]
[5]
- Tsurubo is the oldest of the siblings. His tail resembles a cosmos flower.
- Hinabo is the youngest of the siblings.
References
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