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Kamifurano
上富良野町
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View of Kamifurano
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Location of Kamifurano in Hokkaido (Kamikawa Subprefecture)
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  Kamifurano Location in Japan | |
| Coordinates: 43°27′N 142°28′E / 43.450°N 142.467°E / 43.450; 142.467 | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Hokkaido |
| Prefecture | Hokkaido (Kamikawa Subprefecture) |
| District | Sorachi |
| Area | |
| • Total | 237.18 km2 (91.58 sq mi) |
| Population
(September 30, 2016)
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| • Total | 11,053 |
| • Density | 47/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+09:00 (JST) |
| Climate | Dfb |
| Website | www |
Kamifurano (上富良野町, Kamifurano-chō) is a town located in Kamikawa Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan.
As of September 2016, the town has an estimated population of 11,053 and a density of 47 persons per km2. The total area is 237.18 km2.
Kamifurano's mascot is Labeton (らべとん, Rabeton). She is a 17-year-old idol pig. Her clothes is scented with lavender. She likes to eat stuff that taste good (such as kiki pork, a type of tonkatsu) and enjoys hot springs scented with lavender. When she is on her break from idoling, she makes potpourri bags and gardening. Her favourite colours are pink and purple. She struggles with dieting, being around narrow places and heights but as an idol, she can overcome them. Per idol tradition, she is forbidden from making any romantic feelings. Her quote is "pure, correct and beautiful" (清く 正しく 美しく). Her birthday is July 28.[1]
| Climate data for Kamifurano (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1977−present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 7.1 (44.8) |
12.6 (54.7) |
15.5 (59.9) |
27.6 (81.7) |
35.4 (95.7) |
36.8 (98.2) |
37.2 (99.0) |
37.5 (99.5) |
33.8 (92.8) |
27.2 (81.0) |
20.9 (69.6) |
12.9 (55.2) |
37.5 (99.5) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −3.8 (25.2) |
−2.2 (28.0) |
2.6 (36.7) |
10.7 (51.3) |
18.3 (64.9) |
22.8 (73.0) |
26.3 (79.3) |
26.4 (79.5) |
21.9 (71.4) |
14.7 (58.5) |
6.2 (43.2) |
−1.1 (30.0) |
11.9 (53.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −8.1 (17.4) |
−7.2 (19.0) |
−2.2 (28.0) |
5.1 (41.2) |
12.1 (53.8) |
16.8 (62.2) |
20.7 (69.3) |
20.9 (69.6) |
16.1 (61.0) |
9.0 (48.2) |
2.0 (35.6) |
−5.0 (23.0) |
6.7 (44.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −13.6 (7.5) |
−13.4 (7.9) |
−7.8 (18.0) |
−0.5 (31.1) |
5.9 (42.6) |
11.5 (52.7) |
16.0 (60.8) |
16.4 (61.5) |
11.1 (52.0) |
3.9 (39.0) |
−2.2 (28.0) |
−9.8 (14.4) |
1.5 (34.6) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −31.5 (−24.7) |
−31.7 (−25.1) |
−26.2 (−15.2) |
−14.8 (5.4) |
−3.0 (26.6) |
1.1 (34.0) |
5.8 (42.4) |
6.5 (43.7) |
0.4 (32.7) |
−5.4 (22.3) |
−18.8 (−1.8) |
−25.4 (−13.7) |
−31.7 (−25.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 44.8 (1.76) |
38.0 (1.50) |
45.6 (1.80) |
47.8 (1.88) |
63.6 (2.50) |
73.7 (2.90) |
123.4 (4.86) |
166.8 (6.57) |
132.8 (5.23) |
90.4 (3.56) |
93.4 (3.68) |
72.3 (2.85) |
993.7 (39.12) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 15.9 | 13.8 | 13.1 | 11.9 | 11.9 | 10.6 | 11.3 | 12.5 | 13.1 | 14.5 | 18.0 | 18.8 | 165.4 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 60.6 | 73.1 | 112.0 | 147.3 | 175.9 | 164.9 | 160.0 | 150.7 | 137.0 | 116.2 | 61.4 | 43.9 | 1,403 |
| Source: JMA[2][3] | |||||||||||||
The town of Kamifurano has a sister city in Canada:
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