Shimukappu, Hokkaidō

Shimukappu
占冠村
—  Village  —
Location of Shimukappu in Hokkaidō (Kamikawa)
Shimukappu
 
Coordinates:
Country Japan
Region Hokkaidō
Prefecture Hokkaidō (Kamikawa)
District Yūfutsu
Area
 • Total 571.31 km2 (220.6 sq mi)
Population (2007)
 • Total 1,331
 • Density 2.3/km2 (6/sq mi)
Time zone Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
Website Village of Shimukappu

Shimukappu (占冠村 Shimukappu-mura?) is a village located in Yūfutsu District, Kamikawa, Hokkaidō, Japan.

As of 2007, the village has an estimated population of 1,331. The total area is 571.31 km².

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Tomamu

Tomamu in the eastern part of the village area is the site of the Alpha Resort Tomamu, one of Hokkaido's major ski resorts, located on the southern slopes of Mount Tomamu. The resort is dominated by four 40-storey (121 metre) high-rise towers built during the boom of the late 1980s. The exteriors of these buildings have recently been redecorated by Klein Dytham architecture (KDa) of Shibuya, Tokyo to make them harmonize better with their surroundings.

Shimukappu and Tomamu have a student exchange/sister city program with Aspen, Colorado.

Horoka Tomamu Montane Forest

Shimukappu is the location of a new nature reserve, called the Horoka Tomamu Montane Forest, established in 2010, the United Nations International Year of Biodiversity.

Climate

Climate data for Shimukappu, Japan (1979～2000)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 6.6
(43.9)		 12.4
(54.3)		 15.8
(60.4)		 24.2
(75.6)		 29.0
(84.2)		 29.9
(85.8)		 32.5
(90.5)		 33.8
(92.8)		 28.3
(82.9)		 22.9
(73.2)		 17.9
(64.2)		 10.9
(51.6)		 33.8
(92.8)
Average high °C (°F) −4
(24.8)		 −3.2
(26.2)		 0.8
(33.4)		 8.4
(47.1)		 15.4
(59.7)		 19.9
(67.8)		 23.3
(73.9)		 24.0
(75.2)		 19.4
(66.9)		 13.0
(55.4)		 4.9
(40.8)		 −1.3
(29.7)		 10.1
(50.2)
Average low °C (°F) −18.2
(−0.8)		 −18.3
(−0.9)		 −11.8
(10.8)		 −3
(26.6)		 2.6
(36.7)		 8.6
(47.5)		 13.9
(57.0)		 14.9
(58.8)		 9.3
(48.7)		 1.7
(35.1)		 −4.3
(24.3)		 −12
(10.4)		 −1.4
(29.5)
Record low °C (°F) −35.8
(−32.4)		 −35.4
(−31.7)		 −32.1
(−25.8)		 −21.1
(−6.0)		 −5.3
(22.5)		 −1.5
(29.3)		 4.1
(39.4)		 3.8
(38.8)		 −0.3
(31.5)		 −8.4
(16.9)		 −20.3
(−4.5)		 −29.3
(−20.7)		 −35.8
(−32.4)
Precipitation mm (inches) 51.7
(2.035)		 35.3
(1.39)		 64.8
(2.551)		 81.7
(3.217)		 100.4
(3.953)		 67.1
(2.642)		 120.9
(4.76)		 194.6
(7.661)		 169.6
(6.677)		 129.6
(5.102)		 124.2
(4.89)		 74.9
(2.949)		 1,214.7
(47.823)
Snowfall cm (inches) 218
(85.8)		 180
(70.9)		 169
(66.5)		 58
(22.8)		 2
(0.8)		 0
(0)		 0
(0)		 0
(0)		 0
(0)		 1
(0.4)		 81
(31.9)		 203
(79.9)		 903
(355.5)
Source no. 1: Japan Meteorological Agency[1]
Source no. 2: Japan Meteorological Agency[2]

References

  1. ^ "平年値（年・月ごとの値）". Japan Meteorological Agency. http://www.data.jma.go.jp/obd/stats/etrn/view/nml_amd_ym.php?prec_no=12&prec_ch=%8F%E3%90%EC%8Ex%92%A1&block_no=1189&block_ch=%90%E8%8A%A5&year=&month=&day=&elm=normal&view=. Retrieved 2010-03-20. 
  2. ^ "観測史上1～10位の値（年間を通じての値）". Japan Meteorological Agency. http://www.data.jma.go.jp/obd/stats/etrn/view/rank_a.php?prec_no=12&prec_ch=%8F%E3%90%EC%8Ex%92%A1&block_no=1189&block_ch=%90%E8%8A%A5&year=&month=&day=&elm=rank&view=. Retrieved 2010-03-20. 

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