:Hidaka, Hokkaido
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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Hidaka
| official_name =
| native_name = {{nobold|日高町}}
| native_name_lang = ja
| settlement_type = Town
| other_name =
| image_skyline = Michinoeki_Hidaka,_Hokkaido.jpg
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| image_flag = Flag of Hidaka, Hokkaido.svg
| image_seal = Emblem of Hidaka, Hokkaido.svg
| seal_type = Emblem
| image_map = Hidaka in Hokkaido Prefecture Ja.svg
| map_alt =
| map_caption = Location of Hidaka in Hokkaido (Hidaka Subprefecture)
| pushpin_map = Japan
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Japan
| coordinates = {{coord|42|29|N|142|4|E|region:JP|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_footnotes =
| 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 = Saru
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| extinct_title = Now part of
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| leader_party =
| leader_title = Mayor
| leader_name = {{nihongo|Shigeru Miwa|三輪 茂}}
| leader_title1 = Vice Mayor
| leader_name1 =
| total_type =
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_magnitude =
| area_footnotes =
| area_total_km2 = 992.67
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| population_total = 12,596
| population_as_of = September 30, 2016
| population_density_km2 = auto
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| timezone1 = JST
| utc_offset1 = +09:00
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| blank_name_sec1 = City hall address
| blank_info_sec1 = 210-1 Monbetsu Honchō, Hidaka-chō, Saru-gun, Hokkaidō
059-2192
| blank_name_sec2 = Climate
| blank_info_sec2 = Dfb
| website = {{URL|http://www.town.hidaka.hokkaido.jp/}}
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{{Nihongo|Hidaka|日高町|Hidaka-chō}} is a town located in Hidaka Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan.
Geography
Hidaka Town is divided into two exclaves, which coincide with the former towns of Hidaka and Monbetsu. The town of Biratori lies between the two wards separating them. Hidaka Ward (Hidaka-ku) lies in the Hidaka Mountains at a cross road leading to Sapporo, Furano, Obihiro, and Biratori. These crossroads lead to Hidaka and Nisshō passes. Monbetsu Ward (Monbetsu-ku) lies on the coast of the Pacific Ocean at the outlet of the Saru River.
A train line used to run up to Hidaka along the Saru River. The train carried lumber from the logging camps down to the coast. The train line is no longer used.
The entire town has an area of {{convert|992.67|km2|sqmi}}. Hidaka ward has an area of {{convert|563.94|km2|sqmi}} and Monbetsu ward has an area of {{convert|428.73|km2|sqmi}}.[http://www.town.hidaka.hokkaido.jp/gaiyo/iti.html Official Home Page of Hidaka Town] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080407210738/http://www.town.hidaka.hokkaido.jp/gaiyo/iti.html |date=2008-04-07 }}, last access 3 June 2008
=Climate=
{{Weather box
|collapsed = Y
|single line = Y
|metric first = Y
|location = Hidaka (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1977−present)
|Jan high C = -2.5
|Feb high C = -1.4
|Mar high C = 3.0
|Apr high C = 10.3
|May high C = 17.5
|Jun high C = 21.6
|Jul high C = 24.8
|Aug high C = 25.5
|Sep high C = 21.5
|Oct high C = 14.6
|Nov high C = 6.6
|Dec high C = -0.3
|Jan mean C = -7.6
|Feb mean C = -6.8
|Mar mean C = -2.1
|Apr mean C = 4.3
|May mean C = 11.0
|Jun mean C = 15.6
|Jul mean C = 19.5
|Aug mean C = 20.2
|Sep mean C = 15.6
|Oct mean C = 8.6
|Nov mean C = 1.9
|Dec mean C = -4.8
|Jan low C = -13.6
|Feb low C = -13.4
|Mar low C = -8.0
|Apr low C = -1.4
|May low C = 4.7
|Jun low C = 10.4
|Jul low C = 15.4
|Aug low C = 15.9
|Sep low C = 10.7
|Oct low C = 3.2
|Nov low C = -2.7
|Dec low C = -9.7
|Jan record high C = 7.7
|Feb record high C = 13.0
|Mar record high C = 17.7
|Apr record high C = 24.9
|May record high C = 32.0
|Jun record high C = 34.4
|Jul record high C = 35.8
|Aug record high C = 35.5
|Sep record high C = 32.0
|Oct record high C = 25.0
|Nov record high C = 19.3
