is a

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and

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located in

Nemuro Subprefecture is a Subprefectures of Hokkaido, subprefecture of Hokkaido, Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan. Japan claims the southern parts of the Kuril Islands dispute, disputed Kuril Islands (known as the Northern Territories in Japan) as part of this subprefectur ...

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 city of Nemuro Subprefecture. Much of the city lies on the Nemuro Peninsula. As of February 29, 2012, the city has an estimated

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of 29,087, with 12,966

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s, and a

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of 56.74 persons per km² (147.0 persons per sq. mi.). The total area is .

History

Nemuro was developed by fisheries. In the early

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, it was the largest city in eastern Hokkaido. *1900 Nemuro town was founded. *1906 Wada village was founded. *1945 Bombed by American naval aircraft, 393 people were killed. *1915 Habomai village was founded. *1957 Nemuro town and Wada village was merged to form Nemuro city. *1959 Habomai village was merged into Nemuro city.

Climate

Nemuro, like most of Hokkaido, has a

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(

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''Dfb''), but not far from a marine climate (

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: ''Cfb'') using the isotherm due to its low amplitude for a location close to mainland

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and average temperatures during the winter. It has mild to warm summers and cold snowy winters. Like the more northerly

Kuril Islands The Kuril Islands or Kurile Islands are a volcanic archipelago administered as part of Sakhalin Oblast in the Russian Far East. The islands stretch approximately northeast from Hokkaido in Japan to Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia, separating the ...

, it has an extremely strong seasonal lag, with the highest temperatures in August and September and lowest in February, though it is not so gloomy as extremely foggy North Pacific islands like

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or the

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in general. Its peninsular location makes Nemuro very windy, especially during autumn and winter, with mean wind speeds as high as in November.

Transportation

Air

Nearby

Nakashibetsu Airport is an airport located from Nakashibetsu, Hokkaidō, Japan. It serves Nakashibetsu and the nearby city of Nemuro, and is the easternmost airport in the country. The Japanese government officially refers to the airport as Nakashibetsu Airport ...

serves Nemuro.

Rail

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–

Nemuro Main Line is a railway line in Hokkaido. Following the closure of the Furano-Shintoku section on 1 April 2024 the line is operated by Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido) in two sections, being Takikawa to Furano and Shintoku to Nemuro (including O ...

**Stations in the city: Nemuro – Higashi-Nemuro – Nishi-Wada – Kombumori – Ochiishi – Bettoga – Attoko

Road

* National Route 44 * National Route 243

Sightseeing

* Cape Nosappu *Cape Hanasaki, including "Kurumaishi", a car wheel-shaped stone natural monument *Cape Ochiishi, a fishing port *The Ruins of '' Chashi'' in the Nemuro Peninsula *Habomai Fishing Port *Kotohira Shrine *Lake Furen * Lake Onnetō *Meiji Park *Ohashi Bridge * Roadside station Swan 44 Nemuro *Shunkunitai Wild Bird Sanctuary

Cuisine

One local specialty of Nemuro is "

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". This consists of ''

tonkatsu is a Japanese dish that consists of a breaded, Deep frying, deep-fried pork cutlet. It involves coating slices of pork with Bread crumbs#Panko, panko (bread crumbs), and then frying them in oil. The two main types are fillet and loin. Tonkatsu ...

'' (breaded deep-fried pork cutlets) over butter fried rice with a special demiglace sauce. Nemuro is well known by the people of Hokkaido as one of the best places to eat

sushi is a traditional Japanese dish made with , typically seasoned with sugar and salt, and combined with a variety of , such as seafood, vegetables, or meat: raw seafood is the most common, although some may be cooked. While sushi comes in n ...

because of the seafood caught there. Nemuro's seafood delicacies include their fresh

Pacific saury The Pacific saury (''Cololabis saira'') is species of fish in the family Scomberesocidae. Saury is a seafood in several East Asian cuisines and is also known by the name mackerel pike. Biology Saury is a fish with a small mouth, an elongat ...

, salmon, king crab, and shrimp. Other delicacies in Nemuro include

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, Holland sanbei (waffle-like snack),

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ice cream, and

monjayaki is a type of Japanese pan-fried batter (cooking), batter, popular in the Kantō region, similar to okonomiyaki, but using different liquid ingredients. Ingredients Like okonomiyaki, the base of monjayaki is wheat flour and cabbage, with addit ...

Economy

Nemuro's economy is based on its fishing industry as many types of marine animals are found in the area all year long. Dairy processing is also an important part of the local economy. Local businesses like restaurants and tourism also plays a significant role in the economy. Nemuro boasts the largest catches of saury in all of Japan, which has led to efforts to export saury to Southeast Asia, especially Vietnam.

Education

High schools

*Hokkaido Nemuro High School

Mascot

Nemuro's mascot is . He is a fisherman owl who stores seafood products in his pocket. He is asleep and usually sleep-walks during the day but is active during the night. He was unveiled in April 2016.

Sister cities

Nemuro is twinned with the following sister cities: *

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, Japan *

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, Russia *

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, United States * Tebedu,

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References

External links

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Official Website

English Website
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