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    Hokkaido (Japanese: 北海道, Hepburn: Hokkaidō, pronounced [hokkaꜜidoː] , lit. 'Northern Sea Circuit') is the second-largest island of Japan and comprises...
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    Sapporo (redirect from Sapporo, Hokkaidō)
    throughout Hokkaido, including Niseko. The former Hokkaidō government office building The Sapporo Clock Tower The Hokkaidō Shrine Nishino Shrine Hokkaido Museum...
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  • Esashi is the name of two towns in Hokkaidō. Esashi, Hokkaidō (Sōya) (枝幸町) in Sōya Subprefecture Esashi, Hokkaidō (Hiyama) (江差町) in Hiyama Subprefecture...
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    The Hokkaido (北海道犬, Hokkaidō-inu or Hokkaidō-ken) is a breed of dog originating from Japan. Other names for the breed include Ainu-ken, Seta and Ainu dog...
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  • subprefectures in Hokkaidō Kamikawa (Ishikari) District, Hokkaidō, a district in Kamikawa Subprefecture Kamikawa (Teshio) District, Hokkaidō, a district in...
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    Since Hokkaidō did not fit into the existing dō classifications, a new dō was created to cover it. The Meiji government originally classified Hokkaidō as...
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    Hokkaidō Shrine (北海道神宮, Hokkaidō Jingū), named the Sapporo Shrine (札幌神社, Sapporo Jinja) until 1964, is a Shinto shrine located in Sapporo, Hokkaido,...
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    development commission and government of Hokkaidō prefecture, was established to pioneer the primitive ground of Hokkaidō, and its main office was moved to Sapporo...
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    daily newspaper published mainly in Hokkaidō, Japan by The Hokkaido Shimbun Press (株式会社北海道新聞社, Kabushiki-gaisha Hokkaidō Shinbunsha). As of June 2022, its...
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    Akira Ifukube composer Takahiro Nishikawa Fujinokawa Takeo "Otofuke (Hokkaidō , Japan) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map, Location, Weather and Web...
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    The Hokkaido Electric Power Company (Japanese: 北海道電力株式会社, Hokkaidō Denryoku Kabushiki-gaisha) (TYO: 9509), or Hokuden (ほくでん) for short, is the monopoly...
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    after them in the afterlife. Most Hokkaidō Ainu, and some other Ainu, are members of an umbrella group called the Hokkaido Ainu Association. The organization...
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    (77 sq mi). Hokkaidō is 83,423.84 km2 (32,210.12 sq mi) which makes it the second-largest island of Japan. The Tsugaru Strait separates Hokkaidō from Honshu...
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  • Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo (北海道コンサドーレ札幌, Hokkaidō Konsadōre Sapporo) is a Japanese professional football club based in Sapporo, on the island of Hokkaido...
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    Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters (北海道日本ハムファイターズ, Hokkaidō Nippon-Hamu Faitāzu) is a Japanese professional baseball team based in Kitahiroshima, Hokkaidō,...
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    written as Hakodadi) is a city and port located in Oshima Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. It is the capital city of Oshima Subprefecture. As of January 31...
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  • The dialect or dialects of Hokkaido (北海道方言, Hokkaidō-hōgen), commonly called Hokkaidō-ben (北海道弁), originate in relatively recent settlement from mainland...
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    more of the country's 47 prefectures. Of the four main islands of Japan, Hokkaidō, Shikoku, and Kyūshū make up one region each, the latter also containing...
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    The Hokkaidō Takushoku Bank, Ltd. (北海道拓殖銀行, Hokkaidō Takushoku Ginkō), literally Hokkaidō Exploitation Bank, was a major commercial bank in Japan, founded...
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    Ainu language (redirect from Hokkaidō Ainu)
    International. "平 成 29 年 北 海 道 ア イ ヌ 生 活 実 態 調 査 報 告 書" [2017 Hokkaido Ainu Life Survey Report] (PDF). Hokkaidō Government. 北 海 道 環 境 生 活 部. Retrieved 1 October 2022...
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    snowball fight tournament. Kitanoumi Toshimitsu, sumo wrestler "Sōbetsu (Hokkaidō , Japan) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map, Location, Weather and Web...
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  • several places in Hokkaidō, Japan. It originates from the Ainu word mo-pet, meaning quiet river. In Okhotsk Subprefecture: Monbetsu, Hokkaidō (紋別市), a city...
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  • Air Hokkaido Co., Ltd. (エアー北海道株式会社, Eā Hokkaidō Kabushiki-gaisha) was an airline based in Hakodate, Hokkaidō, Japan. It operated domestic feeder flights...
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    brown bear incident "くまだ とまお (北海道)". Yuru-Chara Grand Prix. Media related to Tomamae, Hokkaidō at Wikimedia Commons Official Website (in Japanese) v t e...
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    materials (Hokkaidō) List of Cultural Properties of Japan - historical materials (Hokkaidō) List of Cultural Properties of Japan - paintings (Hokkaidō) List...
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    The Hokkaidō frog or the Ezo brown frog (Rana pirica) is a species in the family Ranidae found in Hokkaidō, Japan, and Sakhalin, Russia. Its natural habitats...
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    The Hokkaidō Development Commission (開拓使, Kaitakushi), sometimes referred to as Hokkaidō Colonization Office or simply Kaitakushi, was a government agency...
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    Hokkaido University (北海道大学, Hokkaidō daigaku), or Hokudai (北大), is a public research university in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan. Founded in 1918, it is the...
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    - paintings (Hokkaidō) List of Historic Sites of Japan (Hokkaidō) Hokkaido Museum "Hokkaido Prefectural Art Museum Guide" (PDF). Hokkaido Board of Education...
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    Sakhalin–Hokkaido Tunnel (or potentially bridge) is a proposed connection to link the Russian island of Sakhalin with the Japanese island of Hokkaido. Cost...
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