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{{nihongo|'''Iwamizawa'''|岩見沢市|Iwamizawa-shi}} is a [[Cities of Japan|city]] located in [[Sorachi Subprefecture]], [[Hokkaido]], [[Japan]].
{{Nihongo|'''Iwamizawa'''|岩見沢市|Iwamizawa-shi}} is a [[Cities of Japan|city]] in [[Sorachi Subprefecture]], [[Hokkaido]], Japan. It is the capital of Sorachi Subprefecture.


As of 2009, the city has an estimated [[population]] of 90,969 and the [[population density|density]] of 189 persons per km². The total area is {{convert|481.10|km²|0|abbr=on}}.
As of July 31, 2023, the city had an estimated [[population]] of 75,949 and the [[population density|density]] of 158 persons per km<sup>2</sup>.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.city.iwamizawa.hokkaido.jp|title= Official website of Iwamizawa City|publisher= Iwamizawa City|location= Japan|language= ja|access-date= 15 May 2017}}</ref> The total area is {{convert|481.02|km2|0|abbr=on}}.


On March 27, 2006, the town of [[Kurisawa, Hokkaido|Kurisawa]], and the village of [[Kita, Hokkaido|Kita]] (both from [[Sorachi District, Hokkaido|Sorachi District]], [[Sorachi Subprefecture]]) have merged into Iwamizawa.
On March 27, 2006, the town of [[Kurisawa, Hokkaido|Kurisawa]], and the village of [[Kita, Hokkaido|Kita]] (both from [[Sorachi District, Hokkaido|Sorachi District]], [[Sorachi Subprefecture]]) merged into Iwamizawa.<ref name="history">{{Cite web |url=http://www.city.iwamizawa.hokkaido.jp/index.php/contents/item/1500005 |title=The history of Iwamizawa |access-date=2015-05-16 |archive-date=2016-03-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305020721/http://www.city.iwamizawa.hokkaido.jp/index.php/contents/item/1500005 |url-status=dead }}</ref>


==Climate==
==History==
The name of "Iwamizawa" is derived from Japanese word {{nihongo|"Yuamisawa"|浴澤}}.{{nihongo|Yuami|浴}} and {{nihongo|sawa|澤}} means "Bathing" and "A swamp".<ref>[http://www.city.iwamizawa.hokkaido.jp/index.php/contents/item/1500004 The origin of the name]{{Dead link|date=February 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>


Iwamizawa was developed as a hub of land transportation around [[Iwamizawa Station]].<ref name="history" />

*1906 - Iwamizawa village became Iwamizawa town.
*1943 - Iwamizawa town became Iwamizawa city.
*2006 - Kurisawa town and Kita village were merged into Iwamizawa city.

==Climate==
Iwamizawa has a [[humid continental climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification]] ''Dfb'') with warm summers and cold winters. Precipitation is significant throughout the year, but is heaviest from August to October.
Iwamizawa has a [[humid continental climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification]] ''Dfb'') with warm summers and cold winters. Precipitation is significant throughout the year, but is heaviest from August to October.


