Hokkaido (Japanese: 北海道, Hepburn: Hokkaidō, pronounced [hokkaꜜidoː] , lit. 'Northern Sea Circuit') (Ainu: Ainu Moshiri) is the second-largest island of...
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Sapporo (redirect from Sapporo, Hokkaido)
in Japan. It is the largest in northern Japan and the largest city in Hokkaido, the northernmost main island of the country. It ranks as the fifth most...
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Shibetsu-shi, Ainu: シペㇳ Sipet) is a city located in Kamikawa Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. As of September 2016, the city has an estimated population of 19...
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Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo (北海道コンサドーレ札幌, Hokkaidō Konsadōre Sapporo) is a Japanese professional football club based in Sapporo, on the island of Hokkaido...
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Air Hokkaido Co., Ltd. (エアー北海道株式会社, Eā Hokkaidō Kabushiki-gaisha) was an airline based in Hakodate, Hokkaidō, Japan. It operated domestic feeder flights...
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The Hokkaido Shimbun (北海道新聞, Hokkaidō Shinbun), which is often abbreviated as Doshin (道新, Dōshin), is a Japanese language daily newspaper published mainly...
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Hakodate (redirect from Hakodate, Hokkaido)
written as Hakodadi) is a city and port located in Oshima Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. It is the capital city of Oshima Subprefecture. As of January 31...
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Otofuke (音更町, Otofuke-chō) is a town located in Tokachi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. As of January 2024, the town has an estimated population of 42...
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Toyoura (豊浦町, Toyoura-chō) is a town located in Iburi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. As of September 2016, the town has an estimated population of 4,205...
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Kamikawa (redirect from Kamikawa District, Hokkaido)
subprefectures in Hokkaidō Kamikawa (Ishikari) District, Hokkaidō, a district in Kamikawa Subprefecture Kamikawa (Teshio) District, Hokkaidō, a district in...
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Kitahiroshima (北広島市, Kitahiroshima-shi) is a city located in Ishikari, Hokkaido, Japan. The city's name has a literal meaning of "North Hiroshima City"...
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Chūrui-mura) was a village located in Hiroo District, Tokachi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. As of 2004, the village had an estimated population of 1,802 and...
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Ainu language (redirect from Hokkaidō Ainu)
precisely Hokkaido Ainu (Japanese: 北海道アイヌ語), is a language spoken by a few elderly members of the Ainu people on the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido. It...
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Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. The former home of the Matsumae Han, it has an Edo period castle, Matsumae Castle, the only one in Hokkaido, and Ryūun-in...
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Hokkaido University (北海道大学, Hokkaidō daigaku), or Hokudai (北大), is a public research university in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan. Founded in 1918, it is the...
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Hokkaidō Shrine (北海道神宮, Hokkaidō Jingū), named the Sapporo Shrine (札幌神社, Sapporo Jinja) until 1964, is a Shinto shrine located in Sapporo, Hokkaido,...
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Sunagawa (砂川市, Sunagawa-shi) is a city located in Sorachi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. As of August 2024, the city has an estimated population of 15,340...
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The Hokkaido Shinkansen (北海道新幹線, Hokkaidō Shinkansen) is a Japanese high-speed Shinkansen rail line that links up with the Tōhoku Shinkansen in northern...
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Esashi is the name of two towns in Hokkaidō. Esashi, Hokkaidō (Sōya) (枝幸町) in Sōya Subprefecture Esashi, Hokkaidō (Hiyama) (江差町) in Hiyama Subprefecture...
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Yakumo (八雲町, Yakumo-chō) is a town in Oshima Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. As of September 2016, the town's population was estimated as 17,299, with...
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The Hokkaido (北海道犬, Hokkaidō-inu or Hokkaidō-ken) is a breed of dog originating from Japan. Other names for the breed include Ainu-ken, Seta, Ainu dog...
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Ainu people (redirect from Indigenous peoples of Hokkaido)
group who reside in northern Japan and Southeastern Russia, including Hokkaido and the Tōhoku region of Honshu, as well as the land surrounding the Sea...
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Sōbetsu (壮瞥町, Sōbetsu-chō) is a town located in Iburi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. As of October 2020[update], the town has an estimated population...
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Ishikari Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan, and home to the New Chitose Airport, the biggest international airport in Hokkaido and closest airport to Sapporo...
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Hokkaido, Japan. Abira (merger of Hayakita and Oiwake) Atsuma Mukawa Shimukappu 1869 - With the establishment of provinces and districts in Hokkaido,...
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Kyōwa (共和町, Kyōwa-chō) is a town located in Shiribeshi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. As of September 2016, the town has an estimated population of 6...
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Abashiri (redirect from Abashiri, Hokkaido)
Abashiri (網走市, Abashiri-shi) is a city located in Okhotsk Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. Abashiri is known as the site of the Abashiri Prison, a Meiji-era...
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a town located in Kamikawa (Teshio) District, Kamikawa Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. As of 2004, the town had an estimated population of 5,234 and a...
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Honbetsu (本別町, Honbetsu-chō) is a town located in Tokachi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. As of September 2016, the town has an estimated population of 7...
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Sorachi-gun) is a district divided between Sorachi and Kamikawa Subprefectures, Hokkaido, Japan. As of 2004, the district has an estimated population of 53,011...
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