The Nihon-shoki is often said to be the first mention of Hokkaido in recorded history. According to the text, Abe no Hirafu lead a large navy and army to northern areas from 658 to 660 and came into contact with the Mishihase and Emishi. One of the places Hirafu went to was called Watarishima, which is often believed to be present-day Hokkaido. However, many theories exist in relation to the details of this event, including the location of Watarishima and the common belief that the Emishi in Watarishima were th ...

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Hokkaido, Hokkaido - History, Hokkaido - Geography, Hokkaido - Seismic Activity, Hokkaido - National Parks and Quasi National Parks, Hokkaido - Subprefectures, Hokkaido - Climate, Hokkaido - Major Cities, Hokkaido - Economy, Hokkaido - Transportation, Hokkaido - In popular culture

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Hokkaido, Hokkaido - History, Hokkaido - Geography, Hokkaido - Seismic Activity, Hokkaido - National Parks and Quasi National Parks, Hokkaido - Subprefectures, Hokkaido - Climate, Hokkaido - Major Cities, Hokkaido - Economy, Hokkaido - Transportation, Hokkaido - In popular culture

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Hokkaido is known for its cool summers (which attract many tourists from other parts of Japan) and icy winters. The average August temperature is around 22°C (72°F), while the average January temperature ranges from −12°C to −4°C (10°F to 25°F) depending on elevation and latitude. The island tends to see isolated snowstorms that develop long-lasting snowbanks, in contrast to the constant f ...

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Hokkaido, Hokkaido - History, Hokkaido - Geography, Hokkaido - Seismic Activity, Hokkaido - National Parks and Quasi National Parks, Hokkaido - Subprefectures, Hokkaido - Climate, Hokkaido - Major Cities, Hokkaido - Economy, Hokkaido - Transportation, Hokkaido - In popular culture

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Date (伊達市; -shi) is a city located in Iburi, Hokkaido, Japan. As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 35,468 and the density of 208.33 persons per km². The total area is 170.25 km². The city was founded on April 1, 1972. It is accessed by an expressway and has an interchange, the Date Interchange in the north and route 37. Date Hokkaido - Geography. Mount Usu (732) m and Choryu River ...

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150,000 Japanese people with some Ainu ancestry (some estimates on the number of Japanese with some Ainu blood range as high as 1,000,000; the exact number is unknown) Pre-Japanese era: ~50,000, almost all pure Ainu Russian Federation Nivkhs Itelmens Chukchis Koryaks Aleuts The Ainu (pronounced /ˈainu/, "eye-noo", アイヌ / aynu) are an ethnic ...

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• Ainu people - Origins
• Ainu people - North American Connection
• Ainu people - History
• Ainu people - Geography
• Ainu people - Language
• Ainu people - Culture
• Ainu people - Religion
• Ainu people - Sport
• Ainu people - Institutions
• Ainu people - Subgroups

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Zarigani (Cambaroides japonicus) is a species of crayfish endemic to Japan. It is small in size (6 cm) and grayish in color. Its front claws are much weaker than those of other crayfish. Zarigani need low temperature and high water purity, so they live in upper streams of rivers or lakes in highland regions. The distribution of zarigani comprises Hokkaido and northern Tōhoku (the northern area of Honshu). The Environmental Agency (now Ministry of Environment) of Japan added it as a vulnerable species (IUCN catego ...

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The Ainu language (Ainu: アイヌ イタ句ク, aynu itak; Japanese: アイヌ語, ainu-go) is spoken by the Ainu ethnic group on the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido. It was once spoken in the Kurile Islands, the northern part of Honshu, and the southern half of Sakhalin. Ainu is thought to be a language isolate with no known relation to other languages. It is sometimes grouped with the Paleosiberian languages, but this is merely a cover term for several isolates and small language families believed to have been pr ...

