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Shihoro 士幌町 | |
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Town | |
Shihoro town hall | |
![]() Location of Shihoro inHokkaido (Tokachi Subprefecture) | |
Coordinates:43°10′N143°14′E / 43.167°N 143.233°E /43.167; 143.233 | |
Country | Japan |
Region | Hokkaido |
Prefecture | Hokkaido (Tokachi Subprefecture) |
District | Katō |
Area | |
• Total | 259.13 km2 (100.05 sq mi) |
Population (September 30, 2016) | |
• Total | 6,234 |
• Density | 24/km2 (62/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+09:00 (JST) |
Website | www |
Shihoro (士幌町,Shihoro-chō) is atown located inTokachi Subprefecture,Hokkaido,Japan.
As of September 2016, the town had an estimatedpopulation of 6,234 and adensity of 24 persons per km2. The total area is 259.13 km2.
Shihoro's mascot isDaichi-kun (大地くん). He is an joyful and dynamic blue alien. He is shaped like a "shi" (士). His gooey body contains a pink heart representing love, a yellow star for hope and dreams, a white mountain symbolizing the Nupukaushi-nupuri mountain range and a green tree representing nature. Enthusiasm and harmonious development is his goal. In other versions, he is depicted as a young human boy.[1][2]
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