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{{Weather box
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| width = auto
|location = Iwamizawa, Hokkaido
| collapsed = yes
|single line = Y
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| metric first = yes
|Jan high C = -2.6
| single line = true
| location = Iwamizawa, Hokkaido (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1946−present)
|Feb high C = -1.8
<!-- Record high temperatures -->
|Mar high C = 2.5
<!-- Note that record temperatures should only be used when the data period is of the greatest length possible. -->
|Apr high C = 10.5
|May high C = 17.3
| Jan record high C = 8.7
|Jun high C = 21.2
| Feb record high C = 10.3
|Jul high C = 24.7
| Mar record high C = 16.3
|Aug high C = 25.9
| Apr record high C = 26.8
|Sep high C = 21.6
| May record high C = 33.1
|Oct high C = 15.0
| Jun record high C = 33.6
|Nov high C = 7.1
| Jul record high C = 35.5
|Dec high C = 0.6
| Aug record high C = 35.7
|Jan mean C = -6.2
| Sep record high C = 32.7
|Feb mean C = -5.8
| Oct record high C = 25.9
|Mar mean C = -1.5
| Nov record high C = 20.2
|Apr mean C = 5.5
| Dec record high C = 13.7
|May mean C = 11.5
| year record high C = 35.7
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|Jun mean C = 15.7
|Jul mean C = 19.7
| Jan high C = -1.9
|Aug mean C = 21.1
| Feb high C = -0.9
|Sep mean C = 16.3
| Mar high C = 3.5
|Oct mean C = 9.8
| Apr high C = 11.2
|Nov mean C = 3.2
| May high C = 17.7
|Dec mean C = -2.7
| Jun high C = 21.7
|Jan low C = -10.6
| Jul high C = 25.1
|Feb low C = -10.4
| Aug high C = 26.1
|Mar low C = -5.8
| Sep high C = 22.4
|Apr low C = 0.8
| Oct high C = 15.7
|May low C = 6.2
| Nov high C = 7.6
|Jun low C = 11.3
| Dec high C = 0.5
|Jul low C = 16.0
| year high C = 12.4
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|Aug low C = 17.2
|Sep low C = 11.6
| Jan mean C = -5.3
|Oct low C = 5.0
| Feb mean C = -4.6
|Nov low C = -0.6
| Mar mean C = -0.4
|Dec low C = -6.5
| Apr mean C = 6.1
| May mean C = 12.1
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|Jan precipitation mm = 111.5
| Jun mean C = 16.3
|Feb precipitation mm = 86.8
| Jul mean C = 20.2
|Mar precipitation mm = 59.0
| Aug mean C = 21.3
|Apr precipitation mm = 63.4
| Sep mean C = 17.4
|May precipitation mm = 70.3
| Oct mean C = 10.8
|Jun precipitation mm = 76.0
| Nov mean C = 3.9
|Jul precipitation mm = 95.3
| Dec mean C = -2.6
|Aug precipitation mm = 156.4
| year mean C = 7.9
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|Sep precipitation mm = 131.4
|Oct precipitation mm = 110.2
| Jan low C = -9.2
|Nov precipitation mm = 116.6
| Feb low C = -8.9
|Dec precipitation mm = 127.4
| Mar low C = -4.5
|Jan snow cm = 221
| Apr low C = 1.3
|Feb snow cm = 162
| May low C = 7.1
|Mar snow cm = 72
| Jun low C = 12.0
|Apr snow cm = 8
| Jul low C = 16.6
|May snow cm = 0
| Aug low C = 17.6
|Jun snow cm = 0
| Sep low C = 12.9
|Jul snow cm = 0
| Oct low C = 6.2
|Aug snow cm = 0
| Nov low C = 0.2
|Sep snow cm = 0
| Dec low C = -6.0
|Oct snow cm = 2
| year low C = 3.8
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|Nov snow cm = 81
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|Dec snow cm = 211
|Jan humidity = 80
| Jan record low C = -24.3
|Feb humidity = 78
| Feb record low C = -23.0
|Mar humidity = 75
| Mar record low C = -22.0
|Apr humidity = 70
| Apr record low C = -10.9
|May humidity = 71
| May record low C = -3.6
|Jun humidity = 78
| Jun record low C = 2.5
|Jul humidity = 81
| Jul record low C = 5.2
|Aug humidity = 81
| Aug record low C = 6.9
|Sep humidity = 78
| Sep record low C = -1.0
|Oct humidity = 76
| Oct record low C = -4.0
|Nov humidity = 77
| Nov record low C = -14.6
|Dec humidity = 80
| Dec record low C = -22.6
| year record low C = -24.3
|Jan sun = 93.0
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|Feb sun = 117.0
| precipitation colour = green
|Mar sun = 168.4
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|Apr sun = 178.4
| Jan precipitation mm = 199.4
|May sun = 203.0
| Feb precipitation mm = 85.5
|Jun sun = 189.0
| Mar precipitation mm = 59.4
|Jul sun = 173.5
| Apr precipitation mm = 52.7
|Aug sun = 169.5
| May precipitation mm = 83.9
|Sep sun = 169.3
| Jun precipitation mm = 69.5
|Oct sun = 150.3
| Jul precipitation mm = 111.5
|Nov sun = 84.0
| Aug precipitation mm = 161.1
|Dec sun = 69.7
| Sep precipitation mm = 142.2
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| Oct precipitation mm = 110.4
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| Dec precipitation mm = 144.5
|publisher = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]]
| year precipitation mm = 1248.5
|accessdate = December 29, 2012}}</ref>
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<!-- Snow depth -->
==Sister Cities==
<!-- IMPORTANT: use mm or cm but NOT both! -->
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| snow depth colour = <!-- Enter "green" for green snowfall colours, "none" for no colours, remove this line for blue colouring. -->
| Jan snow depth mm = 187
| Feb snow depth mm = 137
| Mar snow depth mm = 72
| Apr snow depth mm = 8
| May snow depth mm = 0
| Jun snow depth mm = 0
| Jul snow depth mm = 0
| Aug snow depth mm = 0
| Sep snow depth mm = 0
| Oct snow depth mm = 1
| Nov snow depth mm = 70
| Dec snow depth mm = 200
| year snow depth mm = 664
<!-- Average monthly sunshine hours, monthly totals are preferred, and will produce colours, but percentages are accepted.-->
| Jan sun = 90.2
| Feb sun = 111.3
| Mar sun = 161.9
| Apr sun = 176.6
| May sun = 196.5
| Jun sun = 173.6
| Jul sun = 156.2
| Aug sun = 158.8
| Sep sun = 161.9
| Oct sun = 138.5
| Nov sun = 84.7
| Dec sun = 69.0
| year sun = 1679.1
|Jan rain days = 19.2
|Feb rain days = 15.9
|Mar rain days = 12.7
|Apr rain days = 9.8
|May rain days = 10.0
|Jun rain days = 8.3
|Jul rain days = 9.5
|Aug rain days = 9.9
|Sep rain days = 10.3
|Oct rain days = 13.7
|Nov rain days = 17.4
|Dec rain days = 21.3
|Jan snow days = 21.7
|Feb snow days = 19.5
|Mar snow days = 15.9
|Apr snow days = 3.1
|May snow days = 0
|Jun snow days = 0
|Jul snow days = 0
|Aug snow days = 0
|Sep snow days = 0
|Oct snow days = 0.3
|Nov snow days = 8.6
|Dec snow days = 21.6
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|Jan humidity= 81
|Feb humidity= 78
|Mar humidity= 74
|Apr humidity= 68
|May humidity= 71
|Jun humidity= 78
|Jul humidity= 81
|Aug humidity= 81
|Sep humidity= 79
|Oct humidity= 77
|Nov humidity= 78
|Dec humidity= 81
|year humidity= 77
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| Jan percentsun = 33
| Feb percentsun = 40
| Mar percentsun = 46
| Apr percentsun = 46
| May percentsun = 46
| Jun percentsun = 27
| Jul percentsun = 42
| Aug percentsun = 40
| Sep percentsun = 36
| Oct percentsun = 42
| Nov percentsun = 21
| Dec percentsun = 13
| year percentsun = 37
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| source = Japan Meteorological Agency<ref name="Japan Meteorological Agency">{{cite web |url=http://www.data.jma.go.jp/obd/stats/etrn/view/nml_sfc_ym.php?prec_no=15&block_no=47413&year=&month=&day=&view= |title=IWAMIZAWA WMO Station ID:47413 Lat 43o12.7'N Lon 141o47.1'E |publisher=Japan Meteorological Agency |access-date=August 28, 2021 }}</ref><ref name="extremes">{{cite web |url=http://www.data.jma.go.jp/obd/stats/etrn/view/rank_s.php?prec_no=15&block_no=47413&year=&month=&day=&view= |title=Extremes |publisher=Japan Meteorological Agency |access-date=August 28, 2021 }}</ref>
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| source 2 = MSN Weather<ref name="MSN Weather">{{cite web |url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/Weather/records/iwamizawahokkaidojapan/we-city?q=iwamizawa-hokkaido&form=PRWLAS&iso=JP&el=ojVFpVN0GdRthlGzW2UjGQ%3d%3d |title=Iwamizawa City, Japan |publisher=MSN |access-date=August 28, 2021 }}</ref>
}}<!-- Infobox ends -->


