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located in

Nemuro Subprefecture is a subprefecture of Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan. Japan claims the southern parts of the disputed Kuril Islands (known as the Northern Territories in Japan) as part of this subprefecture. As of March 2009, the subprefecture has an estimated p ...

Hokkaido is Japan's second largest island and comprises the largest and northernmost prefecture, making up its own region. The Tsugaru Strait separates Hokkaidō from Honshu; the two islands are connected by the undersea railway Seikan Tunnel. The la ...

Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...

. As of April 30, 2017, the town has an estimated population of 15,179, and an area of 1,320.15 km² (the second largest in Hokkaido). The town is primarily agricultural, with numerous dairy farms. It comprises a part of the agricultural region referred to as "Milk Land Hokkaido". Betsukaicowcrossing

History

*1923 - 6 villages combine, forming the village of Betsukai. *1971 - Betsukai Village becomes Betsukai Town.

Climate

Mascot

Betsukai's mascot is whose real name is . He is a bull that looks like a cow. He is a fisherman, and a milk farmer. His friends are (who is a Yesso scallop), (who is a shrimp), (who is a milk bottle), (who is a salmon), (who is a Japanese littleneck clam), (who is a Sakhalin surf clam) and (who is a white swan). He was unveiled on 30 June 2013.

References

External links

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Official Website
Towns in Hokkaido {{Hokkaido-geo-stub