Urakawa, Hokkaido
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Climate
Urakawa has a humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb) with warm summers and cold winters. With an alternate definition, using the −3 °C (27 °F) isotherm, Urakawa falls in the rare oceanic climate (Cfb) of the east coast of the continents due to the warm current of Tsushima. Owing to its slightly more southerly latitude, easterly aspect and location on the sea, snowfall is much lighter than in the major cities of western Hokkaido like Sapporo, Hakodate, Asahikawa and Wakkanai, with the most in one month being Script error: No such module "convert". in January 1969.[2] Precipitation in heaviest in the summer months when remnant typhoons may approach; the heaviest daily rainfall being Script error: No such module "convert". on 5 August 1981, and the wettest month being Script error: No such module "convert". in August 1995. The driest month has been Script error: No such module "convert". in February 2003. Year-round sunshine, although less than in the Tokachi Plain, is also higher than western Hokkaido, with the dullest month being 48.0 hours in August 1941 and the sunniest, in April 2014, being 288.0 hours, which beats the previous record of 271.6 hours in May 1957.
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Transportation
Rail
Urakawa was served by the JR Hokkaido Hidaka Main Line. However, no trains have operated between Template:STN and Template:STN since January 2015, due to storm damage. Plans to restore this section of the line have been abandoned, due to declining passenger numbers and very high maintenance costs, and the section was officially closed on 1 April 2021, and replaced by a bus service.
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Culture
Mascot
Urakawa's mascots are Script error: No such module "Nihongo". and Script error: No such module "Nihongo".. They are twin horses.[3][4]
- Uraran carries a strawberry.
- Kawatan carries a Hidaka kelp and a Ginsei salmon.
References
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External links
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