Rishiri, Hokkaido
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Town in Hokkaido, Japan
Rishiri  Flag  Seal | |
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 Location of Rishiri in Hokkaido (Sōya Subprefecture) | |
| Symbols | |
| Bird | Rishiri komadori (Erithacus akahige rishiriensis) |
| Flower | Ezokanzō (Hemerocallis dumortieri var. esculenta) and chishimazakura (Prunus nipponica var. kurilensis) |
| Tree | Siberian dwarf pine (Pinus pumila) |
Rishiri (利尻町, Rishiri-chō) is a town located on Rishiri Island in Sōya Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan.
As of September 2016, the town has an estimated population of 2,169 and a density of 28 persons per km2. The total area is 76.49 km2.
Rishiri Airport is located in nearby Rishirifuji.
Geography
Rishiri is located on the western portion of Rishiri Island, facing the Sea of Japan. Mount Rishiri (also known as Rishirifuji), at 1721m, is located on the border with Rishirifuji.[1]
Neighbouring municipalities
Climate
| Climate data for Port Kutsugata, Rishiri, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1976–present | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 7.3 (45.1) | 7.4 (45.3) | 12.4 (54.3) | 19.3 (66.7) | 23.8 (74.8) | 28.6 (83.5) | 31.9 (89.4) | 32.5 (90.5) | 30.4 (86.7) | 21.8 (71.2) | 16.7 (62.1) | 12.1 (53.8) | 32.5 (90.5) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −1.8 (28.8) | −1.4 (29.5) | 2.1 (35.8) | 7.6 (45.7) | 13.2 (55.8) | 17.3 (63.1) | 21.4 (70.5) | 23.1 (73.6) | 20.6 (69.1) | 14.4 (57.9) | 6.7 (44.1) | 0.5 (32.9) | 10.3 (50.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −4 (25) | −3.8 (25.2) | −0.3 (31.5) | 4.6 (40.3) | 9.6 (49.3) | 13.7 (56.7) | 18.0 (64.4) | 19.9 (67.8) | 17.3 (63.1) | 11.5 (52.7) | 4.0 (39.2) | −1.8 (28.8) | 7.4 (45.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −6.4 (20.5) | −6.5 (20.3) | −3.2 (26.2) | 1.4 (34.5) | 6.1 (43.0) | 10.4 (50.7) | 14.9 (58.8) | 16.6 (61.9) | 13.5 (56.3) | 8.0 (46.4) | 1.2 (34.2) | −4.2 (24.4) | 4.3 (39.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −15.7 (3.7) | −16.9 (1.6) | −14.4 (6.1) | −6.4 (20.5) | −1.8 (28.8) | 1.3 (34.3) | 5.5 (41.9) | 8.8 (47.8) | 5.4 (41.7) | −0.7 (30.7) | −10.5 (13.1) | −12.3 (9.9) | −16.9 (1.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 46.4 (1.83) | 33.3 (1.31) | 34.8 (1.37) | 41.2 (1.62) | 68.4 (2.69) | 62.1 (2.44) | 93.8 (3.69) | 118.2 (4.65) | 117.9 (4.64) | 117.5 (4.63) | 106.5 (4.19) | 72.6 (2.86) | 912.7 (35.92) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 13.9 | 11.2 | 9.0 | 8.5 | 9.3 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 9.1 | 11.0 | 13.3 | 13.0 | 13.8 | 129.3 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 42.5 | 74.3 | 133.1 | 173.0 | 184.3 | 153.4 | 152.5 | 162.0 | 175.1 | 137.7 | 65.8 | 37.8 | 1,492.5 |
| Source 1: JMA[2] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: JMA[3] | |||||||||||||
Demographics
Per Japanese census data,[4] the population of Rishiri has declined in recent decades.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 2000 | 3,417 | — |
| 2010 | 2,590 | −24.2% |
| 2020 | 2,004 | −22.6% |
Education
- Primary schools
- Kutsugata Elementary School
- Senhōshi Elementary School
- Shinminato Elementary School
- Junior high schools
- Kutsugata Junior High School
- Senhōshi Junior High School
- High schools
- Rishiri High School
Mascot
Rishiri's mascotis Rishirin (りしりん). She is a bright and energetic kelp with a Mount Rishiri motif. She helps Lip-kun and Lip-chan (the mascots of Rishirifuji) and Atsumon (the mascot of Rebun) research nature of Rishiri-Rebun-Sarobetsu National Park. Her favourite foods are sea urchins and kelp. She is unveiled in 2011.[5]
References
External links
Media related to Rishiri, Hokkaidō at Wikimedia Commons
Rishiri-Rebun-Sarobetsu National Park travel guide from Wikivoyage- Official Website (in Japanese)
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