Kamikawa, Hokkaidō
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Kamikawa 上川町 |
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Soun Gorge Icide Festival, one of famous for winter festival in Hokkaido
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 Location of Kamikawa in Hokkaido (Kamikawa Subprefecture) |
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 Location of Kamikawa Subprefecture in Hokkaido |
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 Kamikawa
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| Coordinates: 43°50′52″N 142°46′13″E / 43.84778°N 142.77028°ECoordinates: 43°50′52″N 142°46′13″E / 43.84778°N 142.77028°E | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Hokkaido |
| Prefecture | Hokkaido (Kamikawa Subprefecture) |
| District | Kamikawa (Ishikari) |
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| • Mayor | Yoshiji Sato (since April 2008) |
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| • Total | 1,049.24 km2 (405.11 sq mi) |
| Population (December 31, 2015) | |
| • Total | 3,885 |
| • Density | 3.70/km2 (9.6/sq mi) |
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| • Tree | Picea glehnii |
| • Flower | Therorhodion camtschaticum |
| Time zone | Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) |
| City hall address | Minami-machi 180, Kamikawa Town, Kamikawa District, Hokkaido (北海道上川郡上川町南町180) 078-1753 |
| Website | www |
Kamikawa (上川町 Kamikawa-chō?) is a town located in Kamikawa (Ishikari) District, Kamikawa Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan.
As of December 31, 2015, the town has an estimated population of 3,885 and a density of 3.70 persons per km². The total area is 1,049.24 km².
The town is approximately 30 minutes by bus or car from Sōunkyō Onsen and other tourist attractions which make up Daisetsuzan National Park. The Ishikari River, the longest river of Hokkaido, flows from here. The town also prides itself on "the most delicious ramen in Japan".
Kamikawa has many izakaya and snack bars. Kamikawa's speciality is "karai ramen" or spicy noodles.
Many years ago, Kamikawa's primary industry was coal mining. Since then, Japan has adopted higher environmental standards and coal production is no longer economically sound, the townspeople like those in Kamikawa have had to find other means of employment. Beef and other types of farming are common ("Black Angus" cattle were originally imported here from Alberta, Canada in the 1980s), as well as "Purin" (pudding) producers and "Ramen" producers and shops. Kamikawa also capitalizes on its proximity to Daisetsuzan National Park as many of its townspeople work with Road Construction and Transportation through the Town Municipal Government, and others work in the tourist haven/onsen heaven that is Sōunkyō Gorge (modeled after Whistler, British Columbia, Canada - site of the 2010 Winter Olympics).
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