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    Hokkaido (Japanese: 北海道, Hepburn: Hokkaidō, pronounced [hokkaꜜidoː] , lit. 'Northern Sea Circuit') is the second-largest island of Japan and comprises...
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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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    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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    Akira Ifukube composer Takahiro Nishikawa Fujinokawa Takeo "Otofuke (Hokkaidō , Japan) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map, Location, Weather and Web...
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  • subprefectures in Hokkaidō Kamikawa (Ishikari) District, Hokkaidō, a district in Kamikawa Subprefecture Kamikawa (Teshio) District, Hokkaidō, a district in...
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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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    2022. 気象庁 / 平年値(年・月ごとの値). JMA. Retrieved February 23, 2022. Media related to Toyoura, Hokkaidō at Wikimedia Commons Official Website (in Japanese) v t e...
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    daily newspaper published mainly in Hokkaidō, Japan by The Hokkaido Shimbun Press (株式会社北海道新聞社, Kabushiki-gaisha Hokkaidō Shinbunsha). As of June 2022, its...
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    development commission and government of Hokkaidō prefecture, was established to pioneer the primitive ground of Hokkaidō, and its main office was moved to Sapporo...
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    Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters (北海道日本ハムファイターズ, Hokkaidō Nippon-Hamu Faitāzu) is a Japanese professional baseball team based in Kitahiroshima, Hokkaidō,...
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    Since Hokkaidō did not fit into the existing dō classifications, a new dō was created to cover it. The Meiji government originally classified Hokkaidō as...
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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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    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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    The Hokkaido Electric Power Company (Japanese: 北海道電力株式会社, Hokkaidō Denryoku Kabushiki-gaisha) (TYO: 9509), or Hokuden (ほくでん) for short, is the monopoly...
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    Ainu language (redirect from Hokkaidō Ainu)
    [2017 Hokkaido Ainu Life Survey Report] (PDF). Hokkaidō Government. 北海道環境生活部. Retrieved 27 October 2024. "令和5年北海道アイヌ生活実態調査報告書" [2023 Hokkaido Ainu Life...
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    after them in the afterlife. Most Hokkaidō Ainu, and some other Ainu, are members of an umbrella group called the Hokkaido Ainu Association. The organization...
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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 dialect or dialects of Hokkaido (北海道方言, Hokkaidō-hōgen), commonly called Hokkaidō-ben (北海道弁), originate in relatively recent settlement from mainland...
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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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    Omihachiman Interaction with sister city, Matsumae Sister cities of Date Media related to Matsumae, Hokkaidō at Wikimedia Commons Official Website (in Japanese)...
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    (77 sq mi). Hokkaidō is 83,423.84 km2 (32,210.12 sq mi) which makes it the second-largest island of Japan. The Tsugaru Strait separates Hokkaidō from Honshu...
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    more of the country's 47 prefectures. Of the four main islands of Japan, Hokkaidō, Shikoku, and Kyūshū make up one region each, the latter also containing...
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  • several places in Hokkaidō, Japan. It originates from the Ainu word mo-pet, meaning quiet river. In Okhotsk Subprefecture: Monbetsu, Hokkaidō (紋別市), a city...
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  • Thumbnail for Tomamae, Hokkaido
    brown bear incident "くまだ とまお (北海道)". Yuru-Chara Grand Prix. Media related to Tomamae, Hokkaidō at Wikimedia Commons Official Website (in Japanese) v t e...
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    Sōya Main Line: Shibetsu - Tayoro - Mizuho Shibetsu is accessed by the Hokkaidō Expressway. The Shibetsu-Kenbuchi Interchange opened on October 4, 2003...
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    Atsuta District, Ishikari Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. The village was situated on the west coast of Hokkaido on Route 231 between Ishikari City and...
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    平年値(年・月ごとの値). JMA. Retrieved February 24, 2022. "元気くん紹介". Honbetsu. Media related to Honbetsu, Hokkaidō at Wikimedia Commons Official Website (in Japanese) v t e...
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    Sunagawa Town becomes Sunagawa City. Hokkaido Sunagawa High School. Hakodate Main Line : Toyonuma - Sunagawa Hokkaidō Expressway : Naie-Sunagawa IC (Naie)...
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    The Hokkaidō Takushoku Bank (北海道拓殖銀行, Hokkaidō Takushoku Ginkō), generally translated as Hokkaidō Development Bank (literally "Exploitation Bank") and...
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    snowball fight tournament. Kitanoumi Toshimitsu, sumo wrestler "Sōbetsu (Hokkaidō , Japan) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map, Location, Weather and Web...
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