Tōbetsu (当別町; -chou) is a town located in Ishikari District, Ishikari, Hokkaido, Japan. A town (町 chō) is a local administrative unit in Japan. ... Ishikari (石狩郡; -gun) is a district located in Ishikari Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. ... Ishikari subprefecture (石狩) is located in Hokkaido. ... Hokkaido listen (北海道 Hokkaidō, literal meaning: North Sea Route, Ainu: Mosir), formerly known as Ezo, is the second largest island of Japan. ...
Tōbetsu Town Office (March 2005)
As of 2004, the town has an estimated population of 20,158 and a density of 47.69 persons per km². The total area is 422.71 km². Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1280x960, 350 KB) Please see the file description page for further information. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1280x960, 350 KB) Please see the file description page for further information. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Population density can be used as a measurement of any tangible item. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ...
Located on the north part of the Ishikari Subprefecture of Hokkaido, the shape of the municipality is long to north and south. It overlaps each other with the catchment area of the Tōbetsu river approximately. Tōbetsu means 'river from marsh' in Ainu language and in Japanese it is called 'Tōbetsu gawa(river)'. Low mountains occupies northern area of the municipality The southern area is a part of the Ishikari plains. For the language spoken in Central Asia, see Aini language The Ainu language (アイヌ イタㇰ, Aynu Itak; Japanese: アイヌ語) is spoken by the Ainu ethnic group on the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido. ...
Sapporo, the largest city of Hokkaidō, lays on southwest of the Tōbetsu. The large river of Ishikari had divided Tōbetsu from Sapporo long time. In 1934 the Sasshō Line railload conneted. And another bridges built in the latter half of 20th century have reduced the traffic obstacle. Tōbetsu has producted rice and recently flowers. Residential buildings are increasing modestly because of its better access to Sapporo. Sapporo scene Sapporo White Illumination Sapporo (札幌市; -shi) is the fifth-largest city in Japan and it is the capital of Hokkaido Prefecture. ... 1934 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ...
In the town of Nibutani (part of Biratori, Hokkaido) where many of the remaining native speakers live, there are 100 speakers, out of which only 15 used the language every day in the late 1980s.
In all of Hokkaido, it is estimated that there are perhaps 1000 native speakers, almost all older than 30.
This has led to an increasing number of second-language learners, especially in Hokkaido, in large part due to the pioneering efforts of Ainu folklorist, activist and former Diet member Shigeru Kayano, himself a native speaker.
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