Shimukappu

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Shimukappu

| official_name =

| native_name = {{nobold|占冠村}}

| native_name_lang = ja

| settlement_type = Village

| other_name =

| image_flag = Flag of Shimukappu, Hokkaido.svg

| image_seal = Emblem of Shimukappu, Hokkaido.svg

| image_map = Shimukappu in Kamikawa Subprefecture.gif

| map_caption = Location of Shimukappu in Hokkaido (Kamikawa Subprefecture)

| pushpin_map = Japan

| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Japan

| coordinates = {{coord|42|59|N|142|24|E|region:JP|display=inline,title}}

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = {{flagicon|Japan}} Japan

| subdivision_type1 = Region

| subdivision_name1 = {{flagicon|Hokkaido}} Hokkaido

| subdivision_type2 = Prefecture

| subdivision_name2 = Hokkaido (Kamikawa Subprefecture)

| subdivision_type3 = District

| subdivision_name3 = Yūfutsu

| leader_title = Mayor

| leader_name =

| leader_title1 = Vice Mayor

| leader_name1 =

| unit_pref = Metric

| area_total_km2 = 571.31

| population_total = 1,251

| population_as_of = 30 September 2016

| population_density_km2 = auto

| timezone1 = JST

| utc_offset1 = +09:00

| postal_code_type =

| postal_code =

| blank_name_sec1 = City hall address

| blank_info_sec1 =

| blank_name_sec2 = Climate

| blank_info_sec2 = Dfb

| website = {{URL|http://www.vill.shimukappu.lg.jp/}}

}}

{{Nihongo|Shimukappu|占冠村|Shimukappu-mura}} is a village located in Kamikawa Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan.

Population

As of September 2016, the village has an estimated population of 1,251 and a density of 2.2 persons per km². The total area is 571.31 km².

Tomamu

File:星野リゾートトマムザ・タワー - flickr 14793673407 4d61722e33 o.jpg

Tomamu in the eastern part of the village area is the site of the Hoshino Resorts Tomamu, one of Hokkaido's major ski resorts, located on the southern slopes of Mount Tomamu.

The resort is dominated by four 40-storey (121 metre) high-rise towers built during the boom of the late 1980s. The exteriors of these buildings have recently been redecorated by Klein Dytham architecture (KDa) of Shibuya, Tokyo to make them harmonize better with their surroundings.

Shimukappu and Tomamu have a student exchange/sister city program with Aspen, Colorado.{{citation needed|date=November 2018}}

Horoka Tomamu Montane Forest

Shimukappu is the location of a new nature reserve, called the Horoka Tomamu Montane Forest, established in 2010, by the United Nations International Year of Biodiversity.

Climate

According to the Köppen climate classification, Shimukappu features a humid continental climate (Dfb) with warm, wet summers and cold, extremely snowy winters.

