Okushiri 奥尻町 | |
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 Location of Okushiri inHokkaido (Hiyama Subprefecture) | |
  Okushiri Location in Japan | |
| Coordinates:42°10′N139°31′E / 42.167°N 139.517°E /42.167; 139.517 | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Hokkaido |
| Prefecture | Hokkaido (Hiyama Subprefecture) |
| District | Okushiri District, Hokkaido |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Takumi Shimmura |
| Area | |
• Total | 142.98 km2 (55.20 sq mi) |
| Population (30 September 2016) | |
• Total | 2,812 |
| • Density | 19.67/km2 (50.94/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+09:00 (JST) |
| City hall address | 806 Okushiri, Okushiri-chō, Okushiri-gun, Hokkaidō 043-1498 |
| Climate | Cfa |
| Website | www |
| Symbols | |
| Flower | Rugosa rose |
| Tree | Japanese yew |
Okushiri (奥尻町,Okushiri-chō) is atown onOkushiri Island, located inHiyama Subprefecture,Hokkaido,Japan.
The name Okushiri comes from theAinu nameIkusyun-shiri.Iku meansother side andshiri means island.[1] However, the Japanese meaning of the two kanji used for the name mean "deep inside/innermost" and "buttocks/hips".
Hiyama Prefectural Natural Park encompasses the entire island and town.
As of September 2016, the town has an estimatedpopulation of 2,812, and adensity of 20 persons per km2. The total area is 142.98 km2.
On July 12, 1993,[2] theSouthwest Hokkaido Open Sea earthquake (北海道南西沖地震) ofmagnitude 7.8[2] in theSea of Japan off southwest Hokkaido created a devastatingtsunami. Thistsunami killed 198[2] people in the town, despite atsunami warning system and a seawall, and also caused landslides on the hills above. Another 32 people were missing, including 3 inRussia and 129 were injured. The subsequent fire burned down much of what remained. The island was reshaped by the tsunami, which was 10 meters high in town. The tsunami struck within five minutes of the earthquake, leaving residents absolutely no warning.
Okushiri has ahumid continental climate (KöppenDfa) closely bordering on ahumid subtropical climate (Cfa). The average annual temperature in Okushiri is 10.3 °C (50.5 °F). The average annual rainfall is 920.1 mm (36.22 in) with August as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 22.5 °C (72.5 °F), and lowest in January, at around −0.4 °C (31.3 °F).[3] The highest temperature ever recorded in Okushiri was 33.2 °C (91.8 °F) on 10 August 1999; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −13.4 °C (7.9 °F) on 2 February 1996.[4]
| Climate data for Okushiri, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1976–present | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 9.6 (49.3) | 12.9 (55.2) | 14.5 (58.1) | 21.5 (70.7) | 23.1 (73.6) | 26.4 (79.5) | 31.2 (88.2) | 33.2 (91.8) | 30.9 (87.6) | 23.8 (74.8) | 19.0 (66.2) | 14.6 (58.3) | 33.2 (91.8) |
| Mean maximum °C (°F) | 6.7 (44.1) | 7.6 (45.7) | 11.4 (52.5) | 16.3 (61.3) | 20.3 (68.5) | 23.6 (74.5) | 27.2 (81.0) | 28.8 (83.8) | 26.8 (80.2) | 21.3 (70.3) | 16.8 (62.2) | 10.5 (50.9) | 29.3 (84.7) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 1.6 (34.9) | 1.9 (35.4) | 5.3 (41.5) | 10.0 (50.0) | 14.6 (58.3) | 19.0 (66.2) | 22.9 (73.2) | 25.4 (77.7) | 22.6 (72.7) | 16.6 (61.9) | 10.0 (50.0) | 3.9 (39.0) | 12.8 (55.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −0.4 (31.3) | −0.2 (31.6) | 3.0 (37.4) | 7.4 (45.3) | 11.7 (53.1) | 16.0 (60.8) | 20.1 (68.2) | 22.5 (72.5) | 20.0 (68.0) | 14.2 (57.6) | 7.6 (45.7) | 1.7 (35.1) | 10.3 (50.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −2.4 (27.7) | −2.2 (28.0) | 0.7 (33.3) | 5.0 (41.0) | 9.3 (48.7) | 13.6 (56.5) | 17.9 (64.2) | 20.1 (68.2) | 17.5 (63.5) | 11.8 (53.2) | 5.1 (41.2) | −0.5 (31.1) | 8.0 (46.4) |
