Kushiro-shi

Kushiro City Hall
Kushiro-shi ; 釧路市
Geographical location in Japan
Region :	Hokkaidō
Prefecture :	Hokkaidō
Coordinates :	42 ° 59 ' N , 144 ° 23' E Coordinates: 42 ° 59 '6 " N , 144 ° 22' 54" E
Basic data
Surface:	1,362.75 km²
Residents :	168,436 ; (September 30, 2019)
Population density :	124 inhabitants per km²
Community key :	01206-8
Symbols
Flag / coat of arms:
Tree :	Common lilac
Flower :	Nasturtiums
town hall
Address :	Kushiro City Hall ; 7 - 5 Kurogane-chō; Kushiro -shi ; Hokkaidō 085-8505
Website URL:	http://www.city.kushiro.lg.jp/
Location of Kushiros in Hokkaidō Prefecture

Kushiro ( Japanese 釧路市 , - shi ) is a Japanese city in the east of the island of Hokkaidō and the administrative seat of the sub-prefecture of Kushiro . Its remote location gives the city a mystical and exotic image in the rest of Japan. So she is z. B. Subject of many Japanese hits .

history

A 2 m high tsunami wave reached the port of Kushiro at 3:51 a.m. Japan Standard Time on March 11, 2011 after the Tōhoku earthquake .

geography

location

Kushiro is east of Sapporo and west of Nemuro on the Pacific Ocean . The river of the same name flows into the Pacific at Kushiro .

climate

With an average of 6 ° C, Kushiro is also the coolest city in Japan. Temperatures range from −7 ° C in January to 18 ° C in August, with 1100 mm of precipitation falling per year. Despite the location, the climate is still determined by the monsoon , which means that most of the precipitation falls in the summer months.

Average monthly temperatures and rainfall for Kushiro-shi

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Max. Temperature ( ° C )	-1.1	-1.0	2.2	7.7	12.1	15.2	19.0	21.3	19.3	14.7	8.4	2.6	O	10.1
Min. Temperature (° C)	-12.5	-12.0	-6.2	-0.2	4.2	8.4	12.8	14.8	11.2	4.6	-1.8	-7.3	O	1.4

Precipitation ( mm )	53	47	65	85	118	120	108	126	141	122	70	50	Σ	1.105

Hours of sunshine ( h / d )	5.8	6.6	6.8	6.6	6.2	4.9	4.3	4.5	5.6	6.1	5.8	5.8	O	5.7

Humidity ( % )	72	72	75	78	81	87	89	88	84	76	71	70	O	78.6

Source: wetterkontor.de

traffic

To the west of the city is Kushiro Airport . The Kushiro Station lies on the Nemuro Main Line . Trains run to Sapporo and Nemuro . At the Higashi-Kushiro station in the northeast of the city, the Senmō main line branches off to Abashiri . In addition, Kushiro can be reached via national roads 38, 44, 240, 241, 274 and 391.

One of the city's landmarks is the Nusamai Bridge , which runs along National Road 38 across the Kushiro River. There are four sculptures on it that represent the seasons, making it the first bridge in Japan with statues in 1976.