Ishikari, Hokkaido
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Ishikari
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Ishikari City Hall | |
![]() Location of Ishikari in Hokkaido (Ishikari Subprefecture) | |
Coordinates: 43°10′N 141°19′E / 43.167°N 141.317°E | |
Country | Japan |
Region | Hokkaidō |
Prefecture | Hokkaido (Ishikari Subprefecture) |
Government | |
• Mayor | Katsusuke Taoka |
Area | |
• Total | 722.42 km2 (278.93 sq mi) |
Population (July 31, 2023) | |
• Total | 57,764 |
• Density | 80/km2 (210/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+09:00 (JST) |
City hall address | 1-30-2, Hanakawa Kita Roku-jō, Ishikari-shi, Hokkaidō 061-3292 |
Climate | Dfb |
Website | www |
Symbols | |
Bird | Common gull |
Flower | Rugosa rose |
Tree | Daimyo oak |
Ishikari (
As of July 31, 2023, the city had an estimated population of 57,764, with 27,434 households,[1] and a density of 80 persons per km². The total area is 722.42 km2 (279 sq mi).
On October 1, 2005, the village of Atsuta, from Atsuta District, and the village of Hamamasu, from Hamamasu District, merged into Ishikari.
History
[edit]- 1902: Ishikari town was founded.
- 1907: Ishikari town and Hanakawa village were merged to form Ishikari town.
- 1996: Ishikari town became Ishikari city.
- 2005: Atsuta village and Hamamasu village were merged into Ishikari city.
Climate
[edit]Climate data for Ishikari (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1990−present) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 7.8 (46.0) |
8.0 (46.4) |
16.3 (61.3) |
29.8 (85.6) |
32.6 (90.7) |
32.4 (90.3) |
35.4 (95.7) |
35.3 (95.5) |
31.2 (88.2) |
25.0 (77.0) |
21.8 (71.2) |
13.5 (56.3) |
35.4 (95.7) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −1.2 (29.8) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
3.4 (38.1) |
10.6 (51.1) |
16.8 (62.2) |
20.7 (69.3) |
24.3 (75.7) |
25.5 (77.9) |
22.1 (71.8) |
15.7 (60.3) |
8.1 (46.6) |
1.3 (34.3) |
12.2 (54.0) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | −4.6 (23.7) |
−4.2 (24.4) |
−0.3 (31.5) |
5.8 (42.4) |
11.4 (52.5) |
15.6 (60.1) |
19.6 (67.3) |
20.9 (69.6) |
17.2 (63.0) |
10.8 (51.4) |
4.2 (39.6) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
7.9 (46.2) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −9.0 (15.8) |
−8.9 (16.0) |
−4.4 (24.1) |
1.3 (34.3) |
6.8 (44.2) |
11.7 (53.1) |
16.1 (61.0) |
17.4 (63.3) |
12.7 (54.9) |
6.2 (43.2) |
0.4 (32.7) |
−5.7 (21.7) |
3.7 (38.7) |
Record low °C (°F) | −23.1 (−9.6) |
−22.1 (−7.8) |
−17.2 (1.0) |
−10.4 (13.3) |
−3.0 (26.6) |
2.4 (36.3) |
7.4 (45.3) |
8.7 (47.7) |
3.0 (37.4) |
−1.5 (29.3) |
−10.0 (14.0) |
−19.4 (−2.9) |
−23.1 (−9.6) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 89.1 (3.51) |
65.2 (2.57) |
46.3 (1.82) |
41.0 (1.61) |
59.7 (2.35) |
55.2 (2.17) |
94.9 (3.74) |
129.4 (5.09) |
123.7 (4.87) |
98.6 (3.88) |
99.5 (3.92) |
90.1 (3.55) |
992.7 (39.08) |
Average snowfall cm (inches) | 201 (79) |
153 (60) |
96 (38) |
11 (4.3) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
32 (13) |
157 (62) |
650 (256.3) |
Average rainy days | 18.1 | 15.2 | 11.6 | 8.9 | 9.5 | 8.3 | 8.8 | 9.8 | 11.1 | 13.1 | 16.6 | 17.4 | 148.4 |
Average snowy days | 20.4 | 16.7 | 12.0 | 1.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.8 | 16.7 | 71.4 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 66.6 | 81.4 | 145.3 | 178.9 | 194.9 | 169.5 | 163.8 | 173.2 | 167.1 | 142.1 | 87.2 | 65.0 | 1,635 |
Source 1: JMA[2] | |||||||||||||
Source 2: JMA[3] |
Sister cities
[edit]International
[edit]Campbell River, British Columbia, Canada (since 1983)[4]
Vanino, Russia (since 1993)
Pengzhou, China (since 2000)
Domestic
[edit]- Wajima, Ishikawa (since 2012)
- Onna, Okinawa (since 2013)
Education
[edit]University
[edit]- Fuji Women's University, Hanakawa campus[5]
High schools
[edit]- Ishikari Minami High School (
石狩 南 高校 ) - Ishikari Shōyō High School (
石狩 翔 陽 高校 )
It also hosts Christ for the Nations Japan bible school,[6] an official associate of the Christ for the Nations Institute in Texas.
Mascots
[edit]![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/6d/Saketaro_and_Sakeko.png/200px-Saketaro_and_Sakeko.png)
Ishikari's mascots are Saketaro (さけ
- Saketaro is a blue kappa. He can communicate with sea animals and humans alike. His body contains docosahexaenoic acid (the same nutrient found in fishes) which has various health benefits. As a result, he has a "DHA" tattoo on his torso. He is first discovered in 1996.
- Sakeko is a pink kappa. Her body contains eicosapentaenoic acid (the same nutrient found in fishes) which smoothens blood. As a result, she wears a "EPA" dress. Her charm point is her luxurious ribbon that she wears on her head and long eyelashes. The year of her discovery is still unknown.
Notable people from Ishikari, Hokkaido
[edit]- Kazuhiro Kokubo (born 1988), Japanese snowboarder
- Taichi (born 1980), professional wrestler (Real Name: Taichiro Maki, Nihongo:
牧 太一郎 , Maki Taichiro) - Mai (born 1984), J-Pop singer (Real Name: Mai Kudo, Nihongo:
工藤 舞 , Kudō Mai) - Kengo Ishii (born 1986), Japanese football player
- Ryoya Ueda (born 1989), Japanese football player (Tokyo Musashino City FC)
- Shōtarō Tashiro (born 1989), professional Japanese baseball player (outfielder for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows)
- Yoyoka Soma (born 2009), Japanese drummer
References
[edit]- ^ "Official website of Ishikari City" (in Japanese). Japan: Ishikari City. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
- ^
観測 史上 1~10位 の値 (年間 を通 じての値 ). JMA. Retrieved February 17, 2022. - ^
気象庁 /平年 値 (年 ・月 ごとの値 ). JMA. Retrieved February 17, 2022. - ^ Outline of Ishikari
- ^ Fuji Women's University
- ^ Christ For The Nations Japan
- ^ "さけ
太郎 ・さけ子 のお部屋 ". Ishikari.
External links
[edit]![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/30px-Commons-logo.svg.png)
- Official Website (in Japanese)