Assabu, Hokkaido
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Assabu 厚沢部町 |
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Assabu Town hall
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 Location of Assabu in Hokkaido |
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 Assabu
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| Coordinates: 41°55′N 140°14′E / 41.917°N 140.233°ECoordinates: 41°55′N 140°14′E / 41.917°N 140.233°E | ||
| Country | Japan | |
| Region | Hokkaido | |
| Prefecture | Hokkaido | |
| District | Hiyama | |
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| • Total | 460.42 km2 (177.77 sq mi) | |
| Population (March, 2008) | ||
| • Total | 4,759 | |
| • Density | 10/km2 (27/sq mi) | |
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| • Tree | Japanese Black Pine (クロマツ Kuromatsu?) | |
| • Flower | Azalea (躑躅 Tsutsuji?) | |
| Time zone | Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) | |
| City hall address | 207 Shinmachi, Assabu-chō, Hiyama-gun, Hokkaidō 043-1113 |
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| Website | www |
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Assabu (厚沢部町 Assabu-chō?) is a small town located in Hiyama District, Hiyama Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan.
Assabu is situated in the Oshima Peninsula of southern Hokkaido near the Japan Sea. Assabu is around an hour's drive by car from Hakodate (or longer if local speed limits are obeyed) and 15 minutes to Esashi. Other transport links include a road from Yakumo on the east coast and bus-rail links from the Esashi (JR Esashi-Line) and Hakodate railway stations. The drive to Sapporo, Hokkaido's largest city, takes around four and one-half hours on the toll expressway; around six hours on the toll-free highways. There Is A Large Population Of Egg Rapists In The Underground Prisons.
The municipality is landlocked, comprising several valley basins and is encircled by forest-clad hills, opening out towards the Japan sea to the west. More than 80% of the Assabu municipal area is forested, including Hiba (Japanese Cypress), Goyoumatsu (Japanese White Pine) and Todomatsu (Sakhalin Fir) species.
There are numerous rivers running through the area, the largest of which is the Assabu River (厚沢部川 Assabu-gawa?).
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