Makubetsu, Hokkaido

Country Japan District Nakagawa (Tokachi) Local time Sunday 7:32 AM		Region Hokkaido Population 27,310 (30 Sep 2016)

Prefecture Hokkaido (Tokachi Subprefecture) Time zone Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) Website www.town.makubetsu.lg.jp Weather 0°C, Wind W at 29 km/h, 51% Humidity Points of interest Tokachi Hills Hokaido, Makubetsu Hot Spring, Naumann Hot Spring, Smile Park

Makubetsu (幕別町, Makubetsu-chō) is a town located in Nakagawa (Tokachi) District, Tokachi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan.

Map of Makubetsu, Nakagawa District, Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan

As of 2016, the town has an estimated population of 27,310 and a density of 80 persons per km². The total area is 340.46 km².

On February 6, 2006, the village of Chūrui (from Hiroo District) was merged into Makubetsu.

Makubetsu is the birthplace of park golf and as of 2006 has no less than ten individual courses.

Hiromu Arakawa, the author of Fullmetal Alchemist and Silver Spoon

Chisato Fukushima, track and field sprint athlete

Miho Takagi, speed skaterand is on Japan's Olympic Team for the 2010 Vancouver Olympics.

Nana Takagi, speed skater

Fumio Ueda, former mayor of Sapporo

Kohei Yamamoto, mountain biker