is a

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located in Ishikari Subprefecture,

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. As of April 30, 2017, the city has an estimated

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of 58,755, with 27,434

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s, and a

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of 81 persons per km². The total area is . On October 1, 2005, the village of

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, from Atsuta District, and the village of Hamamasu, from Hamamasu District,

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into Ishikari.

History

* 1902: Ishikari town was founded. * 1907: Ishikari town and Hanakawa village were merged to form Ishikari town. * 1996: Ishikari town became Ishikari city. * 2005: Atsuta village and Hamamasu village were merged into Ishikari city.

Climate

Sister cities

International

* Campbell River,

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(since 1983) * Vanino,

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(since 1993) *

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(since 2000)

Domestic

* Wajima, Ishikawa (since 2012) *

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(since 2013)

Education

University

* Fuji Women's University, Hanakawa campus

High schools

* * It also hosts

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bible school, an official associate of the Christ for the Nations Institute in

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Mascots

Ishikari's mascots are and . They are kappas who dressed up as salmons and loved Ishikari pot (a hotpot). They loved events that occurred in the city and all around the world (not just Japan). *Saketaro is a blue kappa. He can communicate with sea animals and humans alike. His body contains docosahexaenoic acid (the same nutrient found in fishes) which has various health benefits. As a result, he has a "DHA" tattoo on his torso. He is first discovered in 1996. *Sakeko is a pink kappa. Her body contains eicosapentaenoic acid (the same nutrient found in fishes) which smoothens blood. As a result, she wears a "EPA" dress. Her charm point is her luxurious ribbon that she wears on her head and long eyelashes. The year of her discovery is still unknown.

Notable people from Ishikari, Hokkaido

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(born 1988), Japanese snowboarder * Taichi (born 1980),

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(Real Name: Taichiro Maki, Nihongo: 牧太一郎, ''Maki Taichiro'') * Mai (born 1984),

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singer (Real Name: Mai Kudo, Nihongo: 工藤舞, ''Kudō Mai'') * Kengo Ishii (born 1986), Japanese

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* Ryoya Ueda (born 1989), Japanese

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) * Shōtarō Tashiro (born 1989), professional Japanese

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for the

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) *

Yoyoka Soma , known mononymously as , is a Japanese drummer from Ishikari. In 2018, at age 8, she gained international attention for an online video in which she covered Led Zeppelin's "Good Times Bad Times", which was uploaded to Vimeo as her entry for the 20 ...

(born 2009), Japanese

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References

External links

Official Website
Cities in Hokkaido Port settlements in Japan Populated coastal places in Japan {{Hokkaido-geo-stub