|Dec record high C = 11.8
|year record high C= 35.8
|Jan record low C = -25.3
|Feb record low C = -27.8
|Mar record low C = -21.8
|Apr record low C = -15.6
|May record low C = -4.0
|Jun record low C = 0.0
|Jul record low C = 5.5
|Aug record low C = 6.6
|Sep record low C = -0.4
|Oct record low C = -5.1
|Nov record low C = -15.2
|Dec record low C = -21.7
|year record low C= -27.8
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 45.4
|Feb precipitation mm = 41.3
|Mar precipitation mm = 69.3
|Apr precipitation mm = 100.4
|May precipitation mm = 115.2
|Jun precipitation mm = 77.5
|Jul precipitation mm = 140.3
|Aug precipitation mm = 224.1
|Sep precipitation mm = 164.4
|Oct precipitation mm = 136.0
|Nov precipitation mm = 122.9
|Dec precipitation mm = 73.9
|year precipitation mm= 1324.3
|Jan rain days = 11.1
|Feb rain days = 11.4
|Mar rain days = 13.0
|Apr rain days = 13.3
|May rain days = 12.0
|Jun rain days = 8.7
|Jul rain days = 11.0
|Aug rain days = 12.1
|Sep rain days = 12.5
|Oct rain days = 13.8
|Nov rain days = 14.9
|Dec rain days = 13.3
|Jan snow cm = 121
|Feb snow cm = 106
|Mar snow cm = 95
|Apr snow cm = 27
|May snow cm = 0
|Jun snow cm = 0
|Jul snow cm = 0
|Aug snow cm = 0
|Sep snow cm = 0
|Oct snow cm = 0
|Nov snow cm = 25
|Dec snow cm = 109
|year snow cm= 495
|Jan snow days = 13.3
|Feb snow days = 13.2
|Mar snow days = 12.2
|Apr snow days = 3.8
|May snow days = 0
|Jun snow days = 0
|Jul snow days = 0
|Aug snow days = 0
|Sep snow days = 0
|Oct snow days = 0.1
|Nov snow days = 3.1
|Dec snow days = 13.4
|Jan sun = 68.0
|Feb sun = 78.0
|Mar sun = 106.8
|Apr sun = 146.8
|May sun = 181.2
|Jun sun = 169.3
|Jul sun = 142.0
|Aug sun = 146.0
|Sep sun = 136.0
|Oct sun = 117.5
|Nov sun = 63.8
|Dec sun = 51.7
|year sun= 1403.0
|source 1 = JMA{{cite web
| url = https://www.data.jma.go.jp/obd/stats/etrn/view/rank_a.php?prec_no=22&block_no=1202&year=&month=&day=&view=h0
|script-title=ja:観測史上1～10位の値（年間を通じての値）
| publisher = JMA
| access-date = February 19, 2022}}
|source 2 = JMA{{cite web
| url = https://www.data.jma.go.jp/obd/stats/etrn/view/nml_amd_ym.php?prec_no=22&block_no=1202&year=&month=12&day=&view=h0
|script-title=ja:気象庁 / 平年値（年・月ごとの値）
| publisher = JMA
| access-date = February 19, 2022}}}}
Transport
=Rail=
Hidaka was served by the JR Hokkaido Hidaka Main Line. However, no services have operated between {{STN|Mukawa|x}} and {{STN|Samani|x}} since January 2015, due to storm damage. Plans to restore this section of the line have been abandoned, due to declining passenger numbers and very high maintenance costs, and the section was officially closed on 1 April 2021 and replaced by a bus service.
Stations in Hidaka: {{STN|Tomikawa|x}} - {{STN|Hidaka-Mombetsu|x}} - {{STN|Toyosato|x|Hokkaido}} - {{STN|Kiyohata|x}} - {{STN|Atsuga|x}}
Demographics
As of September 2016, Hidaka had a population of 12,596.
History
On March 1, 2006, the town of Monbetsu was merged into Hidaka.
Sports
Hidaka also has a ski slope called the Hidaka Skijo, which has 4 chairlifts and an onsen called Kogenso.
Art and Culture
There is also a Shonen Shizen no Ie Boys' Nature House.
= Mascot =
{{multiple image
| align = left
| direction = horizontal
| total_width = 200
| footer = Kurumi-chan and Tonekko-kun,
the town's mascots
| image1 = Kurumi-chan Hidaka.png
| image2 = Tonekko-kun.png
}}
Hidaka's mascot is {{Nihongo|Kurumi-chan|クルミちゃん}}. Her name means "walnut". She is a squirrel who loves walnuts grown in the town.{{cite web|url=https://kawaii.hokkaido.jp/character/kurumichan/|title=クルミちゃんのプロフィール（日高町）|website=Kawaii Hokkaido}} Her companion is {{Nihongo|Tonekko-kun|とねっこクン}} who is a horse from Monbetsu. Tonekko-kun's designer is Hiroshi Kurogane.{{cite web|url=https://kawaii.hokkaido.jp/character/tonekko/|title=とねっこクンのプロフィール（日高町）|website=Kawaii Hokkaido}}
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References
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External links
- {{Commons category-inline|Hidaka, Hokkaido|Hidaka, Hokkaidō}}
- [http://www.town.hidaka.hokkaido.jp/ Official Website] {{in lang|ja}}
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