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Kamisunagawa (上砂川町, Kamisunagawa-chō) is a town located in Sorachi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan.
Kamisunagawa
上砂川町 | |
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Town | |
 Kamisunagawa Town Hall | |
 Flag  Emblem | |
 Location of Kamisunagawa in Hokkaido (Sorachi Subprefecture) | |
  Kamisunagawa Location in Japan | |
| Coordinates: 43°29′N 141°59′E / 43.483°N 141.983°E | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Hokkaido |
| Prefecture | Hokkaido (Sorachi Subprefecture) |
| District | Sorachi |
| Area | |
| • Total | 39.91 km2 (15.41 sq mi) |
| Population (October 1, 2020) | |
| • Total | 2,841 |
| • Density | 71/km2 (180/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+09:00 (JST) |
| Website | town |
As of 1 October 2020, the town has an estimated population of 3,278. The total area is 39.91 km2. There is a microgravity test facility located in Kamisunagawa used for astronomic purposes.
Since 1980, Kamisunagawa has been the sister city of Sparwood in British Columbia, Canada.[1]
History
edit- 1949 – Kamisunagawa Town split off from the towns of Sunagawa and Utashinai (partial).
- 2009 – Kamisunagawa Town, more specifically its microgravity test facility, becomes the namesake of a crater on 25143 Itokawa, an asteroid visited by Japanese uncrewed spacecraft Hayabusa.
Culture
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Kamisunagawa's mascot is Shi-tan (し～たん). He is a shiitake mushroom. His name is unknown but his name come the either "shiitake town", "see town" or "town of shiitake and coal".[2]
Notable people from Kamisunagawa
edit- Ikuro Takahashi, drummer
- Junichi Watanabe, writer
- Ryoko Yamagishi, manga artist
References
edit- ^ "Sister City | District of Sparwood". District of Sparwood. Retrieved 2018-08-31.
- ^ "し～たんのプロフィール（上砂川町）". Kawaii Hokkaido.
External links
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Media related to Kamisunagawa, Hokkaidō at Wikimedia Commons- Official Website (in Japanese)
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