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[[Niigata Prefecture]] with the same name, see [[Kiyosato, Niigata]].}}
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[[Image:Kiyosato in Abashiri Subprefecture.gif|thumb|250px|The location of Kiyosato in Abashiri Subprefecture.]]
{{nihongo|'''Kiyosato'''|清里町|Kiyosato-chō}} is a [[towns of Japan|town]] located in [[Shari District, Hokkaidō|Shari District]], [[Abashiri Subprefecture|Abashiri]], [[Hokkaidō]], [[Japan]].


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As of [[2007]], the town has an estimated [[population]] of 4,818 and a [[population density|density]] of 12.96 persons per [[square kilometer|km²]]. The total area is 402.73 km².
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{{Nihongo|'''Kiyosato'''|清里町|Kiyosato-chō}} is a [[List of towns in Japan|town]] in [[Okhotsk Subprefecture]], [[Hokkaido]], [[Japan]].

As of September 2016, the town has an estimated [[population]] of 4,222 and a [[population density]] of 10 persons per km<sup>2</sup>. The total area is {{convert|402.73|km2|abbr=on}}.

== Industry ==
Kiyosato is near [[Mount Shari]] and uses the spring water to make a distinct variety of [[shōchū]] using potatoes grown only in Hokkaido.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kiyosato Shochu Distillery and Kiyoru Information Center |url=https://www.japan.travel/national-parks/parks/akan-mashu/see-and-do/kiyosato-shochu-distillery-and-kiyoru-information-center/ |access-date=2022-07-01 |website=www.japan.travel |language=en}}</ref>

==Mascot==
[[File:Kiyopi.png|thumb|left|200px|Kiyopi, the town's mascot]]
Kiyosato's mascot is {{Nihongo|'''Kiyopi'''|きよっぴ}}. She is a fairy who is a good dancer. She wears a hat with a potato flower on it, a masu salon hair clipping on her bangs and a pair of wooden snowshoes that resembled Kaminoko Pond. Her body is made of trees from the pond. She dyed her bangs to look the Sakura Falls. She is unveiled on 15 February 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.yurugp.jp/jp/vote/detail.php?id=00001983|title=きよっぴ (北海道)|website=Yuru-Chara Grand Prix}}</ref>

==Notable people from Kiyosato==
*[[Tomomi Okazaki]], speed skater

==References==
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==External links==
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*{{ja icon}} [http://www.town.kiyosato.hokkaido.jp/ Official website]
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Latest revision as of 06:12, 23 September 2022

This article is about the town in Hokkaido, Japan. For the village in Niigata Prefecture, see Kiyosato, Niigata.
Kiyosato
清里町
Town
Flag of Kiyosato
Flag
Official seal of Kiyosato
Emblem
Location of Kiyosato in Hokkaido (Okhotsk Subprefecture)
Location of Kiyosato in Hokkaido (Okhotsk Subprefecture)
Kiyosato is located in Japan
Kiyosato
Kiyosato
Location in Japan
Coordinates: 43°50′N 144°36′E / 43.833°N 144.600°E / 43.833; 144.600
CountryJapan
RegionHokkaido
PrefectureHokkaido (Okhotsk Subprefecture)
DistrictShari
Area
 • Total402.73 km2 (155.49 sq mi)
Population
 (September 30, 2016)
 • Total4,222
 • Density10/km2 (27/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+09:00 (JST)
Websitewww.town.kiyosato.hokkaido.jp

Kiyosato (清里町, Kiyosato-chō) is a town in Okhotsk Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan.

As of September 2016, the town has an estimated population of 4,222 and a population density of 10 persons per km2. The total area is 402.73 km2 (155.49 sq mi).

Industry[edit]

Kiyosato is near Mount Shari and uses the spring water to make a distinct variety of shōchū using potatoes grown only in Hokkaido.[1]

Mascot[edit]

Kiyopi, the town's mascot

Kiyosato's mascot is Kiyopi (きよっぴ). She is a fairy who is a good dancer. She wears a hat with a potato flower on it, a masu salon hair clipping on her bangs and a pair of wooden snowshoes that resembled Kaminoko Pond. Her body is made of trees from the pond. She dyed her bangs to look the Sakura Falls. She is unveiled on 15 February 2014.[2]

Notable people from Kiyosato[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Kiyosato Shochu Distillery and Kiyoru Information Center". www.japan.travel. Retrieved 2022-07-01.
  2. ^ "きよっぴ (北海道)". Yuru-Chara Grand Prix.

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