Tomakomai

The name of Tomakomai is derived from Ainu words "to" and "makomai", meaning "Marsh" and "River which goes into the depths of the mountain", respectively.[http://www.city.tomakomai.hokkaido.jp/shisei/tomakomainitsuite/gaiyo/gaiyo.html The outline of Tomakomai][http://www.city.tomakomai.hokkaido.jp/shisei/tomakomainitsuite/gaiyo/tomakomai-rekishi.html The history of Tomakomai]

• 1879: Yūfutsu branch of Hokkaidō Development Commission was transferred into Tomakomai (Foundation anniversary).
• 1902: Tomakomai became second class village.
• 1918: Tomakomai village became Tomakomai town.
• 1948: Tomakomai town became Tomakomai city.
• 1963: Tomakomai Port (West) was opened.
• 1980: Tomakomai Port (East) was opened.
• 6 September 2018: Tomakomai City is the nearest city from the epicenter of the 2018 Hokkaido Eastern Iburi earthquake.

Mount Tarumae is located in the northwest of Tomakomai and belongs to Shikotsu-Tōya National Park.

Tomakomai has a humid continental climate typical of Hokkaido.

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|location = Tomakomai (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1942−present)

|Jan high C = 0.5

|Feb high C = 0.9

|Mar high C = 4.4

|Apr high C = 9.6

|May high C = 14.1

|Jun high C = 17.3

|Jul high C = 21.0

|Aug high C = 23.4

|Sep high C = 21.7

|Oct high C = 16.2

|Nov high C = 9.2

|Dec high C = 2.8

|Jan mean C = -3.6

|Feb mean C = -3.2

|Mar mean C = 0.5

|Apr mean C = 5.3

|May mean C = 10.0

|Jun mean C = 14.0

|Jul mean C = 18.2

|Aug mean C = 20.4

|Sep mean C = 17.8

|Oct mean C = 11.5

|Nov mean C = 4.9

|Dec mean C = -1.2

|Jan low C = -8.1

|Feb low C = -7.9

|Mar low C = -3.7

|Apr low C = 1.3

|May low C = 6.6

|Jun low C = 11.5

|Jul low C = 16.1

|Aug low C = 18.0

|Sep low C = 13.8

|Oct low C = 6.4

|Nov low C = 0.2

|Dec low C = -5.4

|Jan record high C = 10.0

|Feb record high C = 12.6

|Mar record high C = 15.5

|Apr record high C = 21.8

|May record high C = 27.3

|Jun record high C = 30.6

|Jul record high C = 33.3

|Aug record high C = 35.5

|Sep record high C = 29.5

|Oct record high C = 24.4

|Nov record high C = 19.1

|Dec record high C = 14.8

|year record high C= 35.5

|Jan record low C = -21.3

|Feb record low C = -20.9

|Mar record low C = -19.8

|Apr record low C = -9.8

|May record low C = -4.2

|Jun record low C = 1.8

|Jul record low C = 6.5

|Aug record low C = 9.2

|Sep record low C = 2.4

|Oct record low C = -5.1

|Nov record low C = -12.6

|Dec record low C = -20.4

|year record low C= -21.3

|precipitation colour = green

|Jan precipitation mm = 38.7

|Feb precipitation mm = 37.5

|Mar precipitation mm = 53.5

|Apr precipitation mm = 75.7

|May precipitation mm = 130.8

|Jun precipitation mm = 111.6

|Jul precipitation mm = 163.5

|Aug precipitation mm = 197.5

|Sep precipitation mm = 174.9

|Oct precipitation mm = 113.2

|Nov precipitation mm = 85.7

|Dec precipitation mm = 56.6

|year precipitation mm= 1239.2

|Jan rain days = 7.3

|Feb rain days = 7.6

|Mar rain days = 8.9

|Apr rain days = 8.9

|May rain days = 9.9

|Jun rain days = 8.7

|Jul rain days = 11.1

|Aug rain days = 11.8

|Sep rain days = 10.4

|Oct rain days = 9.7

|Nov rain days = 9.3

|Dec rain days = 8.1

|Jan snow cm = 42

