Shintoku, Hokkaido

As of September 2016, the town has an estimated population of 6,285 and a density of 5.9 persons per km². The total area is 1,063.79 km². Surrounding towns include Minamifurano, Shimizu, and Shikaoi.

While Japan Bandy Federation was founded in 2011, there has not been any full-sized bandy field in the country. So domestically only the variety rink bandy has been played. However, in the summer of 2017 an association for bandy was founded in Shintoku{{Cite web|url=https://translate.google.co.uk/translate?hl=en&sl=ja&u=https://www.houjinbank.com/corporations/detail/5212005010642|title = 一般社団法人新得バンディ連盟の情報 - 2460105002125｜法人バンク}}[https://scontent-arn2-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/27857958_1951190858476015_7248356282341627558_n.jpg?_nc_cat=104&_nc_ht=scontent-arn2-1.xx&oh=eba73cbe8c18ac8433f882e847d846b7&oe=5CA97F1C Unknown]{{Dead link | date=January 2025 | fix-attempted=yes}} and it was announced that a full-sized field will open in the 2017-2018 winter season.{{Cite web|url=https://translate.google.co.uk/translate?hl=en&sl=ja&u=http://www.nikkei.com/article/DGKKZO15553640Q7A420C1L41000/|title = アイスホッケーのルーツ 「バンディ」 新得町にリンク|date = 21 April 2017}} It became a reality in December 2017 and the first Japanese championship took place there in January 2018, with the home teams capturing the titles.{{Cite web|url=https://translate.google.co.uk/translate?hl=en&sl=ja&u=http://www.hokkaido-nl.jp/article/4442|title = 北海道ニュースリンク | 北海道の情報配信サイト}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.worldbandy.com/newspost_8645.html|title=Japan held their historic championship on a new full size bandy arena!}}

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

|Jan record high C = 8.5

|Feb record high C = 11.9

|Mar record high C = 16.6

|Apr record high C = 27.4

|May record high C = 35.4

|Jun record high C = 35.9

|Jul record high C = 35.4

|Aug record high C = 36.2

|Sep record high C = 32.7

|Oct record high C = 26.4

|Nov record high C = 20.7

|Dec record high C = 15.1

|Jan high C = -2.2

|Feb high C = -1.4

|Mar high C = 3.2

|Apr high C = 10.6

|May high C = 17.2

|Jun high C = 20.7

|Jul high C = 23.7

|Aug high C = 24.7

|Sep high C = 21.0

|Oct high C = 14.7

|Nov high C = 7.2

|Dec high C = 0.2

|Jan mean C = -6.2

|Feb mean C = -5.6

|Mar mean C = -1.1

|Apr mean C = 5.3

|May mean C = 11.3

|Jun mean C = 15.2

|Jul mean C = 18.8

|Aug mean C = 19.8

|Sep mean C = 16.0

|Oct mean C = 9.5

|Nov mean C = 3.0

|Dec mean C = -3.3

|Jan low C = -11.1

|Feb low C = -10.7

|Mar low C = -5.7

|Apr low C = 0.0

|May low C = 5.5

|Jun low C = 10.3

|Jul low C = 14.7

|Aug low C = 15.7

|Sep low C = 11.4

|Oct low C = 4.5

|Nov low C = -1.1

|Dec low C = -7.3

|Jan record low C = -25.7

|Feb record low C = -28.3

|Mar record low C = -22.6

|Apr record low C = -11.6

|May record low C = -4.5

|Jun record low C = 0.3

|Jul record low C = 4.9

|Aug record low C = 6.7

|Sep record low C = -0.2

|Oct record low C = -5.2

|Nov record low C = -12.4

|Dec record low C = -20.7

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|Jan precipitation mm = 46.4

