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Makubetsu, Hokkaido

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Makubetsu (幕別町, Makubetsu-chō) is a town located in Nakagawa (Tokachi) District, Tokachi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan.

As of 2008, the town has an estimated population of 27,343 and a density of 80 persons per km². The total area is 340.46 km².

On February 6, 2006, the village of Chūrui (from Hiroo District) was merged into Makubetsu.

Makubetsu is the birthplace of park golf and as of 2006 has no less than ten individual courses.

Miho Takagi is a promising young speedskater who was born and raised in Makubetsu and is on Japan's Olympic Team for the 2010 Vancouver Olympics.[1]

Hiromu Arakawa was born in Makubetsu, she is the author of Fullmetal Alchemist and Silver Spoon.


References

  1. ^ http://www.universalsports.com/news/article/newsid=384402.html?__source=rss&cid=

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