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Encyclopedia > Kushiro, Hokkaido

Kushiro (釧路市; Kushiroshi) is a city located in Kushiro, Hokkaido, Japan. It is the capital city of Kushiro Subprefecture. This article is about the Japanese municipality system. ... Kushiro subprefecture (釧路) is located Hokkaido, Japan. ... Hokkaido   listen? (北海道 Hokkaidō, literal meaning: North Sea Route, Ainu: Mosir), formerly known as Ezo, is the second largest island of Japan. ...


In 2003 the city had an estimated population of 187,556 and a total area of 221.61 km², giving a population density of 846.33 persons per km². 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ...


Kushiro was accorded city status on 1 August 1922. August 1st is the 213th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (214th in leap years), with 152 days remaining. ... 1922 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...


History

  • 1869 Kusuri becomes Kushiro.
  • 1900 Kushiro becomes a First Class Municipality Kushiro Town
  • 1920 Kushiro Town becomes Kushiro-ku. Kushiro Village(now Town) splits off
  • 1922 Kushiro-ku becomes Kushiro City

1869 is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1900 is a common year starting on Monday. ... 1920 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January January 7 - Forces of Russian White admiral Kolchak surrender in Krasnoyarsk. ... Kushiro (釧路町, -chō) is a town located in Kushiro District, Kushiro Subprefecture, Hokkaido Prefecture. ... 1922 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...

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  Hokkaido Prefecture Symbol of Hokkaido Prefecture
Subprefectures
Abashiri | Hidaka | Hiyama | Iburi | Ishikari | Kamikawa | Kushiro | Nemuro | Oshima | Rumoi | Shiribeshi | Sorachi | Soya | Tokachi
Cities
Abashiri | Akabira | Asahikawa | Ashibetsu | Bibai | Chitose | Date | Ebetsu | Eniwa | Fukagawa | Furano | Hakodate | Ishikari | Iwamizawa | Kitahiroshima | Kitami | Kushiro | Mikasa | Monbetsu | Muroran | Nayoro | Nemuro | Noboribetsu | Obihiro | Otaru | Rumoi | Sapporo | Shibetsu | Sunagawa | Takikawa | Tomakomai | Utashinai | Wakkanai | Yubari
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9/25/03 - 8.3 earthquake (1099 words)
In the town of Toyokoro, Hokkaido police are searching for two men who are unaccounted for having left their cars at the mouth of a river, with the possibility they may have been washed into the river.
A tsunami of 1.3 meters struck the coast of Urakawa on Hokkaido's southern shoreline at 6:24 a.m.
Kushiro airport was shut down because the ceiling of the control tower was damaged, but there was no harm done to the runway, the transport ministry said.
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