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Country
  
Japan

Population
  
22,117 (2009)

Region
  
Hokkaido

Area
  
438.4 km²

Local time
  
Thursday 4:19 AM

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Prefecture
  
Hokkaido (Okhotsk Subprefecture)

Time zone
  
Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)

City hall address
  
2 Chōme 25 Banchi, Aza Higashi 2 Jō Kita, Bihoro-chō, Abashiri-gun, Hokkaidō092-8650

Website
  
www.town.bihoro.hokkaido.jp

Weather
  
-2°C, Wind S at 6 km/h, 68% Humidity

District
  
Abashiri District, Hokkaido

Bihoro (美幌町, Bihoro-chō) is a town located in Abashiri District, Okhotsk Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. The name is derived from the Ainu word piporo, meaning "place of much water".

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Map of Bihoro, Abashiri District, Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan

Largely agricultural, the town is best known for the Bihoro Pass, which affords scenic views over Lake Kussharo in the Akan National Park.

One of its attractions is Bihoro Aviation Park, which contains a number of aircraft previously used by the Japan Self-Defense Forces.

As of 2009, the town has an estimated population of 22,117 and a population density of 50 persons per km². The total area is 438.36 km².

History

  • 1915 Bihoro Village founded
  • 1919 Tsubetsu Village (津別村), now Tsubetsu Town, split
  • 1921 Part of Tsubetsu Village incorporated
  • 1923 Bihoro Village becomes Bihoro Town
  • 1946 Part of Memanbetsu Village (now Memanbetsu Town) incorporated
  • 1953 Bihoro song, Toru Takemitsu

    • References

    Bihoro, Hokkaido Wikipedia
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