Betsukai, Hokkaido

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Betsukai 別海町
Town
Flag Emblem
Location of Betsukai in Hokkaido (Nemuro Subprefecture)
Betsukai Location in Japan
Coordinates: 43°24′N 145°7′E / 43.400°N 145.117°E / 43.400; 145.117
Country	Japan
Region	Hokkaido
Prefecture	Hokkaido (Nemuro Subprefecture)
District	Notsuke
Area
• Total	1,320.15 km2 (509.71 sq mi)
Population  (October 1, 2020)
• Total	14,380
• Density	11/km2 (28/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+09:00 (JST)
Climate	Dfb
Website	betsukai.jp

Betsukai (別海町, Betsukai-chō) is a town located in Nemuro Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. As of April 30, 2017, the town has an estimated population of 15,179,^[1] and an area of 1,320.15 km² (the second largest in Hokkaido). The town is primarily agricultural, with numerous dairy farms. It comprises a part of the agricultural region referred to as "Milk Land Hokkaido". ^{[citation needed]}

• 1923 - 6 villages combine, forming the village of Betsukai.
• 1971 - Betsukai Village becomes Betsukai Town.

Per Japanese census data,^[4] the population of Betsukai has declined in recent decades.

Betsukai's mascot is Ryoushi-kun (りょウシくん) whose real name is Ryoushi Betsukai (別海りょウシ, Betsukai Ryoushi). He is a bull that looks like a cow. He is a fisherman, and a milk farmer. His friends are Hotatetchi (ホタテっち) (who is a Yesso scallop), Ebumaru (エビまる) (who is a shrimp), Milkchi (みるちー) (who is a milk bottle), Sakezo (サケゾー) (who is a salmon), Asarin (あさりん) (who is a Japanese littleneck clam), Hocki (ホッキー, Hokkī) (who is a Sakhalin surf clam) and Shiratori-san (シラトリさん) (who is a white swan). He was unveiled on 30 June 2013.^[5][6]

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