Tomari, Hokkaidō

Tomari 泊村
Village
Tomari Village hall
Location of Tomari in Hokkaido (Shiribeshi Subprefecture)
Tomari Location in Japan
Coordinates: 43°4′N 140°30′E / 43.067°N 140.500°E / 43.067; 140.500Coordinates: 43°4′N 140°30′E / 43.067°N 140.500°E / 43.067; 140.500
Country	Japan
Region	Hokkaido
Prefecture	Hokkaido (Shiribeshi Subprefecture)
District	Furuu
Government
• Mayor	Hiroomi Makino
Area
• Total	82.35 km2 (31.80 sq mi)
Population (2009)
• Total	1,911
• Density	23/km2 (60/sq mi)
Symbols
• Tree	Cherry blossom
• Flower	Lilium pensylvanicum
Time zone	Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
City hall address	191-7 Usubetsu, Kayanumamura, Tomari, Fufuu-gun, Hokkaido 045-0202
Website	www.vill.tomari.hokkaido.jp

Tomari (泊村, Tomari-mura^?) is a village located in Furuu District, Shiribeshi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. In 2011, the village had a population of 1,911 and a density of 23 persons per km². The total area is 82.35 square kilometres (31.80 sq mi).

The name of the town originates from the word "Hemoi-tomari" in the Ainu language. "Hemoi-tomari" is formed from two Ainu-language words, the first, "hemoi", meaning "trout", and the second, "tomari", meaning "harbor". In the Japanese language the name of the town is written with a single kanji character, , meaning "anchored" or "at anchor". The written form of the name in Japanese is an ateji, or a kanji character used to phonetically represent native or borrowed words.

Tomari is situated on the western coast of the Shakotan Peninsula along the Sea of Japan. Tomari runs 11.8 kilometres (7.3 mi) from east to west and 14.6 kilometres (9.1 mi) from north to south. 70.57% of the village is forested, and has little arable land. Tomari is known for its view of the sunset on the Sea of Japan. The coast of the village is protected as part of Niseko-Shakotan-Otaru Kaigan Quasi-National Park.

The village is known for fishing and seafood, including sea urchin (uni), sea cucumber (namako) and squid (ika).