• Thumbnail for Ishikari, Hokkaido
    Ishikari (石狩市, Ishikari-shi, Ainu: Iskarun) is a city located in Ishikari Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. As of July 31, 2023, the city had an estimated...
    11 KB (463 words) - 00:59, 5 September 2023
  • Thumbnail for Ishikari Subprefecture
    Ishikari Subprefecture (石狩振興局, Ishikari-shinkō-kyoku) is a subprefecture of Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan, located in the western part of the island. The...
    7 KB (497 words) - 03:56, 13 September 2023
  • Thumbnail for Sapporo
    Sapporo (redirect from Sapporo, Hokkaido)
    tributary stream of the Ishikari. It is considered the cultural, economic, and political center of Hokkaido. As with most of Hokkaido, the Sapporo area was...
    62 KB (5,265 words) - 01:09, 7 May 2024
  • Thumbnail for Kamikawa (Ishikari) District, Hokkaido
    Kamikawa (上川郡 (石狩国), Kamikawa-gun (Ishikari no kuni)) is a district located in Kamikawa Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. Confusingly, there is a district...
    2 KB (167 words) - 17:49, 17 September 2023
  • Thumbnail for Tōbetsu, Hokkaido
    Tōbetsu (当別町, Tōbetsu-chō) is a town located in Ishikari, Hokkaido, Japan. As of July 31, 2023 the town had an estimated population of 15,347, and a density...
    5 KB (391 words) - 03:49, 17 April 2024
  • Thumbnail for Kitahiroshima, Hokkaido
    Kitahiroshima (北広島市, Kitahiroshima-shi) is a city located in Ishikari, Hokkaido, Japan. "Kita" is the Japanese word for "north", so the town's name, Kitahiroshima-shi...
    8 KB (561 words) - 21:55, 14 November 2023
  • Thumbnail for Ishikari River
    The Ishikari River (石狩川, Ishikari-gawa), at 268 kilometres (167 mi) long, is the third longest in Japan and the longest in Hokkaidō. The river drains...
    5 KB (343 words) - 01:10, 30 March 2024
  • Thumbnail for Ishikari District, Hokkaido
    Ishikari (石狩郡, Ishikari-gun) is a district located in Ishikari Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. As of July 31, 2023 the district had an estimated population...
    2 KB (138 words) - 06:50, 30 March 2024
  • The Ishikari Ainu (Japanese: 石狩アイヌ, Ainu: イシカラ・ウン・クル, Ishkar-un-kur) are a subgroup of the Hokkaido Ainu people, residing generally in the Ishikari river...
    5 KB (578 words) - 08:59, 19 November 2023
  • Thumbnail for Ishikari Province
    Ishikari Province (石狩国, Ishikari-no kuni) was a short-lived province located in Hokkaidō. It corresponded to modern-day Ishikari Subprefecture minus Chitose...
    2 KB (193 words) - 22:49, 25 March 2023
  • Thumbnail for Mount Ishikari
    Mount Ishikari (石狩岳, Ishikari-dake) is part of the Ishikari Mountains, Hokkaidō, Japan. On its slopes are the head waters of the Ishikari River. Central...
    1 KB (47 words) - 02:29, 18 June 2021
  • Thumbnail for Hokkaido
    Hokkaido (Japanese: 北海道, Hepburn: Hokkaidō, pronounced [hokkaꜜidoː] , lit. 'Northern Sea Circuit') is the second-largest island of Japan and comprises...
    134 KB (6,925 words) - 20:20, 27 April 2024
  • Thumbnail for Shinshinotsu, Hokkaido
    Shinshinotsu (新篠津村, Shinshinotsu-mura) is a village located in Ishikari, Hokkaido, Japan. As of July 31, 2023 the village had an estimated population of...
    8 KB (246 words) - 03:49, 17 April 2024
  • Thumbnail for Ishikari City Hamamasu Folk Museum
    The Ishikari City Hamamasu Folk Museum (石狩市はまます郷土資料館, Ishikari-shi Hamamasu Kyōdo Shiryōkan) is a local museum in Ishikari, Hokkaidō, Japan. Formerly the...
    3 KB (239 words) - 06:45, 30 April 2022
  • District, Hokkaidō Ishikari Province, a former province in Hokkaido, Japan Ishikari River Ishikari Bay Ishikari Mountains Mount Ishikari Ishikari (train)...