| Mean minimum °C (°F) | −7.5 (18.5) | −7.5 (18.5) | −4.5 (23.9) | 0.5 (32.9) | 4.9 (40.8) | 9.4 (48.9) | 14.0 (57.2) | 16.4 (61.5) | 12.5 (54.5) | 5.4 (41.7) | −2.1 (28.2) | −6.4 (20.5) | −8.6 (16.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −12.7 (9.1) | −13.4 (7.9) | −10.4 (13.3) | −4.6 (23.7) | 0.2 (32.4) | 5.0 (41.0) | 8.9 (48.0) | 12.1 (53.8) | 6.6 (43.9) | −0.2 (31.6) | −7.6 (18.3) | −13.2 (8.2) | −13.4 (7.9) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 29.6 (1.17) | 34.1 (1.34) | 42.4 (1.67) | 64.2 (2.53) | 83.8 (3.30) | 76.3 (3.00) | 113.3 (4.46) | 127.1 (5.00) | 122.7 (4.83) | 90.4 (3.56) | 84.2 (3.31) | 61.9 (2.44) | 920.1 (36.22) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 1.0 mm) | 6.3 | 5.4 | 6.6 | 7.7 | 8.4 | 7.3 | 8.7 | 8.1 | 9.5 | 11.0 | 11.1 | 9.2 | 98.6 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 45.2 | 71.3 | 158.2 | 207.9 | 196.2 | 178.4 | 154.3 | 199.1 | 189.1 | 160.6 | 87.0 | 46.3 | 1,698.2 |
| Source 1:JMA[4] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2:JMA[3] | |||||||||||||
| Climate data forOkushiri Airport (2003−2020 normals, extremes 2003−present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 9.3 (48.7) | 11.1 (52.0) | 12.6 (54.7) | 22.4 (72.3) | 24.3 (75.7) | 26.7 (80.1) | 31.1 (88.0) | 32.7 (90.9) | 30.2 (86.4) | 23.6 (74.5) | 18.5 (65.3) | 14.0 (57.2) | 32.7 (90.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 0.7 (33.3) | 1.4 (34.5) | 5.1 (41.2) | 9.8 (49.6) | 14.4 (57.9) | 18.7 (65.7) | 22.4 (72.3) | 25.1 (77.2) | 22.4 (72.3) | 16.4 (61.5) | 9.7 (49.5) | 3.3 (37.9) | 12.5 (54.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −1.6 (29.1) | −1.0 (30.2) | 2.3 (36.1) | 6.8 (44.2) | 11.3 (52.3) | 15.8 (60.4) | 19.8 (67.6) | 22.2 (72.0) | 19.4 (66.9) | 13.5 (56.3) | 7.0 (44.6) | 0.8 (33.4) | 9.7 (49.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −3.9 (25.0) | −3.5 (25.7) | −0.5 (31.1) | 3.6 (38.5) | 8.2 (46.8) | 13.1 (55.6) | 17.5 (63.5) | 19.6 (67.3) | 16.2 (61.2) | 10.1 (50.2) | 3.9 (39.0) | −1.8 (28.8) | 6.9 (44.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −11.1 (12.0) | −13.0 (8.6) | −7.7 (18.1) | −2.4 (27.7) | 0.5 (32.9) | 5.7 (42.3) | 10.4 (50.7) | 11.0 (51.8) | 7.5 (45.5) | 2.4 (36.3) | −5.9 (21.4) | −10.9 (12.4) | −13.0 (8.6) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 31.3 (1.23) | 30.9 (1.22) | 40.3 (1.59) | 53.0 (2.09) | 87.4 (3.44) | 82.7 (3.26) | 108.4 (4.27) | 112.0 (4.41) | 113.8 (4.48) | 76.8 (3.02) | 74.1 (2.92) | 57.7 (2.27) | 868.2 (34.18) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 1.0 mm) | 8.6 | 6.9 | 7.6 | 7.1 | 8.7 | 8.2 | 8.9 | 7.1 | 9.3 | 10.1 | 11.6 | 10.1 | 104.2 |
| Source:Japan Meteorological Agency[5][6] | |||||||||||||
Okushiri Island is accessible by air or sea.Okushiri Airport serves the island with daily flights to and fromHakodate Airport. Regular ferry services to and fromEsashi (2 hours and 20 minutes) andSetana (1 hour and 40 minutes) are provided by Heartland Ferry, and time timetable changes seasonally.[7]
A local bus service operates year-round.
Media related toOkushiri, Hokkaidō at Wikimedia Commons
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