==Transportation==
* {{flagicon|United States}} [[Pocatello, Idaho|Pocatello]], [[Idaho]]


===Rail===
The city was founded on April 1, 1943. Youth delegates are often sent from one to the other.
In the past, Horonai Line and Manji Line ran from Iwamizawa.
* [[Hakodate Main Line]] : [[Horomui Station|Horomui]] - [[Kami-Horomui Station|Kami-Horomui]] - [[Iwamizawa Station|Iwamizawa]]
* [[Muroran Main Line]] : [[Kurioka Station|Kurioka]] - [[Kurisawa Station|Kurisawa]] - [[Shibun Station|Shibun]] - Iwamizawa


==External links==
===Road===
* [[Hokkaidō Expressway]] : Iwamizawa IC
{{commonscat-inline|Iwamizawa, Hokkaido|Iwamizawa, Hokkaidō}}
* [[Japan National Route 12|Route 12]]
* {{ja icon}} [http://www.city.iwamizawa.hokkaido.jp/ Official website]

* {{ja icon}} [http://iwamizawa.org/ Sightseen Information website]
==Education==

===Universities===
* [[Hokkaido University of Education]], Iwamizawa Campus

===High schools===
* Hokkaido Iwamizawa Higashi High School
* Hokkaido Iwamizawa Nishi High School
* Hokkaido Iwamizawa Agricultural High School
* Hokkaido Iwamizawa Ryokuryo High School

