Kamisunagawa, Hokkaido

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As of 1 October 2020, the town has an estimated population of 3,278. The total area is 39.91 km2. There is a microgravity test facility located in Kamisunagawa used for astronomic purposes.

Since 1980, Kamisunagawa has been the sister city of Sparwood in British Columbia, Canada.[1]

History

  • 1949 – Kamisunagawa Town split off from the towns of Sunagawa and Utashinai (partial).
  • 2009 – Kamisunagawa Town, more specifically its microgravity test facility, becomes the namesake of a crater on 25143 Itokawa, an asteroid visited by Japanese uncrewed spacecraft Hayabusa.

Culture

Mascot

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Himawari Saki-chan, the town's mascot

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Notable people from Kamisunagawa

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