Toyokoro, Hokkaido

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Toyokoro
豊頃町
Town
Location of Toyokoro in Hokkaido (Tokachi Subprefecture)
Location of Toyokoro in Hokkaido (Tokachi Subprefecture)
Toyokoro is located in Japan
Toyokoro
Toyokoro
Location in Japan
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Country Japan
Region Hokkaido
Prefecture Hokkaido (Tokachi Subprefecture)
District Nakagawa (Tokachi)
Area
 • Total 536.52 km2 (207.15 sq mi)
Population (2008)
 • Total 3,749
 • Density 7.0/km2 (18/sq mi)
Time zone Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
Website www.toyokoro.jp
File:Toyokoromainnw.jpg
Main street in Toyokoro
File:Toyokororesidential.jpg
A residential area

Toyokoro (豊頃町 Toyokoro-chō?) is a town in Nakagawa District, Tokachi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan.

As of 2008, the town has an estimated population of 3,749 and a density of 7 persons per km². The total area is 536.52 square kilometres (207.15 sq mi).

The town is separated into two main areas, Toyokoro and Moiwa. These areas are separated by the Tokachi River. Two bridges, Toyokoro Ohashi Bridge and Moiwa Bridge, connect the two. The Toyokoro area has the town's railway station (which is unstaffed), an elementary school, the town's only junior high school, a gas station and the town's only major convenience store (Seicomart) and a few residential streets. The Moiwa area is the major area of the town, which has the Town Hall, the town convention center, the bank, two small supermarkets, a post office, an elementary school and the majority of the residential area. It is also where Moiwa Mountain is, which has a park golf course, camping facilities, and even a very small airport.[citation needed]

The town is famous for the Harunire Tree, which is two elm trees that are fused together to look like one. The tree has a very pleasing shape and was used in a car commercial.[citation needed]

International relations

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Twin towns — Sister cities

Toyokoro is twinned with:[citation needed]

External links

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