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• Ainu language - Speakers
• Ainu language - Phonology
• Ainu language - Typology and grammar
• Ainu language - Writing
• Ainu language - Oral literature
• Ainu language - Notes

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Akira Ifukube (伊福部 昭 Ifukube Akira, born 31 May 1914) is a Japanese composer of classical music and film scores, perhaps best known for his work on the soundtracks of the Godzilla movies. Akira Ifukube born on May 31, 1914 in Kushiro on the Japanese island of Hokkaido, the third son of a Shinto priest. Much of his childhood was spent in areas with a mixed Japanese and Ainu population, and his father, unusually for the time, socialised with Ainu. Ifukube was strongly influenced by the musical traditions of both pe ...

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The term date can refer to: Calendar date, a day on a calendar The fruit of the Date Palm A social outing with a current or potential lover, see courtship. Date (Unix), a Unix command Date, Hokkaido, a Japanese city Date, Fukushima, a Japanese town Date District, Fukushima, a Japanese district Drug, Alcohol, and Tobacco Education, a substance abuse program in some U.S. schools DaTe, a student association at Åbo Akademi University (Turku, F

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Aomori Prefecture (青森県 Aomoriken or frequently Aomori-ken) is located in the Tōhoku Region of Japan. The capital is the city of Aomori. Aomori was named after the Aomori Bay (青森湾; Aomori-wan), which the Ainu described it simply as the "big bay" (大湾/アオモイ; Ao-moi). Aomori Prefecture - History. Aomori Prefecture - Geography. Aomori Prefecture is the northernmost prefecture on Honshu and faces Hokkaido across the Tsugaru Strait. It borders Akit ...

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• Aomori Prefecture - Mergers
• Aomori Prefecture - Future mergers
• Aomori Prefecture - Economy
• Aomori Prefecture - Demographics
• Aomori Prefecture - Culture
• Aomori Prefecture - Tourism
• Aomori Prefecture - Prefectural symbols
• Aomori Prefecture - Miscellaneous topics

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Isoya Yuki (磯谷有希; better known as simply, YUKI) is one of Japan's most notable female vocalists. Best known as the front-woman and lead vocals of the former rock band Judy and Mary, she has also been part of the largely unknown NiNa (with Kate Pierson of The B-52's) and the all girl rock band Mean Machine (along side Chara). She was born on February 17, 1972 in Hakodate, Hokkaido to her parents Mo and Ryouko. She has two siblings, an older sister Yukari, and a younger brother Taminori. Her blood type is A. She is ...

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• Yuki Isoya - Singles
• Yuki Isoya - Albums
• Yuki Isoya - Books
• Yuki Isoya - Movies

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Burakumin (部落民: buraku, community + min, people), or hisabetsu buraku (被差別部落 "discriminated communities") are a Japanese social minority group. The burakumin are one of the main minority groups in Japan, along with the Ainu of Hokkaido and residents of Korean and Chinese descent. Their place in Japanese society is often compared to the Dalits, or Untouchables, in the culture of India. Past and current discrimination has resulted in lower educational attainment and socioeconomic status among ...

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• Burakumin - Historical origins
• Burakumin - Modern experience
• Burakumin - Burakumin rights movement
• Burakumin - Criticisms of the Buraku Liberation League
• Burakumin - Jodo-shinshu Honganji Sect and the burakumin
• Burakumin - Eta
• Burakumin - Burakumin in film and fiction
• Burakumin - Credits

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Ainu cuisine differs markedly from that of the Wajin, or ethnic Japanese. Ainu cuisine, for instance, does not prepare raw meats like sashimi instead prefering to boil, roast or cure meat. The island of Hokkaido in northern Japan is where most Ainu live today; however, they once inhabitated most of the Kurile islands and the southern half of Sakhalin island. Up to 1 million descendents of interbreeding between Ainu and Wajin live throughout Japan. Until recently they were thought to be exclusively a hunter-gatherer society, but recent ...

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• Ainu cuisine - Ingredients of the Ainu
• Ainu cuisine - Recipes and dishes of note in Ainu cuisine
• Ainu cuisine - Sources

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The Common Seal or Harbour Seal (Phoca vitulina) is a true seal of the Northern Hemisphere. Having the widest range of all pinnipeds, Common Seals are found in coastal waters of the northern Atlantic and Pacific Oceans as well as those of the Baltic and North Seas. With an estimated 400,000-500,000 individuals, the total population of Common Seals is not threatened as a whole; each subspecies is more or less secure in numbers with possibly the Greenland, Hokkaido and Baltic Sea populations being the exceptions. Lo ...

