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|Name= Shihoro
{{Expand Japanese|date=June 2022}}
|JapaneseName= 士幌町
|settlement_type= Town
|ImageSkyline= Shihoro town hall.JPG|
|ImageCaption= Shihoro town hall
|MapImage= Shihoro in Hokkaido Prefecture Ja.svg
|Region= [[Hokkaido]]
|Prefecture= [[Hokkaido]] ([[Tokachi Subprefecture]])
|District= [[Katō District, Hokkaido|Katō]]
|Area_km2= 259.13
|PopDate= 2008
|Population= 6,733
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{{Infobox settlement
{{nihongo|'''Shihoro'''|士幌町|Shihoro-chō}} is a [[List of towns in Japan|town]] located in [[Katō District, Hokkaido|Katō District]], [[Tokachi Subprefecture]], [[Hokkaido]], [[Japan]].
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| image_caption = Shihoro town hall
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| image_seal = Emblem of Shihoro, Hokkaido.svg
| image_map = Shihoro in Hokkaido Prefecture Ja.svg
| map_caption = Location of Shihoro in [[Hokkaido]] ([[Tokachi Subprefecture]])
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| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = Japan
| subdivision_type1 = [[List of regions of Japan|Region]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Hokkaido]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[Prefectures of Japan|Prefecture]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Hokkaido]] ([[Tokachi Subprefecture]])
| subdivision_type3 = [[Districts of Japan|District]]
| subdivision_name3 = [[Katō District, Hokkaido|Katō]]
| leader_title = Mayor
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| leader_title1 = Vice Mayor
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| unit_pref = Metric
| area_total_km2 = 259.13
| population_total = 6,234
| population_as_of = September 30, 2016
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| timezone1 = [[Japan Standard Time|JST]]
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| website = {{URL|http://www.shihoro.jp/}}
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{{Nihongo|'''Shihoro'''|士幌町|Shihoro-chō}} is a [[List of towns in Japan|town]] located in [[Tokachi Subprefecture]], [[Hokkaido]], [[Japan]].
As of 2008, the town had an estimated [[population]] of 6,733 and a [[population density|density]] of 26 persons per km². The total area is 259.13 km².

As of September 2016, the town had an estimated [[population]] of 6,234 and a [[population density|density]] of 24 persons per km<sup>2</sup>. The total area is 259.13&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>.

==Mascot==
[[File:Daichi-kun.png|thumb|left|200px|Daichi-kun, the town's mascot]]
Shihoro's mascot is {{Nihongo|'''Daichi-kun'''|大地くん}}. He is an joyful and dynamic blue alien. He is shaped like a "shi" (士). His gooey body contains a pink heart representing love, a yellow star for hope and dreams, a white mountain symbolizing the Nupukaushi-nupuri mountain range and a green tree representing nature. Enthusiasm and harmonious development is his goal. In other versions, he is depicted as a young human boy.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.shihoro.jp/common/img/content/content_20220421_162835.pdf|title=士幌町イメージキャラクター「大地くん」使用ガイドライン|website=Shihoro}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://shihoro.net/wp/?page_id=1126|title=だいちくんポイントカードについて|website=Shihoro}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
{{Commons category-inline|Shihoro, Hokkaido|Shihoro, Hokkaidō}}
*{{Commons category-inline|Shihoro, Hokkaido|Shihoro, Hokkaidō}}
*[http://www.shihoro.jp/ Official website] {{ja icon}}
*[http://www.shihoro.jp/ Official Website] {{in lang|ja}}


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[[Category:Towns in Hokkaido]]
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Latest revision as of 05:00, 25 September 2022

Shihoro
士幌町
Town
Shihoro town hall
Shihoro town hall
Flag of Shihoro
Official seal of Shihoro
Location of Shihoro in Hokkaido (Tokachi Subprefecture)
Location of Shihoro in Hokkaido (Tokachi Subprefecture)
Shihoro is located in Japan
Shihoro
Shihoro
Location in Japan
Coordinates: 43°10′N 143°14′E / 43.167°N 143.233°E / 43.167; 143.233
CountryJapan
RegionHokkaido
PrefectureHokkaido (Tokachi Subprefecture)
DistrictKatō
Area
 • Total259.13 km2 (100.05 sq mi)
Population
 (September 30, 2016)
 • Total6,234
 • Density24/km2 (62/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+09:00 (JST)
Websitewww.shihoro.jp

Shihoro (士幌町, Shihoro-chō) is a town located in Tokachi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan.

As of September 2016, the town had an estimated population of 6,234 and a density of 24 persons per km2. The total area is 259.13 km2.

Mascot[edit]

Daichi-kun, the town's mascot

Shihoro's mascot is Daichi-kun (大地くん). He is an joyful and dynamic blue alien. He is shaped like a "shi" (士). His gooey body contains a pink heart representing love, a yellow star for hope and dreams, a white mountain symbolizing the Nupukaushi-nupuri mountain range and a green tree representing nature. Enthusiasm and harmonious development is his goal. In other versions, he is depicted as a young human boy.[1][2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "士幌町イメージキャラクター「大地くん」使用ガイドライン" (PDF). Shihoro.
  2. ^ "だいちくんポイントカードについて". Shihoro.

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