| Shintotsukawa | |||||
| Native Name Lang: | ja | ||||
| Settlement Type: | Town | ||||
| Pushpin Map: | Japan | ||||
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Japan | ||||
| Coordinates: | 43.55°N 194°W | ||||
| 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: | Kabato | ||||
| Leader Title: | Mayor | ||||
| Leader Name: | Mitsuru Ueda | ||||
| Leader Title1: | Vice Mayor | ||||
| Unit Pref: | Metric | ||||
| Area Total Km2: | 495.62 | ||||
| Population Total: | 6,787 | ||||
| Population As Of: | September 30, 2016 | ||||
| Population Density Km2: | auto | ||||
| Timezone1: | JST | ||||
| Utc Offset1: | +09:00 | ||||
| Blank Name Sec1: | City hall address | ||||
| Blank Info Sec1: | 301-1 Chūō, Shintotsukawa-chō, Kabato-gun, Hokkaidō 073-1103 | ||||
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is a town located in Sorachi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan.
As of September 2016, the town has an estimated population of 6,787, and a population density of 14 persons per km2. The total area is 495.62 km2.
In 1889, a group of settlers from Totsukawa in Nara Prefecture relocated there following catastrophic flooding.
Shintotsukawa is located in the near center of the Sorachi Subprefecture's administrative zone. The eastern area is where Ishikari River and Sorachi River converge, along the right bank of the Ishikari River. The western area is Mt. Shokanbetsu, located in the heart of Shokanbetsu Mountain Range.
Shintotsukawa's mascot is . His name is . He is a rice ghost that likes rice and sake.[1]