is a

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located in Okhotsk Subprefecture,

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. As of May 2025, the town has an estimated

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of 7,821. The total area is 505.74 km².

History

On October 1, 2009, the town of Kamiyūbetsu was merged into Yūbetsu; both are in Monbetsu District, Okhotsk Subprefecture.

Climate

Mascots

Yūbetsu's mascots are and . They are mischievous tulip siblings who lived in the Kamiyubetsu Tulip Park. *Tupit is a kikomachi tulip. He is 12 years old. He likes onsens and is a very good table tennis player. *Lip-chan is a jacqueline tulip. She is 10 years old and Tupit's younger sister. She is a good reader and is good at studying the benefits of massage therapy.

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Mascots

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