Bihoro, Hokkaido

Bihoro 美幌町
Town
Bihoro Town Hall
Flag Emblem
Location of Bihoro in Hokkaido (Okhotsk Subprefecture)
Bihoro Location in Japan
Coordinates: 43°49′30″N 144°6′20″E / 43.82500°N 144.10556°E / 43.82500; 144.10556Coordinates: 43°49′30″N 144°6′20″E / 43.82500°N 144.10556°E / 43.82500; 144.10556
Country	Japan
Region	Hokkaido
Prefecture	Hokkaido (Okhotsk Subprefecture)
District	Abashiri
Government
• Mayor	Tsuchiya Kōji (土谷耕治)
Area
• Total	438.36 km2 (169.25 sq mi)
Population  (September 30, 2016)
• Total	20,920
• Density	48/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+09:00 (JST)
City hall address	2 Chōme 25 Banchi, Aza Higashi 2 Jō Kita, Bihoro-chō, Abashiri-gun, Hokkaidō 092-8650
Website	www.town.bihoro.hokkaido.jp
Symbols
Flower	Rhododendron dauricum
Tree	Taxus cuspidata

Bihoro (美幌町, Bihoro-chō) is a town located in Okhotsk Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. The name is derived from the Ainu word piporo, meaning "place of much water".

Largely agricultural, the town is best known for the , which has views over Lake Kussharo in the Akan National Park.

One of its attractions is Bihoro Aviation Park, which contains a number of aircraft previously used by the Japan Self-Defense Forces.

As of September 2016, the town has an estimated population of 20,920, and a population density of 48 persons per km². The total area is 438.36 km².

History[]

• 1915: Bihoro Village founded.
• 1919: Tsubetsu Village (津別村), now Tsubetsu Town, split.
• 1921: Part of Tsubetsu Village incorporated.
• 1923: Bihoro Village becomes Bihoro Town.
• 1946: Part of Memanbetsu Village (now Memanbetsu Town) incorporated.
• 1953: Bihoro song, Toru Takemitsu.

External links[]

• Media related to Bihoro, Hokkaidō at Wikimedia Commons
• Bihoro travel guide from Wikivoyage
• Official Website (in Japanese)

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