is a
Japanese town in
Kamikawa Subprefecture
is a subprefecture of Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan
Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from ...
, Hokkaido. As of September 2016, the town has an estimated
population
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of 1,571. The total area is .
History
On April 1, 2010, Horokanai was transferred from
Sorachi Subprefecture
is a Subprefectures of Hokkaido, subprefecture of Hokkaido, Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan. As of 2004, its estimated population is 373,736 and its area is 6,558.26 km2.
Geography Cities
10 cities are located in Sorachi Subprefecture:
Town ...
to Kamikawa Subprefecture.
Culture
Mascot
Horokanai's mascot is . She is a healthy and hard working buckwheat seed. She carries a soba choko and chopsticks to eat her homemade soba noodles. She wears traditional Japanese chef clothing and a buckwheat flower on her head. She carries a huge stick that doubles as a staff weapon on her back. She was unveiled on 18 June 2013.
Climate
Horokanai has a
humid continental climate
A humid continental climate is a climatic region defined by Russo-German climatologist Wladimir Köppen in 1900, typified by four distinct seasons and large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers, and cold ...
(
Köppen Köppen is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Bernd Köppen (1951–2014), German pianist and composer
* Carl Köppen (1833-1907), German military advisor in Meiji era Japan
* Edlef Köppen (1893–1939), German author ...
: ''Dfb''). On December 31, 2020, a minimum temperature of was registered.
References
External links
*
Official Website
Towns in Hokkaido
Kamikawa Subprefecture
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