Country Japan Population 27,109 (30 Sep 2016) | Region Hokkaido Local time Friday 10:06 AM | |
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Prefecture Hokkaido (Nemuro Subprefecture) Time zone Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) City hall address 2-27 Tokiwachō, Nemuro-shi, Hokkaido
087-8711 Website www.city.nemuro.hokkaido.jp Weather -1°C, Wind W at 21 km/h, 76% Humidity Points of interest Cape Nosappu, Hoppokan, Bokyonomisaki Park, Kotohira Shrine, Nemuro City Shunkuni |
Nemuro (根室市, Nemuro-shi, Ainu: Ni mu oro) is a city and port located in Nemuro Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. It is the capital city of Nemuro Subprefecture. Much of the city lies on the Nemuro Peninsula.
Contents
- Map of Nemuro Hokkaido Prefecture Japan
- History
- Climate
- Transportation
- Rail
- Road
- Sightseeing
- Cuisine
- High schools
- Sister cities
- References
Map of Nemuro, Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan
As of February 29, 2012, the city has an estimated population of 29,087, with 12,966 households, and a population density of 56.74 persons per km² (147.0 persons per sq. mi.). The total area is 512.63 km2 (197.93 sq mi).
History
Nemuro was developed by fisheries. In the early Meiji period, it was the largest city in eastern Hokkaido.
Climate
Nemuro, like most of Hokkaido, has a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dfb) with mild to warm summers and cold snowy winters. Like the more northerly Kuril Islands, it has an extremely strong seasonal lag, with the highest temperatures in August and September and lowest in February, though it is not so gloomy as extremely foggy North Pacific islands like Simushir or the Aleutian Islands. Its peninsular location makes Nemuro very windy, especially during autumn and winter, with mean wind speeds as high as 22.7 kilometres per hour (14.1 mph) in November.
Transportation
Nearby Nakashibetsu Airport serves Nemuro.
Rail
Road
Sightseeing
Cuisine
One local specialty of Nemuro is "escalope". This consists of tonkatsu (breaded deep-fried pork cutlets) over butter fried rice with a special demiglace sauce.
Nemuro is well known by the people of Hokkaido as the one of the best places to eat sushi because of the caught seafood. Nemuro also is the origin of two sushi restaurants in Hokkaido: Matsuriya and Hanamaru. Nemuro's seafood delicacies include their fresh Pacific saury, salmon, king crab, and shrimp.
Other delicacies in Nemuro include yakitori bento, Holland sanbei (waffle-like snack), soft serve ice cream, and monjayaki.
High schools
Sister cities
Nemuro is twinned with the following sister cities: