:Hokuto, Yamanashi

Hokuto is located in far northwest Yamanashi Prefecture. Most of the area of the city is elevated highland and forested, with one third of the city located on the alpine southeastern slopes of Mount Yatsugatake, With a cooler alpine climate in summer, smaller towns such as Kiyosato are a popular location for second homes.

The city has a climate characterized by hot and humid summers, and relatively mild winters (Köppen climate classification Cfa). The average annual temperature in Hokuto is 11.2 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1296 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 23.8 °C, and lowest in January, at around -1.0 °C.[https://en.climate-data.org/asia/japan/yamanashi/hokuto-714890/ Hokuto climate data]

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|location = Ōizumi, Hokuto (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1977−present)

|Jan record high C = 16.2

|Feb record high C = 20.6

|Mar record high C = 23.1

|Apr record high C = 28.3

|May record high C = 30.8

|Jun record high C = 33.7

|Jul record high C = 35.4

|Aug record high C = 36.5

|Sep record high C = 33.3

|Oct record high C = 29.1

|Nov record high C = 23.0

|Dec record high C = 19.0

|Jan record low C = -14.4

|Feb record low C = -14.2

|Mar record low C = -10.7

|Apr record low C = -7.3

|May record low C = -1.5

|Jun record low C = 5.7

|Jul record low C = 10.2

|Aug record low C = 9.7

|Sep record low C = 3.6

|Oct record low C = -2.0

|Nov record low C = -6.4

|Dec record low C = -11.8

|Jan high C = 4.7

|Feb high C = 6.0

|Mar high C = 10.1

|Apr high C = 16.0

|May high C = 20.8

|Jun high C = 23.5

|Jul high C = 27.3

|Aug high C = 28.7

|Sep high C = 24.2

|Oct high C = 18.5

|Nov high C = 13.1

|Dec high C = 7.6

|Jan mean C = -0.2

|Feb mean C = 0.6

|Mar mean C = 4.3

|Apr mean C = 9.8

|May mean C = 14.8

|Jun mean C = 18.4

|Jul mean C = 22.2

|Aug mean C = 23.1

|Sep mean C = 19.1

|Oct mean C = 13.3

|Nov mean C = 7.7

|Dec mean C = 2.5

|Jan low C = -5.0

|Feb low C = -4.6

|Mar low C = -1.1

|Apr low C = 4.1

|May low C = 9.5

|Jun low C = 14.2

|Jul low C = 18.5

|Aug low C = 19.1

|Sep low C = 15.1

|Oct low C = 8.8

|Nov low C = 2.8

|Dec low C = -2.2

|precipitation colour = green

|Jan precipitation mm = 40.9

|Feb precipitation mm = 41.9

|Mar precipitation mm = 77.3

|Apr precipitation mm = 82.4

|May precipitation mm = 96.5

|Jun precipitation mm = 135.1

|Jul precipitation mm = 155.5

|Aug precipitation mm = 127.3

|Sep precipitation mm = 171.1

|Oct precipitation mm = 138.6

|Nov precipitation mm = 48.0

|Dec precipitation mm = 32.2

|year precipitation mm = 1146.8

|unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm

|Jan precipitation days = 4.9

|Feb precipitation days = 5.1

|Mar precipitation days = 8.5

|Apr precipitation days = 8.7

|May precipitation days = 9.8

|Jun precipitation days = 12.1

|Jul precipitation days = 13.3

|Aug precipitation days = 10.2

|Sep precipitation days = 10.5

|Oct precipitation days = 9.3

|Nov precipitation days = 6.3

|Dec precipitation days = 4.9

|Jan sun = 205.7

|Feb sun = 196.3

|Mar sun = 205.7

|Apr sun = 211.9

|May sun = 210.7

|Jun sun = 158.1

|Jul sun = 163.0

|Aug sun = 194.2

|Sep sun = 150.2

|Oct sun = 166.3

|Nov sun = 187.0

|Dec sun = 195.6

|year sun = 2249.2

|source 1 = Japan Meteorological Agency{{cite web

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Per Japanese census data,[https://www.citypopulation.de/php/japan-yamanashi.php Hokuto population statistics] the population of Hokuto has remained relatively stable over the past 50 years.

