| Tomari | |||
| Native Name Lang: | ja | ||
| Settlement Type: | Village | ||
| Pushpin Map: | Japan | ||
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Japan | ||
| Coordinates: | 43.0667°N 170°W | ||
| Subdivision Type: | Country | ||
| Subdivision Name: | Japan | ||
| Subdivision Type1: | Region | ||
| Subdivision Name1: | Hokkaido | ||
| Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture | ||
| Subdivision Name2: | Hokkaido (Shiribeshi Subprefecture) | ||
| Subdivision Type3: | District | ||
| Subdivision Name3: | Furuu | ||
| Leader Title: | Mayor | ||
| Leader Name: | Hiroomi Makino | ||
| Leader Title1: | Vice Mayor | ||
| Unit Pref: | Metric | ||
| Area Total Km2: | 82.35 | ||
| Population Total: | 1,750 | ||
| 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: | 191-7 Usubetsu, Kayanumamura, Tomari, Fufuu-gun, Hokkaido 045-0202 | ||
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is a village located in Shiribeshi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan.[1] [2] As of September 2016, the village had a population of 1,750, and a density of 21 persons per km2. The total area is 82.35km2.[3]
The name of the town originates from the word "Hemoi-tomari" in the Ainu language. "Hemoi-tomari" is formed from two Ainu-language words, the first, "hemoi", meaning "trout", and the second, "tomari", meaning "harbor". In the Japanese language the name of the town is written with a single kanji character,, meaning "anchored" or "at anchor". The written form of the name in Japanese is an ateji, or a kanji character used to phonetically represent native or borrowed words.
Tomari is situated on the western coast of the Shakotan Peninsula along the Sea of Japan. Tomari runs 11.8km (07.3miles) from east to west and 14.6km (09.1miles) from north to south. 70.57% of the village is forested, and has little arable land. Tomari is known for its view of the sunset on the Sea of Japan. The coast of the village is protected as part of Niseko-Shakotan-Otaru Kaigan Quasi-National Park.
The village is known for fishing and seafood, including sea urchin (uni), sea cucumber (namako) and squid (ika).
Tomari has been linked with energy and power generation since the beginning of the 20th century, giving it its current nickname of "Hometown of Energy". The village is famous for being the site of Hokkaido's only nuclear power plant, the Tomari Nuclear Power Plant. Its first reactor became operational in 1989, and its second in 1991. Tax revenue from the nuclear power plant has ensured that Tomari's local government, unlike most rural villages, operates at a consistent surplus.
Historically, the Kayanuma area of the village was a coal mining town. The town was first settled by the Japanese in 1601, and was incorporated as a village in 1880. The villages of Sakazaki, Okishinai, Horikatsubu, and Kayanuma were merged into Tomari in 1909.
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