{{Weather box

|width=auto

|collapsed = yes

|metric first = yes

|single line = yes

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

|Jan record high C = 6.6

|Feb record high C = 12.4

|Mar record high C = 15.8

|Apr record high C = 24.2

|May record high C = 31.7

|Jun record high C = 33.6

|Jul record high C = 34.6

|Aug record high C = 34.2

|Sep record high C = 30.9

|Oct record high C = 25.0

|Nov record high C = 17.9

|Dec record high C = 12.8

|Jan high C = -3.4

|Feb high C = -2.3

|Mar high C = 2.0

|Apr high C = 9.2

|May high C = 16.7

|Jun high C = 21.0

|Jul high C = 24.3

|Aug high C = 24.7

|Sep high C = 20.6

|Oct high C = 13.8

|Nov high C = 5.7

|Dec high C = -1.3

|Jan mean C = -9.8

|Feb mean C = -8.9

|Mar mean C = -3.7

|Apr mean C = 3.0

|May mean C = 9.9

|Jun mean C = 14.8

|Jul mean C = 18.9

|Aug mean C = 19.3

|Sep mean C = 14.6

|Oct mean C = 7.5

|Nov mean C = 0.7

|Dec mean C = -6.4

|Jan low C = -18.0

|Feb low C = -17.7

|Mar low C = -11.0

|Apr low C = -3.0

|May low C = 3.2

|Jun low C = 9.3

|Jul low C = 14.5

|Aug low C = 15.0

|Sep low C = 9.8

|Oct low C = 2.2

|Nov low C = -4.0

|Dec low C = -12.4

|Jan record low C = -35.8

|Feb record low C = -35.4

|Mar record low C = -32.1

|Apr record low C = -21.1

|May record low C = -5.6

|Jun record low C = -1.5

|Jul record low C = 4.1

|Aug record low C = 3.8

|Sep record low C = -0.3

|Oct record low C = -8.4

|Nov record low C = -20.3

|Dec record low C = -29.3

|precipitation colour = green

|Jan precipitation mm = 46.6

|Feb precipitation mm = 43.7

|Mar precipitation mm = 65.6

|Apr precipitation mm = 85.9

|May precipitation mm = 104.4

|Jun precipitation mm = 77.7

|Jul precipitation mm = 143.5

|Aug precipitation mm = 216.4

|Sep precipitation mm = 167.3

|Oct precipitation mm = 137.2

|Nov precipitation mm = 117.0

|Dec precipitation mm = 77.2

|year precipitation mm = 1291.4

|unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm

|Jan precipitation days = 13.3

|Feb precipitation days = 12.9

|Mar precipitation days = 14.1

|Apr precipitation days = 14.1

|May precipitation days = 12.4

|Jun precipitation days = 9.3

|Jul precipitation days = 11.5

|Aug precipitation days = 12.4

|Sep precipitation days = 12.7

|Oct precipitation days = 13.7

|Nov precipitation days = 16.0

|Dec precipitation days = 15.7

|Jan snow cm = 167

|Feb snow cm = 141

|Mar snow cm = 127

|Apr snow cm = 39

|May snow cm = 0

|Jun snow cm = 0

|Jul snow cm = 0

|Aug snow cm = 0

|Sep snow cm = 0

|Oct snow cm = 2

|Nov snow cm = 54

|Dec snow cm = 165

|year snow cm = 705

|unit snow days = 3 cm

|Jan snow days = 21.3

|Feb snow days = 18.5

|Mar snow days = 16.5

|Apr snow days = 5.7

|May snow days = 0

|Jun snow days = 0

|Jul snow days = 0

|Aug snow days = 0

|Sep snow days = 0

|Oct snow days = 0.3

|Nov snow days = 6.6

|Dec snow days = 20.5

|Jan sun = 83.5

|Feb sun = 86.8

|Mar sun = 119.1

|Apr sun = 150.7

|May sun = 178.7

|Jun sun = 161.0

|Jul sun = 136.5

|Aug sun = 137.4

|Sep sun = 134.4

|Oct sun = 124.7

|Nov sun = 74.8

|Dec sun = 63.4

|year sun = 1451.1

|source 1 = Japan Meteorological Agency{{cite web

| url = http://www.data.jma.go.jp/obd/stats/etrn/view/nml_amd_ym.php?prec_no=12&prec_ch=%8F%E3%90%EC%8Ex%92%A1&block_no=1189&block_ch=%90%E8%8A%A5&year=&month=&day=&elm=normal&view=

| title = 平年値（年・月ごとの値） | access-date = 20 March 2010 | publisher = Japan Meteorological Agency

}}{{cite web

| url = http://www.data.jma.go.jp/obd/stats/etrn/view/rank_a.php?prec_no=12&prec_ch=%8F%E3%90%EC%8Ex%92%A1&block_no=1189&block_ch=%90%E8%8A%A5&year=&month=&day=&elm=rank&view=

| title = 観測史上1～10位の値（年間を通じての値）| access-date = 20 March 2010 | publisher = Japan Meteorological Agency

}}

|date=August 2010

}}

Culture

=Mascot=

File:Shimukappy.png

Shimukappu's mascot is {{Nihongo|Shimukappy|しむかっぴー|Shimukappiｰ}}. She is a Japanese sable with a pretty but sporty personality. She likes outdoor activities such as skiing and snowboarding. Her favorite food is milk. She was unveiled on 2 August 2014.{{cite web|url=https://www.vill.shimukappu.lg.jp/shimukappu/today/nmudtq0000038k0e.html|title=しむかっぴー|website=Utashinai}}{{cite web|url=https://www.yurugp.jp/jp/vote/detail.php?id=00002210|title=しむかっぴー|website=Yuru-chara Grand Prix}}

References

External links

{{Commons category-inline|Shimukappu, Hokkaido|Shimukappu, Hokkaidō}}

[http://www.vill.shimukappu.lg.jp/ Official Website] {{in lang|ja}}
[http://www.snowtomamu.jp/ Alpha Resort Tomamu Website]
[http://www.horoka.org/ Horoka Tomamu Montane Forest Website]

Category:Villages in Hokkaido

Category:Shimukappu