Ishikari, Hokkaidō
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Ishikari (石狩市 Ishikari-shi?, Ainu: Iskarun) is a city located in Ishikari Subprefecture, Hokkaidō, Japan.
The city was born out of Ishikari Town on September 1, 1996.
On October 1, 2005, the villages of Atsuta from Atsuta District and Hamamasu from Hamamasu District merged into the city of Ishikari.
As of March 2008, the city has an estimated population of 61,367 and a density of 85 persons per km². The total area is 721.86 km².
Ishikari's sister city is Campbell River, British Columbia, Canada.
[edit] Schools
Ishikari has one higher education institution, the Fuji Women's Junior College[1].
It also hosts Christ For The Nations Japan Bible School [2], an official associate of the Christ for the Nations Bible Institute in Texas.
[edit] External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to:
- (Japanese) Official website
- (English) Official website
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| Abashiri | Hidaka | Hiyama | Iburi | Ishikari | Kamikawa | Kushiro | Nemuro | Oshima | Rumoi | Shiribeshi | Sorachi | Sōya | Tokachi | |||
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| Abashiri | Akabira | Asahikawa | Ashibetsu | Bibai | Chitose | Date | Ebetsu | Eniwa | Fukagawa | Furano | Hakodate | Hokuto | Ishikari | Iwamizawa | Kitahiroshima | Kitami | Kushiro | Mikasa | Monbetsu | Muroran | Nayoro | Nemuro | Noboribetsu | Obihiro | Otaru | Rumoi | Sapporo (capital) | Shibetsu | Sunagawa | Takikawa | Tomakomai | Utashinai | Wakkanai | Yūbari | |||
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