==Culture==
===Mascot===
Iwamizawa's mascot is {{Nihongo|'''Iwami-chan'''|いわみちゃん}}. He is a playful onion who likes food. He is unveiled on 3 October 2010. He is assisted by {{Nihongo|'''Kuri-chan'''|クリちゃん}} who is a female squirrel from Kita.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://iwamichan.com/profile/|title=プロフィール|website=Iwami-chan}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://kawaii.hokkaido.jp/character/kurichan/|title=クリちゃんのプロフィール（岩見沢市）|website=Kawaii Hokkaido}}</ref>
{{multiple image
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| footer = Iwami-chan and Kuri-chan, the city's mascots
| footer_align = center
| image1 = Iwami-chan.png
| image2 = Kuri-chan.png
}}

==Religion==
*[[Iwamizawa Jinja]], a Shinto shrine

==Sister cities==
* {{flagicon|United States}} [[Pocatello, Idaho]]<ref name=sci>{{cite web|title=Pocatello, Idaho|url=http://www.sister-cities.org/interactive-map/Pocatello,%20Idaho|work=[[Sister Cities International]]|access-date=19 April 2014}}</ref> - The city was founded on April 1, 1943. Youth delegates are often sent from one to the other.
* {{flagicon|United States}} [[Canby, Oregon]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.city.iwamizawa.hokkaido.jp/index.php/contents/item/3093868 |title=Fostering International Exchange in Iwamizawa |access-date=2015-05-16 |archive-date=2016-03-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305025144/http://www.city.iwamizawa.hokkaido.jp/index.php/contents/item/3093868 |url-status=dead }}</ref>


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{commons category|Iwamizawa, Hokkaido}}
* [http://www.city.iwamizawa.hokkaido.jp/ Official Website] {{in lang|ja}}
* [http://iwamizawa.org/ Sightseeing information website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091215031112/http://iwamizawa.org/ |date=2009-12-15 }} {{in lang|ja}}


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Revision as of 19:19, 16 April 2024

Iwamizawa
岩見沢市
City
Panorama view of downtown Iwamizawa urban area
Panorama view of downtown Iwamizawa urban area
Flag of Iwamizawa
Flag
Official seal of Iwamizawa
Emblem
Location of Iwamizawa in Hokkaido (Sorachi Subprefecture)
Location of Iwamizawa in Hokkaido (Sorachi Subprefecture)
Iwamizawa is located in Japan
Iwamizawa
Iwamizawa
Location in Japan
Coordinates: 43°12′N 141°47′E / 43.200°N 141.783°E / 43.200; 141.783
CountryJapan
RegionHokkaido
PrefectureHokkaido (Sorachi Subprefecture)
Government
 • MayorSatoru Matsuno
Area
 • Total481.02 km2 (185.72 sq mi)
Population
 (July 31, 2023)
 • Total75,949
 • Density160/km2 (410/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+09:00 (JST)
City hall address1-1-1, Hatogaoka, Iwamizawa-shi, Hokkaido
068-8686
ClimateDfb
Websitewww.city.iwamizawa.hokkaido.jp
Symbols
BirdPigeon
FlowerRose
TreeKobushi Magnolia

Iwamizawa (岩見沢市, Iwamizawa-shi) is a city in Sorachi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. It is the capital of Sorachi Subprefecture.

As of July 31, 2023, the city had an estimated population of 75,949 and the density of 158 persons per km2.[1] The total area is 481.02 km2 (186 sq mi).

On March 27, 2006, the town of Kurisawa, and the village of Kita (both from Sorachi District, Sorachi Subprefecture) merged into Iwamizawa.[2]

History

The name of "Iwamizawa" is derived from Japanese word "Yuamisawa" (浴澤).Yuami (浴) and sawa (澤) means "Bathing" and "A swamp".[3]

Iwamizawa was developed as a hub of land transportation around Iwamizawa Station.[2]

  • 1906 - Iwamizawa village became Iwamizawa town.
  • 1943 - Iwamizawa town became Iwamizawa city.
  • 2006 - Kurisawa town and Kita village were merged into Iwamizawa city.

Climate

Iwamizawa has a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dfb) with warm summers and cold winters. Precipitation is significant throughout the year, but is heaviest from August to October.

