is a
town
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The criteria for distinguishing a town vary globally, often depending on factors such as population size, economic character, administrative stat ...
located in
Okhotsk Subprefecture,
Hokkaido
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,
Japan
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.
Ōzora was formed on March 31, 2006, as a
result of the merger of the town of
Memanbetsu
was a List of towns in Japan, town located in Abashiri District, Hokkaido, Abashiri District, Abashiri Subprefecture (now Okhotsk Subprefecture), Hokkaido, Japan.
As of 2004, the town had an estimated population of 5,925 and a population density ...
, and the village of
Higashimokoto.
Memanbetsu Village (later Memanbetsu Town) split from the Town of Abashiri (now the City of
Abashiri) in 1921, and Higashimokoto Village split from Abashiri Town on February 11, 1947. Therefore, all of Ōzora's territory once was a part of Abashiri.
Many places in Ōzora, such as the train stations, the airport, and the high school are named after the former town of Memanbetsu, and Japanese airlines use "Memanbetsu" to refer to "Ōzora" as a destination.
Education
Ōzora operates public elementary and junior high schools.
In the Higashimokoto area:
*Higashimokoto Agricultural High School
*Higashimokoto Elementary School
*Higashimokoto Junior High School
In the Memanbetsu area:
*Memanbetsu Elementary School
*Memanbetsu Junior High School
Hokkaido Prefectural Board of Education operates Memanbetsu High School in Ōzora.
Transportation
Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido) operates two stations on the
Sekihoku Main Line:
*
Memambetsu Station
*
Nishi-Memambetsu Station
Memanbetsu Airport
is an airport in the Memanbetsu section of Ōzora, Hokkaidō, Ōzora, a town in Hokkaidō, Japan. The airport is close to Shiretoko National Park and consistently has over one million passengers per year.
History
The current airfield was ope ...
is located in Ōzora.
Mascot
Ōzora's mascot is , a cute anthropomorphic jet airliner. It was designed in 2006, unveiled in March 2007 and it was further revised in December 2014 with addition of jet engines, windows and other miscellaneous details such as the town emblem on its tail.
References
External links
*
Official Website
Official Tourism Website
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Towns in Hokkaido
Ōzora, Hokkaido