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Bihoro 美幌町 | |
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Town | |
 Bihoro Town Hall | |
 Flag  Emblem | |
 Location of Bihoro inHokkaido (Okhotsk Subprefecture) | |
  Bihoro Location in Japan | |
| Coordinates:43°49′30″N144°6′20″E / 43.82500°N 144.10556°E /43.82500; 144.10556 | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Hokkaido |
| Prefecture | Hokkaido (Okhotsk Subprefecture) |
| District | Abashiri |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Tsuchiya Kōji (土谷耕治) |
| Area | |
• Total | 438.36 km2 (169.25 sq mi) |
| Population (October 1, 2020) | |
• Total | 18,697 |
| • Density | 42.652/km2 (110.47/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+09:00 (JST) |
| City hall address | 2 Chōme 25 Banchi, Aza Higashi 2 Jō Kita, Bihoro-chō, Abashiri-gun, Hokkaidō 092-8650 |
| Climate | Dfb |
| Website | www |
| Symbols | |
| Flower | Rhododendron dauricum |
| Tree | Taxus cuspidata |
Bihoro (美幌町,Bihoro-chō) is atown located inOkhotsk Subprefecture,Hokkaido,Japan. The name is derived from theAinu wordpiporo, meaning "place of much water".
Largely agricultural, the town is best known for theBihoro Pass, which has views overLake Kussharo in theAkan National Park. It is also home toBihoro Aviation Park, which contains a number of aircraft previously used by theJapan Self-Defense Forces.
| Climate data for Bihoro (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1977−present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 8.4 (47.1) | 10.8 (51.4) | 17.1 (62.8) | 31.5 (88.7) | 37.4 (99.3) | 37.2 (99.0) | 38.2 (100.8) | 36.5 (97.7) | 33.6 (92.5) | 26.2 (79.2) | 21.0 (69.8) | 15.6 (60.1) | 38.2 (100.8) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −2.7 (27.1) | −1.9 (28.6) | 2.7 (36.9) | 10.2 (50.4) | 16.9 (62.4) | 20.4 (68.7) | 23.8 (74.8) | 24.9 (76.8) | 21.6 (70.9) | 15.4 (59.7) | 7.7 (45.9) | 0.2 (32.4) | 11.6 (52.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −8.3 (17.1) | −7.9 (17.8) | −2.5 (27.5) | 4.3 (39.7) | 10.2 (50.4) | 14.4 (57.9) | 18.3 (64.9) | 19.6 (67.3) | 15.8 (60.4) | 9.2 (48.6) | 2.2 (36.0) | −5.4 (22.3) | 5.8 (42.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −14.9 (5.2) | −15.1 (4.8) | −8.6 (16.5) | −1.5 (29.3) | 4.1 (39.4) | 9.2 (48.6) | 13.8 (56.8) | 15.2 (59.4) | 10.5 (50.9) | 3.1 (37.6) | −3.1 (26.4) | −11.4 (11.5) | 0.1 (32.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −30.2 (−22.4) | −31.2 (−24.2) | −27.2 (−17.0) | −15.1 (4.8) | −5.2 (22.6) | −1.9 (28.6) | 2.4 (36.3) | 5.7 (42.3) | −0.5 (31.1) | −5.6 (21.9) | −17.4 (0.7) | −23.9 (−11.0) | −31.2 (−24.2) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 40.2 (1.58) | 27.4 (1.08) | 33.1 (1.30) | 49.3 (1.94) | 58.5 (2.30) | 66.4 (2.61) | 90.9 (3.58) | 122.1 (4.81) | 117.5 (4.63) | 79.8 (3.14) | 44.8 (1.76) | 48.4 (1.91) | 778.6 (30.65) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 1.0 mm) | 9.5 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 9.7 | 10.1 | 10.5 | 11.2 | 11.2 | 11.4 | 9.6 | 8.8 | 9.2 | 117.2 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 116.2 | 131.2 | 163.5 | 168.5 | 177.3 | 164.4 | 158.1 | 157.9 | 155.7 | 158.2 | 131.5 | 125.2 | 1,807.8 |
| Source:JMA[1][2] | |||||||||||||
Per Japanese census data,[3] the population of Bihoro has declined in recent decades.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1970 | 25,916 | — |
| 1980 | 26,534 | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 25,680 | −3.2% |
| 2000 | 23,905 | −6.9% |
| 2010 | 21,575 | −9.7% |
| 2020 | 18,697 | −13.3% |
Bihoro's mascot isGyutaro (ぎゅうたろう). He is a gentle and shy black bull. He always sticks his tongue out whenever anyone praises him. His left biceps is shaped like the Bihoro Pass. He wears a sports scarf. This scarf (which resembled a river) contains energy to power his left biceps to give strength to lift or push stuff or to give an extra punch to his enemies. Without it, he will be weak. He eats vegetables to keep his biceps in shape. He has a father and mother,Gyuou (ぎゅうおう) andGyuko (ぎゅうこ). He likes taking walks but does not like hunting. His birthday is July 19.[4][5]
Media related toBihoro, Hokkaidō at Wikimedia Commons
Bihoro travel guide from Wikivoyage
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