Kenbuchi, Hokkaido

Kenbuchi Flag Emblem
Location of Kenbuchi in Hokkaido (Kamikawa Subprefecture)
44°6′N 142°22′E / 44.100°N 142.367°E / 44.100; 142.367
Country	Japan
Region	Hokkaido
Prefecture	Hokkaido (Kamikawa Subprefecture)
District	Kamikawa (Teshio)
Area
• Total	131.20 km2 (50.66 sq mi)
Population  (September 30, 2016)
• Total	3,293
• Density	25/km2 (65/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+09:00 (JST)
Website	www.town.kembuchi.hokkaido.jp

Kenbuchi (剣淵町, Kenbuchi-chō) is a town located in Kamikawa Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan.

As of September 2016, the town has an estimated population of 3,293, and a density of 25 persons per km². The total area is 131.20 square kilometres (50.66 sq mi).

Culture

Mascot

Kenbuchi's mascot is Puchi-na (ぷっちーな, Putchi-na) or her full name, Ariel Petit Santa Rosa de Lima (アリエル・プチ・サンタ・ロサ・デ・リマ). She is a reticent but friendly and curious llama from Palcamayo, Peru to reside in Viva Alpaca Farm in January 2013 from Kenbuchi's Peruvian community after reading a Christmas card. She became mascot on 17 February 2013. Her hobbies are visiting events and collecting picture books. She is a vegetarian. As a result, she pays homage to the immigrants to Japan. She has a brother named Alpaca Pal (アルパカ・パル, Arupaka Paru). Her birthday is the same day as the Kenbuchi Shrine Festival (12 July). According to Andean legend, her heart contains a mysterious power that causes happiness.^[1]

References

External links

• Media related to Kenbuchi, Hokkaidō at Wikimedia Commons
• Official Website (in Japanese)

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