Pippu, Hokkaido
Town in Hokkaido, Japan
Pippu  Flag  Seal | |
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 Location of Pippu in Hokkaido (Kamikawa Subprefecture) | |
| 43°53′N 142°29′E / 43.883°N 142.483°E / 43.883; 142.483 | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Hokkaido |
| Prefecture | Hokkaido (Kamikawa Subprefecture) |
| District | Kamikawa (Ishikari) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 87.29 km2 (33.70 sq mi) |
| Population (September 30, 2016) | |
| • Total | 3,845 |
| • Density | 44/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+09:00 (JST) |
| Climate | Dfb |
| Website | www |
Pippu (比布町, Pippu-chō) is a town located in Kamikawa Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan.
As of September 2016, the town has an estimated population of 3,845 and a density of 44 persons per km2. The total area is 87.29 km2.
Pippu is notable for its ski slopes in winter and strawberries in summer.
Climate
| Climate data for Pippu (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1977−present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 6.6 (43.9) | 11.1 (52.0) | 14.3 (57.7) | 28.2 (82.8) | 33.4 (92.1) | 35.9 (96.6) | 35.8 (96.4) | 36.9 (98.4) | 32.6 (90.7) | 25.3 (77.5) | 20.8 (69.4) | 12.0 (53.6) | 36.9 (98.4) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −4.2 (24.4) | −2.6 (27.3) | 2.3 (36.1) | 10.3 (50.5) | 18.3 (64.9) | 22.8 (73.0) | 26.1 (79.0) | 26.3 (79.3) | 21.8 (71.2) | 14.5 (58.1) | 5.6 (42.1) | −1.7 (28.9) | 11.6 (52.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −8.3 (17.1) | −7.3 (18.9) | −2.5 (27.5) | 4.6 (40.3) | 11.8 (53.2) | 16.6 (61.9) | 20.4 (68.7) | 20.6 (69.1) | 15.8 (60.4) | 8.8 (47.8) | 1.7 (35.1) | −5.2 (22.6) | 6.4 (43.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −13.6 (7.5) | −13.2 (8.2) | −8.0 (17.6) | −1.0 (30.2) | 5.7 (42.3) | 11.3 (52.3) | 15.7 (60.3) | 16.0 (60.8) | 10.7 (51.3) | 3.8 (38.8) | −2.1 (28.2) | −9.5 (14.9) | 1.3 (34.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −31.4 (−24.5) | −30.7 (−23.3) | −25.7 (−14.3) | −14.3 (6.3) | −3.4 (25.9) | 1.0 (33.8) | 5.5 (41.9) | 6.7 (44.1) | 0.0 (32.0) | −4.8 (23.4) | −19.9 (−3.8) | −26.3 (−15.3) | −31.4 (−24.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 52.6 (2.07) | 41.7 (1.64) | 47.5 (1.87) | 48.7 (1.92) | 74.4 (2.93) | 70.7 (2.78) | 143.7 (5.66) | 154.1 (6.07) | 146.8 (5.78) | 111.0 (4.37) | 107.0 (4.21) | 80.6 (3.17) | 1,081.7 (42.59) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 18.2 | 14.2 | 14.1 | 11.0 | 11.6 | 9.7 | 12.1 | 12.3 | 14.1 | 16.2 | 19.1 | 21.3 | 173.9 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 63.7 | 88.0 | 124.9 | 156.0 | 190.5 | 173.8 | 167.1 | 161.0 | 147.0 | 117.8 | 54.2 | 42.3 | 1,486.4 |
| Source: Japan Meteorological Agency[1][2] | |||||||||||||
Culture
Mascot
Pippu's mascot is Snowberry-chan (スノーベリーちゃん) aka Ichigo-chan (いちごちゃん). She is a strawberry who loves skiing.[3]
References
External links
Media related to Pippu, Hokkaidō at Wikimedia Commons- Official Website (in Japanese)
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