is a

city A city is a human settlement of a substantial size. The term "city" has different meanings around the world and in some places the settlement can be very small. Even where the term is limited to larger settlements, there is no universally agree ...

Sorachi Subprefecture is a Subprefectures of Hokkaido, subprefecture of Hokkaido, Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan. As of 2004, its estimated population is 373,736 and its area is 6,558.26 km2. Geography Cities 10 cities are located in Sorachi Subprefecture: Town ...

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. It is the capital of Sorachi Subprefecture. As of July 31, 2023, the city had an estimated

population Population is a set of humans or other organisms in a given region or area. Governments conduct a census to quantify the resident population size within a given jurisdiction. The term is also applied to non-human animals, microorganisms, and pl ...

of 75,949 and the

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of 158 persons per km². The total area is . On March 27, 2006, the town of Kurisawa, and the village of Kita (both from Sorachi District,

) merged into Iwamizawa.

History

The name of "Iwamizawa" is derived from Japanese word . and means "Bathing" and "A swamp". Iwamizawa was developed as a hub of land transportation around

Iwamizawa Station is a railway station in Iwamizawa, Hokkaido, Japan, operated by the Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido). The station is numbered A13. Lines Iwamizawa Station is served by the Hakodate Main Line and Muroran Main Line. Station layout The stati ...

. *1906 - Iwamizawa village became Iwamizawa town. *1943 - Iwamizawa town became Iwamizawa city. *2006 - Kurisawa town and Kita village were merged into Iwamizawa city.

Climate

Iwamizawa has a

humid continental climate A humid continental climate is a climatic region defined by Russo-German climatologist Wladimir Köppen in 1900, typified by four distinct seasons and large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers, and cold ...

(

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''Dfb'') with warm summers and cold winters. Precipitation is significant throughout the year, but is heaviest from August to October.

Transportation

Rail

In the past, Horonai Line and Manji Line ran from Iwamizawa. *

Hakodate Main Line The is a railway line connecting the cities of Hakodate, Hokkaido, Hakodate and Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Asahikawa via Sapporo in Hokkaido, Japan. It is one of the trunk lines that is operated by the Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido). The Sawa ...

: Horomui - Kami-Horomui -

Iwamizawa is a city in Sorachi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. It is the capital of Sorachi Subprefecture. As of July 31, 2023, the city had an estimated population of 75,949 and the density of 158 persons per km2. The total area is . On March 27, 2006 ...

Muroran Main Line The is a railway line in Hokkaido operated by Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido), between Oshamambe Station in Oshamambe, Hokkaido, Oshamambe and Iwamizawa Station in Iwamizawa, Hokkaido, Iwamizawa, approximately paralleling the coast of Ibu ...

: Kurioka - Kurisawa - Shibun - Iwamizawa

Road

Hokkaidō Expressway is the second-largest island of Japan 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 railway via the Seikan Tunnel. The ...

: Iwamizawa IC * Route 12

Education

Universities

Hokkaido University of Education is a national public university administered by the government of Japan. It has five campuses in Hokkaido, Japan. The main campus is on the outskirts of Sapporo, the capital of Hokkaido. Hokkaido University of Education, Sapporo (HUES) is the la ...

, Iwamizawa Campus

High schools

* Hokkaido Iwamizawa Higashi High School * Hokkaido Iwamizawa Nishi High School * Hokkaido Iwamizawa Agricultural High School * Hokkaido Iwamizawa Ryokuryo High School

Culture

Mascot

Iwamizawa's mascot is . He is a playful onion who likes food. He is unveiled on 3 October 2010. He is assisted by who is a female squirrel from Kurisawa.

Religion

Iwamizawa Jinja is a Shinto shrine in Iwamizawa, Hokkaidō, Japan. Founded in the Meiji period, it is modelled on the shinmei-zukuri style. See also * State Shinto was Empire of Japan, Imperial Japan's ideological use of the Japanese folk religion and trad ...

, a Shinto shrine

Sister cities

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- The city was founded on April 1, 1943. Youth delegates are often sent from one to the other. *

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References

External links

Official Website
* {{Authority control Cities in Hokkaido