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Yūbari (夕張市, Yūbari-shi) is a city located in Sorachi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan.

Yūbari
夕張市
City
From top left: Yubari melon, Mount Yubari, Yubari River, Coal Mine Museum in Yubari, Yubari Melon Castle, Yubari Film Festival site
Location of Yūbari in Hokkaido (Sorachi Subprefecture)
Yūbari
Location in Japan
Coordinates: 43°3′N 141°58′E
CountryJapan
RegionHokkaido
PrefectureHokkaido (Sorachi Subprefecture)
Government
  MayorTsuyoshi Atsutani
Area
  Total763.20 km2 (294.67 sq mi)
Population
 (August 31, 2021)
  Total7,175
  Density9.4/km2 (24/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+09:00 (JST)
City hall address4-2 Honchō, Yūbari-shi, Hokkaido
068-0492
ClimateDfb
Websitewww.city.yubari.lg.jp
Symbols
FlowerAzalea
TreeSakura

As of April 30, 2017, the city has an estimated population of 8,612, with 5,030 households.[1] The total area is 763.20 km². Hemmed in by mountains Yūbari stretches for 25 kilometers along a mountain valley.

The city is famous for the Yubari Melon and the Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival, which skipped a show in 2007 due to the city's financial crisis.[2]


History


The city was founded on April 1, 1943 as a coal mining town. When the mines were operating Yūbari had as many as 120,000 people. With the closing of the mines in the 1980s, an attempt was made to convert the economic base to tourism. Subsidies were obtained from the central government and huge debts incurred for the building of tourist attractions, but few visitors came. In 2007 the city was in the news due to bankruptcy and the refusal of the national government to bail it out. City services had been severely cut and its white elephant amusement park and museums were up for sale.[3] The amusement park has begun to be demolished as of June 2008.[4]

Roughly half of Yūbari's government officials resigned in March 2007 as part of an attempt to streamline the local fiscal situation. The majority of officials stepping down who responded to a survey conducted by Mainichi Shimbun say they "feel no sense of responsibility" for the city's financial problems.[5]


Geography



Climate


Climate data for Yūbari (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1976−present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 6.6
(43.9)
11.6
(52.9)
14.4
(57.9)
26.2
(79.2)
31.3
(88.3)
31.6
(88.9)
35.0
(95.0)
34.9
(94.8)
31.5
(88.7)
24.4
(75.9)
19.0
(66.2)
11.5
(52.7)
35.0
(95.0)
Average high °C (°F) −2.7
(27.1)
−1.7
(28.9)
2.4
(36.3)
9.9
(49.8)
17.0
(62.6)
20.6
(69.1)
23.7
(74.7)
24.4
(75.9)
20.7
(69.3)
14.1
(57.4)
6.3
(43.3)
−0.6
(30.9)
11.2
(52.1)
Daily mean °C (°F) −6.6
(20.1)
−6.0
(21.2)
−1.8
(28.8)
4.5
(40.1)
10.9
(51.6)
15.0
(59.0)
18.8
(65.8)
19.6
(67.3)
15.6
(60.1)
8.9
(48.0)
2.1
(35.8)
−4.2
(24.4)
6.4
(43.5)
Average low °C (°F) −11.1
(12.0)
−10.8
(12.6)
−6.4
(20.5)
−0.3
(31.5)
5.5
(41.9)
10.5
(50.9)
15.2
(59.4)
16.0
(60.8)
11.3
(52.3)
4.2
(39.6)
−1.8
(28.8)
−8.1
(17.4)
2.0
(35.6)
Record low °C (°F) −21.6
(−6.9)
−23.6
(−10.5)
−19.5
(−3.1)
−13.8
(7.2)
−2.8
(27.0)
1.2
(34.2)
5.1
(41.2)
7.1
(44.8)
0.2
(32.4)
−3.8
(25.2)
−13.3
(8.1)
−19.0
(−2.2)
−23.6
(−10.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 115.3
(4.54)
82.0
(3.23)
78.5
(3.09)
78.4
(3.09)
107.1
(4.22)
86.4
(3.40)
129.8
(5.11)
185.6
(7.31)
156.0
(6.14)
119.7
(4.71)
129.5
(5.10)
131.5
(5.18)
1,399.8
(55.12)
Average snowfall cm (inches) 225
(89)
172
(68)
132
(52)
34
(13)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
3
(1.2)
84
(33)
230
(91)
880
(347.2)
Average rainy days 19.0 16.3 14.9 12.5 12.0 10.1 10.8 12.3 12.2 14.5 17.0 20.2 171.8
Average snowy days 18.7 16.4 14.5 5.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.4 6.6 18.7 80.3
Mean monthly sunshine hours 94.7 103.7 142.5 160.4 186.1 160.8 132.8 142.0 153.7 134.9 90.9 80.1 1,582.6
Source: JMA[6][7]

Education



High school



Junior high school



Elementary school



Transportation



Rail


The central train station was Yūbari Station on the Yubari branch of the Sekishō Line, formerly operated by JR Hokkaido. However on March 31, 2019 the Yubari branch line closed after 127 years of operation[8] , requiring passengers from Yubari to take the bus service to Shin-Yūbari Station.


Road



Bus



Sister city


Fushun, Liaoning, China (since April 1982)


See also



References


  1. "Official website of Yūbari City" (in Japanese). Japan: Yūbari City. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  2. Petersson, Torbjörn (2009-01-31). "Yubari - övergiven stad". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 2009-01-31.
  3. "Tokyo Cuts Aid, and Hinterland Withers in Japan", article by Norimitsu Onish in the New York Times, January 27, 2007
  4. asahi.com: In Yubari, even less amusement now, June 6, 2008 Archived June 7, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  5. "Most high-ranking officials of bankrupt municipal gov't feel no sense of responsibility, Mainichi Daily News, March 7, 2007.[dead link]
  6. 観測史上1~10位の値(年間を通じての値). JMA. Retrieved February 17, 2022.
  7. 気象庁 / 平年値(年・月ごとの値). JMA. Retrieved February 17, 2022.
  8. "JR Hokkaido's Yubari Line: A Beloved Local Line Comes to an End", NHK World TV Japan Railway Journal (August 09 2019) https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/ondemand/video/2049066/

Further reading





На других языках


[de] Yūbari

Yūbari (japanisch 夕張市, -shi) ist eine Stadt in der Unterpräfektur Sorachi auf der Insel Hokkaidō.
- [en] Yūbari, Hokkaido

[es] Yūbari (Hokkaidō)

Yūbari (夕張市, Yūbari-shi?) es una ciudad localizada en la subprefectura de Sorachi, Hokkaidō, Japón. En junio de 2019 tenía una población estimada de 7.998 habitantes y una densidad de población de 10,5 personas por km². Su área total es de 763,07 km².

[ru] Юбари (город)

Юба́ри (яп. 夕張市 Ю:бари-си) — город в Японии, находящийся в округе Сорати губернаторства Хоккайдо. Площадь города составляет 763,20 км²[1], население — 9678 человек (30 июня 2014)[2], плотность населения — 12,68 чел./км². Город Юбари имеет самую низкую плотность населения среди всех городов Японии.[3] С 1990 года в городе проводит международный фестиваль фантастических фильмов[en]. Один из первых городов Японии, который провозгласил себя банкротом в 2007 году[4].



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