is a
town
A town is a type of a human settlement, generally larger than a village but smaller than a city.
The criteria for distinguishing a town vary globally, often depending on factors such as population size, economic character, administrative stat ...
located in
Kamikawa Subprefecture
is a subprefecture of Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan
Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from ...
,
Hokkaido
is the list of islands of Japan by area, second-largest island of Japan and comprises the largest and northernmost prefectures of Japan, prefecture, making up its own list of regions of Japan, region. The Tsugaru Strait separates Hokkaidō fr ...
,
Japan
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.
As of September 2016, the town has an estimated
population
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of 8,092, and a
density
Density (volumetric mass density or specific mass) is the ratio of a substance's mass to its volume. The symbol most often used for density is ''ρ'' (the lower case Greek letter rho), although the Latin letter ''D'' (or ''d'') can also be u ...
of 33 persons per km
2. The total area is 247.06 km
2.
Higashikawa declared itself a in the 1980s and has done much to sponsor photography since, notably the annually awarded
Higashikawa Prizes.
In recent years, the number of cafes, general stores,
wineries, vineyards, sake breweries, etc. has increased due to population growth resulting from increased immigration from all over the country. More young people are visiting as tourists. In terms of population growth in 2021, it ranked first in Hokkaido.
Climate
References
External links
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Official WebsiteTourism Info
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Towns in Hokkaido
Kamikawa Subprefecture