Shosanbetsu (初山別村, Shosanbetsu-mura) is a village located in Rumoi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan.
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Shosanbetsu
初山別村 | |
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Village | |
Shosanbetsu village wooden torii | |
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Flag Seal | |
Location of Shosanbetsu in Hokkaido (Rumoi Subprefecture) | |
Shosanbetsu Location in Japan | |
| Coordinates: 44°32′N 141°46′E | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Hokkaido |
| Prefecture | Hokkaido (Rumoi Subprefecture) |
| District | Tomamae |
| Area | |
| • Total | 280.04 km2 (108.12 sq mi) |
| Population (September 2016) | |
| • Total | 1,249 |
| • Density | 4.5/km2 (12/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+09:00 (JST) |
| Climate | Dfb |
| Website | www |
As of September 2016, the village has an estimated population of 1,249 and a density of 4.5 persons per km2. The total area is 280.04 km2. Shosanbetsu observatory is a planetarium-cum-astronomical observatory which is a popular attraction in this region.
Shosanbetsu was the hometown of famed bear hunter Yamamoto Heikichi, famous for his killing of the bear Kesagake.
| Climate data for Shosanbetsu (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) | 8.2 (46.8) |
11.3 (52.3) |
15.4 (59.7) |
22.0 (71.6) |
27.4 (81.3) |
32.8 (91.0) |
33.2 (91.8) |
33.8 (92.8) |
32.0 (89.6) |
22.8 (73.0) |
19.4 (66.9) |
12.3 (54.1) |
33.8 (92.8) |
| Average high °C (°F) | −1.5 (29.3) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
2.7 (36.9) |
8.9 (48.0) |
15.0 (59.0) |
18.9 (66.0) |
22.8 (73.0) |
24.2 (75.6) |
21.2 (70.2) |
14.9 (58.8) |
7.4 (45.3) |
1.0 (33.8) |
11.2 (52.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −4.6 (23.7) |
−4.4 (24.1) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
5.1 (41.2) |
10.6 (51.1) |
14.9 (58.8) |
19.0 (66.2) |
20.2 (68.4) |
16.7 (62.1) |
10.9 (51.6) |
4.2 (39.6) |
−1.8 (28.8) |
7.5 (45.5) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −8.7 (16.3) |
−9.1 (15.6) |
−4.8 (23.4) |
0.7 (33.3) |
5.9 (42.6) |
10.8 (51.4) |
15.2 (59.4) |
16.3 (61.3) |
12.1 (53.8) |
6.4 (43.5) |
0.8 (33.4) |
−5.0 (23.0) |
3.4 (38.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −25.4 (−13.7) |
−27.7 (−17.9) |
−24.2 (−11.6) |
−8.7 (16.3) |
−3.2 (26.2) |
−0.3 (31.5) |
5.3 (41.5) |
5.8 (42.4) |
2.3 (36.1) |
−3.2 (26.2) |
−10.6 (12.9) |
−20.8 (−5.4) |
−27.7 (−17.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 56.7 (2.23) |
43.1 (1.70) |
46.5 (1.83) |
49.2 (1.94) |
72.2 (2.84) |
64.9 (2.56) |
128.8 (5.07) |
136.1 (5.36) |
135.9 (5.35) |
143.6 (5.65) |
135.3 (5.33) |
87.6 (3.45) |
1,109.6 (43.69) |
| Average snowfall cm (inches) | 191 (75) |
148 (58) |
102 (40) |
11 (4.3) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
43 (17) |
164 (65) |
658 (259) |
| Average rainy days | 15.8 | 12.3 | 11.2 | 9.2 | 10.2 | 9.0 | 10.8 | 10.9 | 12.2 | 16.0 | 17.8 | 16.9 | 152.3 |
| Average snowy days | 20.3 | 17.4 | 14.0 | 1.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 4.9 | 16.7 | 74.8 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 51.2 | 75.8 | 137.3 | 175.6 | 199.5 | 177.3 | 170.4 | 177.4 | 175.5 | 123.8 | 52.0 | 31.4 | 1,543.9 |
| Source 1: JMA[1] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: JMA[2] | |||||||||||||

Shosanbetsu's mascot is Syosamaru (しょさまる) who is an alien bear. Her ears resembled that of shooting stars. She wear a helmet that resembled a Shosanbetsu Observatory, a necklace made of blue honeysuckle and a pochette that resembled a pufferfish. She is designed by Eiichi Shiozaki of Osaka.[3]
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