Shinshinotsu | |||||||
Native Name Lang: | ja | ||||||
Settlement Type: | Village | ||||||
Pushpin Map: | Japan | ||||||
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Japan | ||||||
Coordinates: | 43.2167°N 180°W | ||||||
Subdivision Type: | Country | ||||||
Subdivision Name: | Japan | ||||||
Subdivision Type1: | Region | ||||||
Subdivision Name1: | Hokkaido | ||||||
Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture | ||||||
Subdivision Name2: | Hokkaido (Ishikari Subprefecture) | ||||||
Subdivision Type3: | District | ||||||
Subdivision Name3: | Ishikari | ||||||
Leader Title: | Mayor | ||||||
Leader Name: | Kiichi Higashide | ||||||
Leader Title1: | Vice Mayor | ||||||
Unit Pref: | Metric | ||||||
Area Total Km2: | 78.04 | ||||||
Population Total: | 2833 | ||||||
Population As Of: | July 31, 2023 | ||||||
Population Density Km2: | auto | ||||||
Timezone1: | JST | ||||||
Utc Offset1: | +09:00 | ||||||
Blank Name Sec1: | City hall address | ||||||
Blank Info Sec1: | 13 Daiyonjusitisenkita, Shinshinotsu, Hokkaido 068-1192 | ||||||
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Blank Name Sec2: | Climate | ||||||
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is a village located in Ishikari, Hokkaido, Japan.
As of July 31, 2023 the village had an estimated population of 2,833 and a population density of 36.3 persons per km2. The total area is 78.04 km2.
Shinshinotsu is the smallest and the only village in Ishikari Subprefecture. Ishikari River flows the east of the village.
Shinshinotsu's mascot is who is a snowball. It wears a hat that resembles the observatory on Shinotsu Park. Its lips are pink as a result of the side effects of drinking doburoku sake. It cannot drink this sake without rice and side dishes. When people look at it, it reminds them of a rice bowl. Its charm point is its eyes and people can move its eyebrows. Its birthday is August 8. Its goal is to have a depiction of itself on the village's welcome sign.[3]