(-to) is used for Tokyo. The prefecture's government calls itself the "Hokkaidō Government" rather than the "Hokkaidō Prefectural Government". With the rise...
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They include 43 prefectures proper (県, ken), two urban prefectures (府, fu: Osaka and Kyoto), one regional prefecture (道, dō: Hokkaidō) and one metropolis...
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sorts all cities (including towns and villages) in the Japanese prefecture of Hokkaido with a population of more than 10,000 according to the 2020 Census...
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Honshu (Aomori Prefecture); La Pérouse Strait separates Hokkaidō from the island of Sakhalin in Russia; Nemuro Strait separates Hokkaidō from Kunashir...
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List of districts of the House of Representatives of Japan (section Hokkaidō Prefecture (12 districts))
2017. The block constituency for Hokkaidō (比例北海道ブロック) elects 8 members proportionally. It contains only Hokkaidō Prefecture, which is divided into 12 single-member...
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2008 prefecture boundaries are roughly aligned to provincial boundaries, most district names are unique within their prefectures. Hokkaidō Prefecture, however...
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The Governor of Hokkaido (北海道知事, Hokkaidō chiji) is the head of the local government of Hokkaido, Japan's largest prefecture. The seat of the local government...
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Onsen Takaragawa Onsen Hokkaido Prefecture has the third most hot springs with 2,304 registered. The hot springs in the prefecture have the second highest...
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Sapporo (redirect from Sapporo, Hokkaidō)
throughout Hokkaido, including Niseko. The former Hokkaidō government office building The Sapporo Clock Tower The Hokkaidō Shrine Nishino Shrine Hokkaido Museum...
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abolition of the Kaitakushi in 1882, Hokkaidō was divided into a number of prefectures, and later the Hokkaidō Government was established in 1886. The...
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Hokkaidō Prefecture 4th Engineer Brigade, at Camp Okubo in Uji, Kyoto Prefecture 5th Engineer Brigade, at Camp Ogōri in Ogōri, Fukuoka Prefecture Other...
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Here is a list of mergers in Hokkaido, Japan since the Heisei period (1989 onward). On October 1, 2005 - the towns of Ikutahara, Engaru, and Maruseppu...
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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 and Ainu dog...
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Hokkaido Air System (HAC) is a Japanese regional airline that operates scheduled services in Hokkaidō and Aomori Prefecture, Japan from a main base of...
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Hakodate (redirect from Minamikayabe, Hokkaidō)
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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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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refer to: 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, Hokkaidō Prefecture 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Nagano Prefecture This disambiguation page lists articles...
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Susukino (category Hokkaidō Prefecture articles missing geocoordinate data)
Susukino area originated in 1871, when the Hokkaidō Kaitaku-shi, the Settlement Envoyship pioneering Hokkaidō, designated the area from Minami 4 and Minami...
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Tōkaidō from Tokyo to Kyoto or Kobe. Also, Hokkaidō in this context should not be confused with Hokkaidō Prefecture, although these two overlap geographically...
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Sakhalin–Hokkaido Tunnel (or potentially bridge) is a proposed connection to link the Russian island of Sakhalin with the Japanese island of Hokkaido. Cost...
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Sapporo, Hokkaidō, Japan. The building was formerly a brewery that belonged to the Kaitakushi, the old government of Hokkaidō prefecture, and later...
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Hokkaido Prefecture had 14 branch offices called 支庁 (shichō) in Japanese, which is often translated in English as subprefectures. Normally, a subprefecture...
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Television Hokkaido Broadcasting Co., Ltd. (株式会社テレビ北海道, Kabushiki-gaisha Terebi Hokkaidō, TVh), callsigns JOHI-DTV (channel 7) is a Japanese television...
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The Hokkaido Legislative Assembly (北海道議会, Hokkaidōgikai) is the prefectural parliament of Hokkaido. In April 2019, Ayako Fuchigami was elected to this...
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Sapporo Snow Festival (category Hokkaidō Prefecture articles missing geocoordinate data)
snow. Visitors can also enjoy a variety of regional foods from all over Hokkaidō at the Odori Park and Satoland sites, such as fresh seafood, potatoes,...
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Shumarinai Prefectural Natural Park (朱鞠内道立自然公園, Shumarinai dōritsu shizen kōen) is a Prefectural Natural Park in northern Hokkaidō, Japan. Established...
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eastern Kushiro Subprefecture, Hokkaidō, Japan. Akkeshi Hamanaka "Akkeshi District, Kushiro Subprefecture, Hokkaidō Prefecture, Japan". mindat.org. Hudson...
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Keisatsu-kyoku) of the National Police Agency: Hokkaidō Prefectural Police Department (北海道警察, Hokkaidō-keisatsu) Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department...
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Sakhalin Oblast, although Japan continues to claim it as part of Hokkaido Prefecture. The name was originally called Shakotan and it comes from the Ainu...
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Three Views of Japan (category Tourist attractions in Miyagi Prefecture)
Hakodate in Hokkaido Kobe and Osaka Bay seen from Maya Mountains in Hyōgo Prefecture Nagasaki seen from Mount Inasa in Nagasaki Prefecture. All three are...
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