Country Japan Phone number 01267-2-3182 Local time Wednesday 12:38 PM | Region Hokkaido Population 9,056 (30 Sep 2016) | |
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Prefecture Hokkaido (Sorachi Subprefecture) Time zone Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) Address 2 Saiwaichō, Mikasa-shi, Hokkaidō
068-2192 Weather 3°C, Wind W at 29 km/h, 76% Humidity Points of interest Mikasa City Museum, Katsurazawa Dam, Mikasa Sports Park | ||
Mikasa (三笠市, Mikasa-shi) is a city located in Sorachi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan.
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Map of Mikasa, Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan
As of 2016, the city has an estimated population of 9,056 and the density of 30 persons per km2. The total area is 302.64 km2. It is bordered on three sides by mountains, and on its east side is the man-made Lake Katsurazawa.
Notable local products include watermelon, musk melon, cucumber, northern plum, and wine.
History
Mikasa is one of the birthplaces of the mining and railroad industries in Hokkaido, and the Hokkai Bon song was invented there. Though in the past it flourished due to its natural abundance of coal, the mines have largely closed down and this has caused the population of the city to fall rapidly.
Quite a few fossil specimens have also been collected there, particularly ammonites and the prehistoric marine reptile Yezosaurus mikasaensis, both of which can be viewed at the city's natural history museum.
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Transportation
Hokkaidō Expressway runs through west of the city and Mikasa IC is on it. No railway is in the city.