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• Common Seal - Behaviour and reproduction
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Sapporo Hokkaido - Professional Sports. J. League Consadole Sapporo Professional Baseball Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters (Pacific League) Sapporo Ambitious (Masters League) Sapporo Hokkaido - Sports Club. Ice Hockey Sapporo Polaris ...

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Sapporo Hokkaido, Sapporo Hokkaido - History, Sapporo Hokkaido - Wards, Sapporo Hokkaido - Buildings, Sapporo Hokkaido - Demographics, Sapporo Hokkaido - Sports, Sapporo Hokkaido - Professional Sports, Sapporo Hokkaido - Sports Club, Sapporo Hokkaido - Sister Cities

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The airline was established in 1996 and started operations in 1998. It is the brainchild of a successful poultry farmer on Hokkaido. It is owned by Mizuho Asset (96.07%) and individual investors (3.93%). Air Do was one of Japan's first low-fare airlines, beginning services in 1998. It originally competed with Japan's major domestic carriers (All Nippon Airways, Japan Airlines, and Japan Air System), who were able to lower their fares to Air Do's level without seriously compromising corporate profits, thus driving Air Do out of the mar ...

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Hokkaido International Airlines, Hokkaido International Airlines - Code Data, Hokkaido International Airlines - History, Hokkaido International Airlines - Services, Hokkaido International Airlines - Fleet

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A canal runs through Otaru which is adorned with Victorian style street lamps. During the day it is a hive of activity, and buskers play on the boulevards that run alongside, although it comes into its own at night. Otaru certainly is one of the more picturesque Japanese cities, in a vicinity which is abundant in natural beauty - beautiful beaches are to be found nearby. At some beaches, such as Ranshima and Sunset Beach at Zenibako (on the way to Sapporo), the sea water is extremely clear. Otaru attracts a large number of ...

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Otaru Hokkaido, Otaru Hokkaido - History, Otaru Hokkaido - Notable Attractions, Otaru Hokkaido - Climate, Otaru Hokkaido - Mount Tengu, Otaru Hokkaido - Sister cities

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In 1897, Nineteen shicho were placed under Hokkaido Agency (an agency of the national government): Sapporo, Hakodate, Kameda, Matsumae, Hiyama, Suttsu, Iwanai, Otaru, Sorachi, Kamikawa, Mashike, Souya, Abashiri, Muroran, Urakawa, Kushiro, Kasai, Nemuro, and Shana. In 1899, Sapporo-ku, Hakodate-ku, and Otaru-ku were established as municipalities independent of shicho. Sapporo-shicho and Otaru-shicho were continued with remaining area, but Hakodate-shichoSee also:

Subprefectures in Hokkaido, Subprefectures in Hokkaido - History of shicho in Hokkaido, Subprefectures in Hokkaido - List of Subprefectures

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Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters - Current stars. Michihiro Ogasawara (3B) Tsuyoshi Shinjo (CF) Fernando Seguignol (1B) Kuniyuki Kimoto (2B) Atsunori Inaba (RF) Tomochika Tsuboi (LF) Shinji Takahashi (C) Yu Darvish (P) Satoru Kanemura (P) Micheal Nakamura (P) Jose Macias Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters - Retired numbersSee also:

Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters, Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters - Players of note, Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters - Current stars, Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters - Retired numbers, Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters - Mascot, Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters - External link

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List of Han - Mutsu Province. Tonami - Created in 1870 from part of former Aizu han. Consisted of the districts of Kita (today Kamikita and Shimokita districts) and Sannohe, both in modern-day Aomori and Ninohe in Iwate. Capital was at modern-day Mutsu, Aomori Kunohe - Branch of Morioka han, corresponded to modern Kunohe District, Iwate? Hirosaki - Located in modern-day Aomori Prefecture Kuroishi - Branch of Hirosaki han, based in modern-day Kuroishi, A ...

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List of Han, List of Han - Hokkaido, List of Han - Tohoku, List of Han - Mutsu Province, List of Han - Kyushu

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