Climate data for Iwamizawa, Hokkaido (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1946−present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 8.7
(47.7) 		10.3
(50.5) 		16.3
(61.3) 		26.8
(80.2) 		33.1
(91.6) 		33.6
(92.5) 		35.5
(95.9) 		35.7
(96.3) 		32.7
(90.9) 		25.9
(78.6) 		20.2
(68.4) 		13.7
(56.7) 		35.7
(96.3)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) −1.9
(28.6) 		−0.9
(30.4) 		3.5
(38.3) 		11.2
(52.2) 		17.7
(63.9) 		21.7
(71.1) 		25.1
(77.2) 		26.1
(79.0) 		22.4
(72.3) 		15.7
(60.3) 		7.6
(45.7) 		0.5
(32.9) 		12.4
(54.3)
Daily mean °C (°F) −5.3
(22.5) 		−4.6
(23.7) 		−0.4
(31.3) 		6.1
(43.0) 		12.1
(53.8) 		16.3
(61.3) 		20.2
(68.4) 		21.3
(70.3) 		17.4
(63.3) 		10.8
(51.4) 		3.9
(39.0) 		−2.6
(27.3) 		7.9
(46.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −9.2
(15.4) 		−8.9
(16.0) 		−4.5
(23.9) 		1.3
(34.3) 		7.1
(44.8) 		12.0
(53.6) 		16.6
(61.9) 		17.6
(63.7) 		12.9
(55.2) 		6.2
(43.2) 		0.2
(32.4) 		−6.0
(21.2) 		3.8
(38.8)
Record low °C (°F) −24.3
(−11.7) 		−23.0
(−9.4) 		−22.0
(−7.6) 		−10.9
(12.4) 		−3.6
(25.5) 		2.5
(36.5) 		5.2
(41.4) 		6.9
(44.4) 		−1.0
(30.2) 		−4.0
(24.8) 		−14.6
(5.7) 		−22.6
(−8.7) 		−24.3
(−11.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 199.4
(7.85) 		85.5
(3.37) 		59.4
(2.34) 		52.7
(2.07) 		83.9
(3.30) 		69.5
(2.74) 		111.5
(4.39) 		161.1
(6.34) 		142.2
(5.60) 		110.4
(4.35) 		118.8
(4.68) 		144.5
(5.69) 		1,248.5
(49.15)
Average extreme snow depth mm (inches) 187
(7.4) 		137
(5.4) 		72
(2.8) 		8
(0.3) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		1
(0.0) 		70
(2.8) 		200
(7.9) 		664
(26.1)
Average rainy days 19.2 15.9 12.7 9.8 10.0 8.3 9.5 9.9 10.3 13.7 17.4 21.3 158
Average snowy days 21.7 19.5 15.9 3.1 0 0 0 0 0 0.3 8.6 21.6 90.7
Average relative humidity (%) 81 78 74 68 71 78 81 81 79 77 78 81 77
Mean monthly sunshine hours 90.2 111.3 161.9 176.6 196.5 173.6 156.2 158.8 161.9 138.5 84.7 69.0 1,679.1
Percent possible sunshine 33 40 46 46 46 27 42 40 36 42 21 13 37
Source 1: Japan Meteorological Agency[4][5]
Source 2: MSN Weather[6]

Transportation

Rail

In the past, Horonai Line and Manji Line ran from Iwamizawa.

Road

Education

Universities

High schools

  • Hokkaido Iwamizawa Higashi High School
  • Hokkaido Iwamizawa Nishi High School
  • Hokkaido Iwamizawa Agricultural High School
  • Hokkaido Iwamizawa Ryokuryo High School

Culture

Mascot

Iwamizawa's mascot is Iwami-chan (いわみちゃん). He is a playful onion who likes food. He is unveiled on 3 October 2010. He is assisted by Kuri-chan (クリちゃん) who is a female squirrel from Kita.[7][8]

Iwami-chan and Kuri-chan, the city's mascots

Religion

Sister cities

References

  1. ^ "Official website of Iwamizawa City" (in Japanese). Japan: Iwamizawa City. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  2. ^ a b "The history of Iwamizawa". Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2015-05-16.
  3. ^ The origin of the name[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ "IWAMIZAWA WMO Station ID:47413 Lat 43o12.7'N Lon 141o47.1'E". Japan Meteorological Agency. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
  5. ^ "Extremes". Japan Meteorological Agency. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
  6. ^ "Iwamizawa City, Japan". MSN. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
  7. ^ "プロフィール". Iwami-chan.
  8. ^ "クリちゃんのプロフィール（岩見沢市）". Kawaii Hokkaido.
  9. ^ "Pocatello, Idaho". Sister Cities International. Retrieved 19 April 2014.
  10. ^ "Fostering International Exchange in Iwamizawa". Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2015-05-16.

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