is a

city A city is a human settlement of notable size.Goodall, B. (1987) ''The Penguin Dictionary of Human Geography''. London: Penguin.Kuper, A. and Kuper, J., eds (1996) ''The Social Science Encyclopedia''. 2nd edition. London: Routledge. It can be def ...

and

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Iburi Subprefecture is a subprefecture of Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan. Geography Located in south-central Hokkaido, Iburi stretches East-West and North-South. Iburi covers an area of . Iburi borders Oshima Subprefecture to the West, Shiribeshi, Ishikari, and ...

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. It is the largest city in the Iburi Subprefecture, and the fourth largest city in Hokkaido. As of 29 February 2012, it had an estimated

population Population typically refers to the number of people in a single area, whether it be a city or town, region, country, continent, or the world. Governments typically quantify the size of the resident population within their jurisdiction using a ...

of 174,216, with 83,836

household A household consists of two or more persons who live in the same dwelling. It may be of a single family or another type of person group. The household is the basic unit of analysis in many social, microeconomic and government models, and is im ...

s, and a

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of 310.27 persons per km² (803.60 persons per sq. mi.). The total area is .

History

The name of Tomakomai is derived from Ainu words "to" and "makomai", meaning "Marsh" and "River which goes into the depths of the mountain", respectively. *1879: Yūfutsu branch of Hokkaidō Development Commission was transferred into Tomakomai (Foundation anniversary). *1902: Tomakomai became second class village. *1918: Tomakomai village became Tomakomai town. *1948: Tomakomai town became Tomakomai city. *1963: Tomakomai Port (West) was opened. *1980: Tomakomai Port (East) was opened. *6 September 2018: Tomakomai City is the nearest city from the epicenter of the

2018 Hokkaido Eastern Iburi earthquake An earthquake measuring 6.6 on the moment magnitude scale struck Iburi Subprefecture in southern Hokkaido, Japan, on 6 September 2018 at 3:08 a.m. JST. The earthquake's epicenter was near Tomakomai and occurred at a depth of . The Japan M ...

Geography

Mount Tarumae is located in the Shikotsu-Toya National Park in Hokkaidō, Japan. It is located near both Tomakomai and Chitose towns and can be seen clearly from both. It is on the shores of Lake Shikotsu, a caldera lake. Tarumae is a 1,041 metre active and ...

is located in the northwest of Tomakomai and belongs to

Shikotsu-Tōya National Park is a national park in the western part of the island of Hokkaidō, Japan. Named after the volcanic caldera lakes of Lake Shikotsu and Lake Tōya, it has a total area of 993.02 square kilometers. The popular hot spring resort of Noboribetsu is al ...

Climate

Tomakomai has a

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typical of Hokkaido.

Transportation

Airport

* New Chitose Airport

Rail

* Muroran Main Line: Nishikioka - Itoi - Aoba -

Tomakomai is a city and port in Iburi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. It is the largest city in the Iburi Subprefecture, and the fourth largest city in Hokkaido. As of 29 February 2012, it had an estimated population of 174,216, with 83,836 households, ...

- Numanohata * Chitose Line: Numanohata - Uenae *

Hidaka Main Line The is a railway line in Hokkaido, Japan, operated by Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido), between Tomakomai Station in Tomakomai and Samani Station in Samani, running along the coast of Hidaka Subprefecture. Services on the 116.0 km ...

: Numanohata - Yūfutsu

Road

* Hokkaidō Expressway * Hidaka Expressway

Seaport

* Tomakomai West Port Ferry Terminal: connected with regular ferry services by MOL Ferry,

Taiheiyō Ferry The is a privately-owned cruiseferry operator connecting Nagoya, Sendai, and Tomakomai, Hokkaido, Tomakomai in Japan. It is a subsidiary of the Nagoya-based Meitetsu Group, a group of companies that focuses primarily on rail transport in the Ch� ...

, K Line Kinkai.

Education

University

* Hokuyou University

College

* National Institute of Technology, Tomakomai College

High schools

Public

* Hokkaido Tomakomai Higashi High School * Hokkaido Tomakomai Minami High School * Hokkaido Tomakomai Nishi High School * Hokkaido Tomakomai Technical High School * Hokkaido Tomakomai Sogokeizai High School

Private

* Tomakomai Chuo High School * Komazawa University Tomakomai High School

Sports

In 2014, Tomakomai hosted the World Broomball Championships.

Sister cities and friendship city

Sister cities

* Hachioji, Tokyo, Japan (since 1973) *

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(since 1980) * Nikko, Tochigi, Japan (since 1982)

Friendship city

* Qinhuangdao,

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(since 1998)

Notable people from Tomakomai

* Tsutomu Kawabuchi, ice hockey player and coach, member of the IIHF Hall of Fame *

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and former

Country Musume was a Japanese female idol music group that is a part of Hello! Project. On November 5, 2014, Country Musume was renamed .Eiichi Kudo, film director *Junko Misaki, enka singer *

Kei Sanbe is a Japanese manga artist born in Tomakomai, Hokkaido and raised in Chiba Prefecture. He has formerly worked under the pseudonym . He is married to illustrator . Sanbe was an honorable mention in the 1990 40th Tezuka Award and a semi-final winn ...

, manga artist * Naoki Sano, professional wrestler *Takuya Onodera, professional wrestler best known as T-Hawk *

Hisayoshi Sato is a Japanese swimmer. He won a bronze medal in the men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay at the 2008 Summer Olympics. Personal bests In long course: * 50m freestyle: 22.63 (September 5, 2008) * 100m freestyle: 48.91 (September 9, 2007) * 200m ...

, swimmer *Yushiro Hirano, ice hockey player, Abbotsford Canucks

References

External links

Official Website
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