| Mikasa | |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Flag Alt: | Flag |
| Nickname: | radioformula |
| Pushpin Map: | Japan |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Japan |
| Coordinates: | 43.25°N 194°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Japan |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Hokkaido |
| Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture |
| Subdivision Name2: | Hokkaido (Sorachi Subprefecture) |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Kazuo Kobayashi |
| Area Total Km2: | 302.64 |
| Population Total: | 8,040 |
| Population As Of: | October 1, 2020 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | Japan Standard Time |
| Utc Offset1: | +9 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | Symbols |
| Blank Info Sec1: | |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | • Tree |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | Japanese rowan |
| Blank2 Name Sec1: | • Flower |
| Blank2 Info Sec1: | Chrysanthemum |
| Blank3 Name Sec1: | • Bird |
| Blank3 Info Sec1: | White wagtail |
| Blank Name Sec2: | Phone number |
| Blank Info Sec2: | 01267-2-3182 |
| Blank1 Name Sec2: | Address |
| Blank1 Info Sec2: | 2 Saiwaichō, Mikasa-shi, Hokkaidō 068-2192 |
| Website: | http://www.city.mikasa.hokkaido.jp/ |
is a city located in Sorachi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. As of 1 October 2020, the city has an estimated population of 8,040, and the density of 27 persons per km2.
The total area is 302.64 km2. It is bordered on three sides by mountains, and on its east side is the man-made Lake Katsurazawa.
Mikasa is one of the birthplaces of the mining and railroad industries in Hokkaido, and the Hokkai Bon song was invented there. Though in the past it flourished due to its natural abundance of coal, the mines have largely closed down and this has caused the population of the city to fall rapidly.
Quite a few fossil specimens have also been collected there, particularly ammonites and the prehistoric marine reptile Yezosaurus mikasaensis, both of which can be viewed at the city's natural history museum.[1]
Hokkaidō Expressway runs through west of the city and Mikasa IC is on it. No railway is in the city.
Notable local products include watermelon, musk melon, cucumber, northern plum, and wine.
Mikasa's mascot is . He is a 84,000,000-year-old yellow dinosaur.[2]