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Biratori (平取町, Biratori-chō) (Ainu: ピラ・ウトゥル, romanized: pira-utur[1]) is a town located in Hidaka Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. The name of the town means 'between the rocky cliffs' in the Ainu language.[2]

Biratori
平取町
Town
Biratori Town hall
Location of Biratori in Hokkaido (Hidaka Subprefecture)
Biratori
Location in Japan
Coordinates: 42°35′N 142°8′E
CountryJapan
RegionHokkaido
PrefectureHokkaido (Hidaka Subprefecture)
DistrictSaru
Government
  MayorYoshiteru Nakamichi
Area
  Total743.16 km2 (286.94 sq mi)
Population
 (September 30, 2016)
  Total5,305
  Density7.1/km2 (18/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+09:00 (JST)
City hall address28, Honchō, Biratori-chō, Saru-gun, Hokkaidō
055-0192
Websitewww.town.biratori.hokkaido.jp
Symbols
BirdGreat spotted woodpecker
FlowerLily of the Valley
TreeKatsura (Cercidiphyllum japonicum)
MascotBilicky (ビラッキー)

As of September 2016, the town has an estimated population of 5,305 and a density of 7.1 persons per km2. The total area is 743.16 km2.


Ainu culture


The Nibutani Dam was constructed in Nibutani (二風谷) district on the Saru River, though there was a strong objection due to a sacred meaning of the place for indigenous Ainu people. Nibutani is the site of the Ainu Cultural center. Nibutani's best known son is perhaps Shigeru Kayano, a 20th-century advocate for the Ainu and Ainu language and culture. The cultural landscape along the Saru River consisting of Ainu traditions and modern settlement within Biratori has been designated an Important Cultural Landscape.[3]


Economy


Biratori is primarily an agricultural town, growing many different kinds of fruits and vegetables for people and livestock. Tomatoes are one of the top products of the town. It was also known for its lumber industry.


Tourist attractions


Some noteworthy attractions in Biratori:


Culture



Mascot


Bilicky, the town's mascot
Bilicky, the town's mascot

Biratori's mascot is Bilicky (ビラッキー, Birakkī). His name is a pun on "be lucky". He is a tomato with a horn and hooves of a bull, a pig's nose and a lily of a valley on his back. His birthday is 12 September.[4][5]


Notable people



See also



References




Media related to Biratori, Hokkaidō at Wikimedia Commons



На других языках


[de] Biratori

Biratori (jap. 平取町, -chō, Ainu: pira utur) ist eine Stadt in der Unterpräfektur Hidaka auf der Insel Hokkaidō in Japan.[1] Sie gehört zum Landkreis Saru.
- [en] Biratori, Hokkaido

[ru] Биратори

Биратори (яп. 平取町 Биратори-тё:), айн. Piraturu — посёлок в Японии, находящийся в уезде Сару  (англ.) (рус. округа Хидака губернаторства Хоккайдо. Площадь посёлка составляет 743,16 км²[1], население — 5535 человек (30 июня 2014)[2], плотность населения — 7,45 чел./км².



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