is a
city
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located in
Ishikari Subprefecture,
Hokkaido,
Japan
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.
As of July 31, 2023, the city had an estimated
population
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of 57,764, with 27,434
households, and a
density of 80 persons per km². The total area is .
On October 1, 2005, the village of
Atsuta, from
Atsuta District, and the village of
Hamamasu, from
Hamamasu District,
merged 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,
British Columbia
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,
Canada
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(since 1983)
*
Vanino,
Russia
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(since 1993)
*
Pengzhou,
China
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(since 2000)
Domestic
*
Wajima, Ishikawa (since 2012)
*
Onna, Okinawa (since 2013)
Education
University
*
Fuji Women's University
is a private university in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan.
History
The predecessor of the school was founded in 1925, and it was chartered as a university in 1961. The university was founded by three Sisters of St. Francis of the Martyr St. George af ...
, Hanakawa campus
High schools
*
*
It also hosts
Christ for the Nations Japan bible school, an official associate of the
Christ for the Nations Institute in
Texas
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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
*
Kazuhiro Kokubo (born 1988), Japanese
snowboarder
*
Taichi (born 1980),
professional wrestler (Real Name: Taichiro Maki,
Nihongo
is the principal language of the Japonic language family spoken by the Japanese people. It has around 123 million speakers, primarily in Japan, the only country where it is the national language, and within the Japanese diaspora worldwide.
...
: 牧 太一郎, ''Maki Taichiro'')
*
Mai (born 1984),
J-Pop
J-pop (often stylized in all caps; an abbreviated form of "Japanese popular music"), natively known simply as , is the name for a form of popular music that entered the musical mainstream of Japan in the 1990s. Modern J-pop has its roots in trad ...
singer (Real Name: Mai Kudo,
Nihongo
is the principal language of the Japonic language family spoken by the Japanese people. It has around 123 million speakers, primarily in Japan, the only country where it is the national language, and within the Japanese diaspora worldwide.
...
: 工藤 舞, ''Kudō Mai'')
*
Kengo Ishii (born 1986), Japanese
football player
*
Ryoya Ueda (born 1989), Japanese
football player (
Tokyo Musashino City FC)
*
Shōtarō Tashiro (born 1989), professional Japanese
baseball player (
outfielder
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for the
Tokyo Yakult Swallows)
*
Yoyoka Soma (born 2009), Japanese
drummer
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References
External links
Official Website
Cities in Hokkaido
Port settlements in Japan
Populated coastal places in Japan
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