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Kamikawa Subprefecture is a subprefecture of Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan. The name is derived from Kamikawa no hitobito no Shūraku (Village of the Upstream People), a translation of the Ainu Peni Unguri Kotan. Settlement began in 1867. The sub-prefecture was establi ...

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. , the city has an estimated population of 28,373 and a population density of 53 persons per km² (140 persons per sq. mi.). The total area is . On March 27, 2006, the town of Fūren was merged into Nayoro.

History

*1909: Kaminayoro village was founded. *1915: Kaminayoro village became Nayoro town. *1920: Chiebun village split off from Shimonayoro village. *1924: Shimokawa village was separated from Nayoro town. *1954: Nayoro town and Chiebun village was merged to form Nayoro town. *1956: Nayoro town became Nayoro city. *2006: Nayoro city and Fūren town was merged to form Nayoro city.

Education

Universities

* Nayoro City University

Junior colleges

* Nayoro City University Junior College

High schools

* Hokkaido Nayoro High School * Hokkaido Nayoro Industry High School

Transportation

Rail

The Nayoro Main Line and Shimmei Line used to run from Nayoro Station. *

Sōya Main Line The is a Japanese railway line operated by Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido) in Hokkaido. The line connects Asahikawa Station in Asahikawa and Wakkanai Station in Wakkanai, and is the northernmost railway line in Japan. The name comes fr ...

: Fūren - Nayorokōkō - Nayoro - Nisshin - Chiebun - Chihoku Above are stations located in Nayoro.

Road

Nayoro is linked with

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linking

Wakkanai ' meaning "cold water river" is a city located in Sōya Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. It is the capital of Sōya Subprefecture. It contains Japan's northernmost point, Cape Sōya, from which the Russian island of Sakhalin can be seen. As of ...

and southern Hokkaido as well as the

Hokkaidō Expressway 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 lar ...

linking with the island capital of

Sapporo ( ain, サッ・ポロ・ペッ, Satporopet, lit=Dry, Great River) is a city in Japan. It is the largest city north of Tokyo and the largest city on Hokkaido, the northernmost main island of the country. It ranks as the fifth most populous city ...

. Nayoro is bypassed to the west with the Nayoro Bypass (Route 40) serving two interchanges.

Climate

Nayoro has a wet and snowy warm-summer

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Köppen climate classification The Köppen climate classification is one of the most widely used climate classification systems. It was first published by German-Russian climatologist Wladimir Köppen (1846–1940) in 1884, with several later modifications by Köppen, notabl ...

''Dfb''). The climate retains warm and sometimes hot summers with very cold winters by Japanese standards, coupled with heavy sea-effect snowfall. Nayoro street

Culture

Mascot

Nayoro's mascot is . He is a mochi alien who loves star watching and collecting toys. He carries a telescope all the time to study the stars. He is designed by Sakiko Yatani from Ebetsu and was named by Ayumi Hagiwara from Sapporo.

Sister cities and partner cities

International

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, Canada * Dolinsk, Russia.

Within Japan

Fujishima, Yamagata was a town located in Higashitagawa District, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 11,922 and a density of 188.58 persons per km². The total area was 63.22 km². On October 1, 2005, Fujishima, along wi ...

* Suginami-ku,

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References

External links

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