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[[File:Toyokoromainnw.jpg|thumb|Main street in Toyokoro]] |
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{{Nihongo|'''Toyokoro'''|豊頃町|Toyokoro-chō}} is a [[List of towns in Japan|town]] in [[Tokachi Subprefecture]], [[Hokkaido]], Japan. |
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{{As of|2016}}, the town has an estimated [[population]] of 3,262 and a [[population density|density]] of 6.1 persons per km². The total area is {{convert|536.52|km²|2|abbr=out}}. |
{{As of|September 2016}}, the town has an estimated [[population]] of 3,262 and a [[population density|density]] of 6.1 persons per km². The total area is {{convert|536.52|km²|2|abbr=out}}. |
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The town is separated into two main areas, Toyokoro and Moiwa. These areas are separated by the Tokachi River. Two bridges, Toyokoro Ohashi Bridge and Moiwa Bridge, connect the two. The Toyokoro area has the town's railway station (which is unstaffed), an elementary school, the town's only junior high school, a gas station and the town's only major convenience store (Seicomart) and a few residential streets. The Moiwa area is the major area of the town, which has the Town Hall, the town convention center, the bank, two small supermarkets, a post office, an elementary school and the majority of the residential area. It is also where Moiwa Mountain is, which has a park golf course, camping facilities, and even a very small airport.{{Citation needed|date=November 2012}} |
The town is separated into two main areas, Toyokoro and Moiwa. These areas are separated by the Tokachi River. Two bridges, Toyokoro Ohashi Bridge and Moiwa Bridge, connect the two. The Toyokoro area has the town's railway station (which is unstaffed), an elementary school, the town's only junior high school, a gas station and the town's only major convenience store (Seicomart) and a few residential streets. The Moiwa area is the major area of the town, which has the Town Hall, the town convention center, the bank, two small supermarkets, a post office, an elementary school and the majority of the residential area. It is also where Moiwa Mountain is, which has a park golf course, camping facilities, and even a very small airport.{{Citation needed|date=November 2012}} |
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{{see also|List of twin towns and sister cities in Japan}} |
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===Twin towns |
===Twin towns and Sister cities=== |
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Toyokoro is [[Twin towns and sister cities|twinned]] with:{{Citation needed|date=November 2012}} |
Toyokoro is [[Twin towns and sister cities|twinned]] with:{{Citation needed|date=November 2012}} |
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* {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Sōma, Fukushima]], Japan |
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==External links== |
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{{Commons category|Toyokoro, Hokkaido}} |
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*[http://www.toyokoro.jp/ |
*[http://www.toyokoro.jp/ Official Website] {{ja icon}} |
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*[http://www.toyokoroedu.com/ Town Board of Education website] {{ja icon}} |
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Toyokoro (豊頃町, Toyokoro-chō) is a town in Tokachi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan.
As of September 2016[update], the town has an estimated population of 3,262 and a density of 6.1 persons per km². The total area is 536.52 square kilometres (207.15 sq mi).
The town is separated into two main areas, Toyokoro and Moiwa. These areas are separated by the Tokachi River. Two bridges, Toyokoro Ohashi Bridge and Moiwa Bridge, connect the two. The Toyokoro area has the town's railway station (which is unstaffed), an elementary school, the town's only junior high school, a gas station and the town's only major convenience store (Seicomart) and a few residential streets. The Moiwa area is the major area of the town, which has the Town Hall, the town convention center, the bank, two small supermarkets, a post office, an elementary school and the majority of the residential area. It is also where Moiwa Mountain is, which has a park golf course, camping facilities, and even a very small airport.[citation needed]
The town is famous for the Harunire Tree, which is two elm trees that are fused together to look like one. The tree has a very pleasing shape and was used in a car commercial.[citation needed]
International relations
Twin towns and Sister cities
Toyokoro is twinned with:[citation needed]
Sōma, Fukushima, Japan- Namerikawa, Toyama, Japan
Summerland, British Columbia, Canada
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