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Shibecha, Hokkaido

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Country
  
Japan

Area
  
1,099 km²

Local time
  
Saturday 8:30 PM

Region
  
Hokkaido

Population
  
7,862 (30 Sep 2016)

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Time zone
  
Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)

Website
  
www.town.shibecha.hokkaido.jp/yakuba/

Weather
  
-1°C, Wind S at 11 km/h, 94% Humidity

District
  
Kawakami District, Hokkaido

Prefecture
  
Hokkaido (Kushiro Subprefecture)

Points of interest
  
Kayanuma Hot Spring, Nishibetsudake, Kushirogawashibecha Ryokuchi Park

Shibecha (標茶町, Shibecha-chō) is a town located in Kawakami District, Kushiro Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. As of September 2016 it has an estimated population of 7,862 and an area of 1,099.41 km².

Contents

Map of Shibecha, Kawakami District, Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan

History

  • 1923 Kumaushi Village (熊牛村) is formed.
  • 1929 Village renamed to Shibecha.
  • 1950 Shibecha Village becomes Shibecha Town.
  • Notable people from Shibecha

  • Nobukatsu Fujioka, professor of education
  • Keiko Takahashi, actress
  • References

    Shibecha, Hokkaido Wikipedia