|Feb precipitation mm = 40.1

|Mar precipitation mm = 54.1

|Apr precipitation mm = 67.3

|May precipitation mm = 92.5

|Jun precipitation mm = 93.0

|Jul precipitation mm = 149.6

|Aug precipitation mm = 206.1

|Sep precipitation mm = 168.1

|Oct precipitation mm = 109.3

|Nov precipitation mm = 76.9

|Dec precipitation mm = 58.9

|year precipitation mm = 1162.2

| unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm

|Jan precipitation days = 8.7

|Feb precipitation days = 8.3

|Mar precipitation days = 10.5

|Apr precipitation days = 11.2

|May precipitation days = 11.7

|Jun precipitation days = 11.0

|Jul precipitation days = 13.9

|Aug precipitation days = 13.8

|Sep precipitation days = 13.2

|Oct precipitation days = 11.8

|Nov precipitation days = 11.6

|Dec precipitation days = 9.5

|Jan snow cm = 121

|Feb snow cm = 112

|Mar snow cm = 123

|Apr snow cm = 26

|May snow cm = 3

|Jun snow cm = 0

|Jul snow cm = 0

|Aug snow cm = 0

|Sep snow cm = 0

|Oct snow cm = 1

|Nov snow cm = 26

|Dec snow cm = 107

|year snow cm = 517

|Jan snow days = 13.3

|Feb snow days = 13.1

|Mar snow days = 14.6

|Apr snow days = 3.2

|May snow days = 0.3

|Jun snow days = 0

|Jul snow days = 0

|Aug snow days = 0

|Sep snow days = 0

|Oct snow days = 0.1

|Nov snow days = 3.3

|Dec snow days = 11.3

|Jan sun = 48.0

|Feb sun = 69.7

|Mar sun = 129.7

|Apr sun = 174.5

|May sun = 201.2

|Jun sun = 174.0

|Jul sun = 169.2

|Aug sun = 174.4

|Sep sun = 167.5

|Oct sun = 124.3

|Nov sun = 51.9

|Dec sun = 29.6

|year sun = 1711.6

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Shintoku's mascots are the {{Nihongo|Kankou Sentai Shintokuranger|新得応援戦隊しんとくレンジャー|Kankō Sentai Shintokurenjā}}. They are based on toku heroes such as Super Sentai, Kamen Rider and Ultraman. The team consists of three members.

• {{Nihongo|SobaRed|そばレッド|SobaReddo}} is the leader of the team who is from Shintoku. His motif is a soba. His job is to make sure all of the food (especially soba) had the best quality and cooked safe to prevent foodborne illnesses. His birthday is August 17.{{cite web|url=http://gotouchi-chara.jp/chara/kankousentaisintokurenjyaasobareddo/|title=観光宣隊しんとくレンジャー そばレッド|website=Japan Local-Characters Association|date=5 November 2020 }}
• {{Nihongo|YamaGreen|山グリーン|YamaGurīn}} is the second in command of the team who is from Mount Tomuraushi in the Shintoku Mountains. His motif is mountains such as Mount Tomuraushi and Mount Sahoro. His job is to protect nature and the environment from pollution. His birthday is on October 12.{{cite web|url=http://gotouchi-chara.jp/chara/kankousentaisintokurenjyaayamagreen/|title=観光宣隊しんとくレンジャー 山グリーン|website=Japan Local-Characters Association|date=5 November 2020 }}
• {{Nihongo|OnsenPink|温泉ピンク|OnsenPinku}}. She is the only female of the team who is from Shintoku but raised in the United States. Her motif is the onsen. His job is to heal people from diseases or injury while maintaining beauty and health. Her birthday is February 19.{{cite web|url=http://gotouchi-chara.jp/chara/kankousentaisintokurenjyaaonnsennpinku/|title=観光宣隊しんとくレンジャー 温泉ピンク|website=Japan Local-Characters Association|date=5 November 2020 }}

In 2014, four more members were added as a result of a design competition.{{cite web|url=https://www.shintoku-town.net/event/2014/oekaki.html|title=第13回しんとく新そば祭り「お絵かきレンジャー」結果発表！|website=Shintoku|date=19 September 2023 }}

• {{Nihongo|SobaRainbow|そばレインボー|SobaReinbō}} who is a soba (like SobaRed but in colours of a rainbow)
• {{Nihongo|JidoriBrown|じどりブラウン|JidoriBuraun}} who is a brown chicken.
• {{Nihongo|Chocoranger|チョコレンジャー|Chokorenjā}} who is a princess of chocolate.
• {{Nihongo|Kuroranger|くろレンジャー|Kurorenjā}} who is cat-like shadow figure that represents the night sky.

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