| Kushiro 釧路市 |
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| Kushiro's location in Hokkaidō (Kushiro), Japan. | |
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  Kushiro, Hokkaidō
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| Kushiro's location in Japan. | |
| Location | |
| Country |  Japan |
| Region | Hokkaidō |
| Prefecture | Hokkaidō (Kushiro) |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Area | 1,362.75 km2 (526.16 sq mi) |
| Population (as of March 2008) | |
| Total | 189,539 |
| Density | 140 /km2 (363 /sq mi) |
| Location | 42°59′N 144°23′E / 42.983°N 144.383°ECoordinates: 42°59′N 144°23′E / 42.983°N 144.383°E |
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| Tree | Syringa reticulata |
| Flower | Nasturtium |
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| Kushiro Government Office | |
| Mayor | Yoshitaka Itō |
| Address | 7-5 Kuroganechō, Kushiro-shi, Hokkaidō 085-8505 |
| Phone number | 0154-23-5151 |
| Official website: Kushiro City | |
Kushiro (釧路市 Kushiro-shi) is a city located in Kushiro, Hokkaidō, Japan. It is the capital city of Kushiro Subprefecture, as well as the most populous city in eastern Hokkaidō.
On October 11, 2005 the town of Akan, from Akan District, and the town of Onbetsu, from Shiranuka District, was merged into Kushiro.
In 2008 the city had an estimated population of 189,539 and a total area of 1,362.75 km², giving a population density of 140 persons per km².
Kushiro has the Kushiro Airport.
Kushiro was accorded city status on 1 August 1922. It is the sister city of Burnaby, British Columbia, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia, and Kholmsk, Russia. [1]
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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
- 2005 Kushiro City, Akan Town, and Onbetsu Town merged to form the new city named Kushiro City
Famous people from Kushiro
- Akira Ifukube, composer
- Hiromi Nagakura, photographer
- Hiroo Takada(高田ひろお), songwriter and children's writers
- Kazuhiko Chiba, football player
- Kazuro Watanabe, astronomer
- Keisuke Itagaki, manga artist
- Ko Kusunoki(楠宏), geophysicists
- Luna H. Mitani, artist
- Maki Carrousel(カルーセル麻紀), tarento
- Sakie Tsukuda, sprinter
- Saori Kitakaze, sprinter
- Satoshi Kon, anime film director
- Shinji Somai(相米慎二), film director
- Yukari Takinami(瀧波ユカリ), manga artist
- Yukinobu Hoshino, manga artist
- Yutaka Fukufuji, ice hockey goaltender
References
External links
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