{{Historical populations

| 1940 | 51,131

| 1950 | 68,254

| 1960 | 59,831

| 1970 | 47,356

| 1980 | 44,320

| 1990 | 46,200

| 2000 | 47,888

| 2010 | 46,968

| 2020 | 44,053

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During the Edo period, all of Kai Province was tenryō territory under direct control of the Tokugawa shogunate. During the cadastral reform of the early Meiji period on April 1, 1889, the rural district of Kitakoma was formed.

The modern city of Hokuto was established on November 1, 2004, from the merger of the towns of Hakushū, Nagasaka, Sutama and Takane, and the villages of Akeno, Mukawa and Ōizumi (all from Kitakoma District).{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=89y4AAAAIAAJ |title=現代用語の基礎知識 |date=2005 |publisher=自由国民社 |isbn=978-4-426-10123-7 |pages=478 |language=ja |quote=11 月 1 日山梨県北巨摩郡明野町・須玉町・高根町・長坂町・大泉村・白州町武川村が合併して北杜市が誕生する。}}{{Cite web |title=合併の経緯 |url=https://www.city.hokuto.yamanashi.jp/docs/1052.html |access-date=2024-02-04 |website=山梨県北杜市公式サイト |language=ja |quote=平成16年11月1日、北巨摩郡7町村（明野村、須玉町、高根町、長坂町、大泉村、白州町、武川村）が合併し、北杜市が誕生しました。}} On March 15, 2006, Hokuto absorbed the town of Kobuchisawa (also from Kitakoma District). Kitakoma District was dissolved as a result of this merger.

Hokuto has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city legislature of 22 members.

The economy of Hokuto is primarily agricultural, with seasonal tourism, precision manufacturing and food processing playing secondary roles.

• Teikyo-Gakuen Junior College
• Hokuto has eight public elementary schools and nine public middle schools operated by the city government and two public high schools operated by the Yamanashi Prefectural Board of Education.

• 20px Central Japan Railway Company - Chūō Main Line
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• 20px Central Japan Railway Company - Koumi Line
• {{STN|Kobuchizawa|x}} - {{STN|Kai-Koizumi|x}} - {{STN|Kai-Ōizumi|x}} - {{STN|Kiyosato|x}}

• Image:JP Expressway E19.svg Chūō Expressway
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• {{flagicon|JPN}} Fukuroi, Shizuoka, since March 9, 1987 between former Asaba, Shizuoka and former Akeno, Yamanashi
• {{flagicon|JPN}} Joetsu, Niigata, since January 17, 1991 between former Misaka Town and former Kakizaki, Niigata and Sutama, Yamanashi
• {{flagicon|JPN}} Hamura, Tokyo, since October 1, 1996 with former Takane Town
• {{flagicon|JPN}} Nishitokyo, Tokyo, since February 4, 1999 between former Tanashi, Tokyo and the former town of Sutama, Yamanashi
• {{flagicon|USA}} Madison County, Kentucky, United States, since May 12, 1990 with former municipalities of Takane, Nagasaka, Ōizumi, and Kobuchisawa
• {{flagicon|USA}} LeMars, Iowa, United States, since July 3, 1993 with former Sutama Town
• {{flagicon|ROK}} Pocheon, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea, since March 21, 2003 with former Takane Town{{cite web|url=http://www.clair.or.jp/cgi-bin/simai/e/03.cgi?p=19&n=Yamanashi%20Prefecture|title=International Exchange|work=List of Affiliation Partners within Prefectures|publisher=Council of Local Authorities for International Relations (CLAIR)|access-date=21 November 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160205180944/http://www.clair.or.jp/cgi-bin/simai/e/03.cgi?p=19&n=Yamanashi%20Prefecture|archive-date=5 February 2016}}
• {{flagicon|Italy}} Manciano, Tuscany, Italy with former Kobuchisawa Town
• {{flagicon|Canada}} Crowsnest Pass, Alberta (unratified)

• Gikosan Yanodo Temple
• Kinsei ruins, a Jomon-period settlement trace and National Historic Site.
• Kitashōji Falls, one of Japan's Top 100 Waterfalls
• Kiyosato Plateau
• Musée Kiyoharu Shirakaba
• Nakamura Keith Haring Collection
• Seicho-no-Ie International Headquarters{{cite web | title=Centers | website=Seicho-No-Ie | url=https://www.seicho-no-ie.org/eng/center/japan.html | access-date=2025-01-31}}
• Umenoki ruins, a Jomon-period settlement trace and National Historic Site.
• Yato Castle, ruins of a Sengoku period castle, and National Historic Site

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