| Shinhidaka | |||||
| Native Name Lang: | ja | ||||
| Settlement Type: | Town | ||||
| Pushpin Map: | Japan | ||||
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Japan | ||||
| Coordinates: | 42.25°N 176°W | ||||
| Subdivision Type: | Country | ||||
| Subdivision Name: | Japan | ||||
| Subdivision Type1: | Region | ||||
| Subdivision Name1: | Hokkaido | ||||
| Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture | ||||
| Subdivision Name2: | Hokkaido (Hidaka Subprefecture) | ||||
| Subdivision Type3: | District | ||||
| Subdivision Name3: | Hidaka | ||||
| Leader Title: | Mayor | ||||
| Leader Name: | Yoshihide Sakai | ||||
| Leader Title1: | Vice Mayor | ||||
| Unit Pref: | Metric | ||||
| Area Total Km2: | 1147.75 | ||||
| Population Total: | 21,415 | ||||
| Population As Of: | November 30, 2021 | ||||
| Population Density Km2: | auto | ||||
| Timezone1: | JST | ||||
| Utc Offset1: | +09:00 | ||||
| Blank Name Sec1: | City hall address | ||||
| Blank Info Sec1: | 3-2-50, Shizunai Miyukichō, Shinhidaka-chō, Hidaka-gun, Hokkaidō 056-8650 | ||||
| Blank Name Sec2: | Climate | ||||
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is a town located in Hidaka Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. Shinhidaka is the most populous town, and the economic center of Hidaka Subprefecture.
The river valleys of what is now Shinhidaka were occupied by the Ainu. From the 19th century, people from Japan began to settle in the region.
On March 31, 2006, the town of Mitsuishi merged with the town of Shizunai to create the new town of Shinhidaka.
Shinhidaka is in southeastern Hokkaido, between the Pacific Ocean to the South and the Hidaka Mountains to the North. Several rivers rise in the mountains and empty into the sea, including the Shizunai River and the Mitsuishi River.
Shinhidaka has total area of 1,147.74 km2.[1] Its highest location is Mount Kamuiekuuchikaushi (42.625°N 142.7661°W) at 1,979.4 m (6,494 ft).
As of November 2021, the town has an estimated population of 21,415, and a density of 18.7 persons per km2.[2]
Shinhidaka was served by the JR Hokkaido Hidaka Main Line. However, no services have operated between and since January 2015, due to storm damage. Plans to restore this section of the line have been abandoned, due to declining passenger use and very high maintenance costs and the section will be officially closed on 1 April 2021 to be replaced by a bus service.
Stations in Shinhidaka: - - - - - -
, literally, road 20 ken (36m (118feet)) in width, is an avenue lined with trees and a major tourist attraction of the town. The 8km (05miles) road was created for a visit of the Imperial Family to the nearby Niikappu horse ranch in 1903. The ranch is under the jurisdiction of the Imperial Household Agency. It took five years to transplant trees from the local mountains to create the avenue. It was finished in 1916. Shinhidaka holds a cherry blossom festival yearly in May at the road in Shizunai ward.[3]
Shinhidaka's mascots are and . They are superhero siblings.[4] [5]
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