    565 bytes (93 words) - 08:16, 19 November 2021
  • Thumbnail for Chitose, Hokkaido
    city located in Ishikari Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan, and home to the New Chitose Airport, the biggest international airport in Hokkaido and closest airport...
    13 KB (716 words) - 00:17, 28 February 2024
  • Thumbnail for Atsuta, Hokkaido
    Atsuta District, Ishikari Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. The village was situated on the west coast of Hokkaido on Route 231 between Ishikari City and Hamamasu...
    8 KB (135 words) - 18:38, 3 February 2024
  • Thumbnail for Hokkaido Railway Company
    Abashiri 234.0 km (145.4 mi) Rumoi Main Line Ishikari-Numata - Fukagawa 14.4 km (8.9 mi) Sasshō Line Sōen - Hokkaidō-Iryōdaigaku 28.9 km (18.0 mi) Senmō Main...
    15 KB (1,562 words) - 20:57, 9 February 2024
  • Thumbnail for Takikawa, Hokkaido
    making it a hub for neighboring towns. Takikawa is situated between the Ishikari River and Sorachi River, about 60 percent of Takikawa is covered in greenery...
    10 KB (651 words) - 03:18, 21 April 2024
  • Thumbnail for Asahikawa
    in northern Hokkaido, Asahikawa has been influential in industry and commerce. There are about 130 rivers and streams including the Ishikari River and Chūbetsu...
    26 KB (1,796 words) - 10:06, 10 March 2024
  • Thumbnail for Hokkaido Electric Power Company
    (600 MW) Hoheikyo, Ishikari River (50 MW) Kamiiwamatsu, Tokachi River (30.4 MW) Niikappu, Niikappu River (200 MW) Nokanan, Ishikari River (30 MW) Okuniikappu...
    7 KB (413 words) - 23:13, 20 October 2023
  • subprefectures in Hokkaidō Kamikawa (Ishikari) District, Hokkaidō, a district in Kamikawa Subprefecture Kamikawa (Teshio) District, Hokkaidō, a district in...
    748 bytes (115 words) - 09:14, 3 June 2021
  • Thumbnail for Hamamasu, Hokkaido
    Hamamasu-mura) was a village located in Hamamasu District, Ishikari Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. In 2004 the village had an estimated population of...
    7 KB (100 words) - 05:44, 24 June 2023
  • 9 subprefectural bureaus. Five subprefectures, namely Hidaka, Hiyama, Ishikari, Nemuro, and Rumoi were subject to be cut down. The capital municipalities...
    10 KB (434 words) - 07:34, 25 April 2024
  • Thumbnail for JS Ishikari
    JS Ishikari (DE-226) was the first destroyer escort with a gas turbine engine and surface-to-surface missiles of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force...
    6 KB (512 words) - 13:55, 26 September 2023
  • Thumbnail for Bowhead whale
    Asahi Shimbun (23 June 2015) "いしかり博物誌/第5回 - 北海道石狩市公式ホームページ". city.ishikari.hokkaido.jp. Ahgeak, MacLean, Stephen (1 January 2002). Occurrence, behavior...
    67 KB (7,127 words) - 08:17, 25 April 2024
  • Thumbnail for Ishikari coalfield
    The Ishikari coal basin lies in the tertiary mountains of the mining region of Sorachi, east of the Ishikari Plain in central Hokkaido. These coal veins...
    11 KB (439 words) - 14:26, 22 October 2023
  • Thumbnail for Geography of Hokkaido
    the island is mountainous, with volcanic plateaux. Hokkaidō has multiple plains such as the Ishikari Plain 3,800 km2 (1,500 sq mi), Tokachi Plain 3,600 km2...
    33 KB (1,388 words) - 21:03, 19 March 2024
  • Thumbnail for Ishikari Bay
    Ishikari Bay (石狩湾, Ishikari-wan) is a bay located in Hokkaido of Japan, connected to the Sea of Japan. Ishikari Bay is the area east of the straight line...
    2 KB (90 words) - 15:31, 22 March 2024
  • Thumbnail for Ebetsu
    Ebetsu (redirect from Ebetsu, Hokkaido)
    Ebetsu (江別市, Ebetsu-shi) is a city in Ishikari Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. Ebetsu was settled originally by Japanese people in 1871, who came from...
    14 KB (793 words) - 12:07, 22 February 2024