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Chitose (千歳市, Chitose-shi) is a city located in Ishikari Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan, and home to the New Chitose Airport, the biggest international airport in Hokkaido and closest airport to Sapporo, as well as the neighboring Chitose Air Base. As of May 1, 2017, the city has an estimated population of 96,580, with 48,485 households,[1] and a population density of 155 persons per km². The total area is 594.95 km². The city was founded on July 1, 1958. The city is notable for having a Peace Pagoda, built by the Japanese Buddhist order Nipponzan Myohoji in 1978.

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Chitose 千歳市
City
Chitose City
Flag Seal
Location of Chitose in Hokkaido
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Coordinates: 42°49′N 141°39′E
Country	Japan
Region	Hokkaido
Prefecture	Hokkaido
Subprefecture	Ishikari Subprefecture
Government
• Mayor	Kōtarō Yamaguchi
Area
• Land	594.50 km2 (229.54 sq mi)
Population  (March 31, 2018)
• Total	96,475
• Density	162/km2 (209/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
Climate	Dfb
Website	www.city.chitose.lg.jp
Symbols
Flower	Azalea and hanashōbu (Iris ensata var. ensata)
Tree	Japanese white birch and katsura (Cercidiphyllum japonicum)

History

• 1880: The village of Chitose (consisting of a merger of the localities of Chitose, Osatsu, Usakumai, Rankoshi, Izari, Shimamatsu) is established.
• 1897: The village of Eniwa (consisting of the localities of Izari and Shimamatsu) (now a city) splits off.
• 1915: Chitose (consisting of the localities of Chitose, Osatsu, Usakumai, Rankoshi) becomes a Second Class Municipality.
• 1939: Chitose becomes a First Class Municipality.
• 1942: Chitose promoted to town status.
• Post WWII - Chitose hosts a US Air Force base.
• July 1, 1958: Chitose promotes to city status.

Geography

Chitose is one of the gateways to the Shikotsu-Toya National Park, Lake Shikotsu and Mount Tarumae. The city is bounded by Eniwa in the north and by Tomakomai in the south.

Origin of the name

In the Ainu language, Chitose was originally called shikot, meaning big depression or hollow, like Lake Shikotsu which is a caldera lake. In Japanese, this sounded too much like dead bones (死骨, shikotsu), so it was changed to Chitose.[2]

Climate

Chitose experiences a humid continental climate with cold winters and warm summers. The hottest and coldest temperatures, respectively, ever recorded are 34.2 °C (93.6 °F) and −30.7 °C (−23.3 °F).

Economy

China Airlines operates its Sapporo office on the third floor of the airport building.[4]

The airline Hokkaido Air System was at one time headquartered at the New Chitose Airport in Chitose.[5] Now its head office is on the property of Okadama Airport in Higashi-ku, Sapporo.[6]

Transport

Air

• New Chitose Airport

Rail

Muroran Main Line runs through the east of the city but there is no station.

• Chitose Line : Bibi - Minami-Chitose - Chitose - Osatsu
• Chitose Line (branch line) : Minami-Chitose - New Chitose Airport
• Sekishō Line : Minami-Chitose

Road

Chitose is accessed by two expressways with an interchange in the west and another in the north on a separate expressway and the Chitose-Eniwa Junction connecting with the Eastern Hokkaido Expressway in the northwest. Chitose is also linked by National Route 36, National Route 274, National Route 276, National Route 337, and National Route 453.

Education

Chitose has a university, two high schools, 18 junior high schools, and 10 elementary schools.^{[citation needed]}

Universities

• Chitose Institute of Science and Technology
• Hokkaido Chitose College of Rehabilitation

High schools

• Hokkaido Chitose High School
• Hokkaido Chitose Hokuyou High School

Mascots

Chitose's mascots are Tamaran (たまらん) and Tamarin (たまりん). They are a fusion of eggs and airplanes to represent the city's dependence on eggs.[7]

Twinnings

Chitose has sister city relationships with:[8]

• Anchorage, Alaska, United States (since 1968)
• Ibusuki, Kagoshima, Japan (since 1994)
• Kongsberg, Norway (since 1988)
• Changchun, Jilin, China (since 2004)

Notable people

• Chiyotaikai Ryūji, sumo wrestler
• Aina Suzuki, voice actress

References

External links

• Official Website (in Japanese)

На других языках

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[de] Chitose

Chitose (jap. .mw-parser-output .Hani{font-size:110%}千歳市, -shi) ist eine Stadt in der Unterpräfektur Ishikari auf der Insel Hokkaidō (Japan).

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- [en] Chitose, Hokkaido

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[ru] Титосе

Тито́се[1][2] (яп. 千歳市 Титосэ-си) — город, расположенный на острове Хоккайдо, Япония. Площадь города составляет 594,95 км²[3], население — 95 559 человек (30 июня 2014)[4], плотность населения — 160,62 чел./км².

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