Kamisunagawa
Kamisunagawa is a town located in Sorachi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. The total area is 39.91 km 2. There is a microgravity test facility located in Kamisunagawa used for astronomic purposes.
Kamisunagawa
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Kamisunagawa is a town located in Sorachi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. The total area is 39.91 km 2. There is a microgravity test facility located in Kamisunagawa used for astronomic purposes.
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Since 1980, Kamisunagawa has been the sister city of Sparwood in British Columbia, Canada.
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Kamisunagawa • Type — Town • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Name — Japan • Subdivision Type1 — Region • Subdivision Name1 — Hokkaido • Subdivision Type2 — Prefecture • Subdivision Name2 — Hokkaido (Sorachi Subprefecture) • Subdivision Type3 — District • Subdivision Name3 — Sorachi • Extinct Title — Now part of • Leader Title — Mayor • Leader Title1 — Vice Mayor • Unit Pref — Metric • Area Total Km2 — 39.91 • Population Total — 2,841 • Population As Of — October 1, 2020 • Population Density Km2 — auto • Time Zone1 — JST • Utc Offset1 — +09:00 • Custom Label Sec1 — City hall address • Website — http: town.kamisunagawa.hokkaido.jp/
History
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.
Mascot
Mascot
• Illustration — Himawari Saki-chan, the town's mascot Kamisunagawa's mascot is Shi-tan. He is a shiitake mushroom. His name is unknown but his name come the either "shiitake town", "see town" or "town of shiitake and coal".
Notable people from Kamisunagawa
Notable people from Kamisunagawa
• Ikuro Takahashi, drummer • Junichi Watanabe, writer • Ryoko Yamagishi, manga artist
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