|Feb snow cm = 42

|Mar snow cm = 26

|Apr snow cm = 2

|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 = 4

|Dec snow cm = 29

|year snow cm= 145

|Jan snow days = 10.6

|Feb snow days = 10.9

|Mar snow days = 7.4

|Apr snow days = 0.7

|May snow days = 0

|Jun snow days = 0

|Jul snow days = 0

|Aug snow days = 0

|Sep snow days = 0

|Oct snow days = 0

|Nov snow days = 0.9

|Dec snow days = 6.6

|humidity colour = green

|Jan humidity= 70

|Feb humidity= 70

|Mar humidity= 71

|Apr humidity= 74

|May humidity= 79

|Jun humidity= 86

|Jul humidity= 88

|Aug humidity= 86

|Sep humidity= 80

|Oct humidity= 74

|Nov humidity= 71

|Dec humidity= 70

|year humidity= 77

|Jan sun = 142.0

|Feb sun = 144.7

|Mar sun = 165.6

|Apr sun = 173.5

|May sun = 171.9

|Jun sun = 119.7

|Jul sun = 108.1

|Aug sun = 122.2

|Sep sun = 153.1

|Oct sun = 156.0

|Nov sun = 127.1

|Dec sun = 127.6

|year sun= 1711.5

|source 1 = JMA{{cite web

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|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 18, 2022}}

|source 2 = JMA{{cite web

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|script-title=ja:気象庁 / 平年値（年・月ごとの値）

| publisher = JMA

| access-date = February 18, 2022}}}}

• New Chitose Airport

• Chitose Line: Numanohata - Uenae
• Hidaka Main Line: Numanohata - Yūfutsu
• Muroran Main Line: Nishikioka - Itoi - Aoba - Tomakomai - Numanohata

• Hidaka Expressway
• Dō-Ō Expressway

• Tomakomai West Port Ferry Terminal: connected with regular ferry services by MOL Ferry, Taiheiyō Ferry, K Line Kinkai.

• Hokuyou University

• National Institute of Technology, Tomakomai College

• Hokkaido Tomakomai Higashi High School
• Hokkaido Tomakomai Minami High School
• Hokkaido Tomakomai Nishi High School
• Hokkaido Tomakomai Sogokeizai High School
• Hokkaido Tomakomai Technical High School

• Komazawa University Tomakomai High School
• Tomakomai Chuo High School

File:北寄貝咖哩飯 (47025944064).jpg curry, which the city is known for]]

In 2014, Tomakomai hosted the World Broomball Championships.{{cite web | url=http://internationalbroomball.org/blog/2013/12/14/2014-ifba-world-broomball-championship-tomakomai-japan-december-update/ | title=2014 – IFBA World Broomball Championship, Tomakomai, Japan (December Update) | publisher=IFBA | date=14 December 2013 | access-date=7 January 2014}}

Tomakomai is home to the Asia League Ice Hockey team Red Eagles Hokkaido. {{cite web |url= https://www.iihf.com/en/news/24915/oji_eagles_top_in_japan |title= Oji Eagles top in Japan |first=James |last=Armstrong |publisher= IIHF |date=28 March 2021 |access-date= 19 November 2024|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20241119022553/https://www.iihf.com/en/news/24915/oji_eagles_top_in_japan |archive-date=19 November 2024}}

• {{flagicon|Japan}} Hachioji, Tokyo, Japan (since 1973)[http://www.city.tomakomai.hokkaido.jp/shisei/tomakomainitsuite/gaiyo/shimai_yuko.html Sister cities and friendship city of Tomakomai]
• {{flagicon|New Zealand}} Napier, Hawke's Bay Region, New Zealand (since 1980)
• {{flagicon|Japan}} Nikko, Tochigi, Japan (since 1982)

• {{flagicon|China}} Qinhuangdao, Hebei, China (since 1998)

{{more citations needed section|date=April 2014}}

• Yushiroh Hirano, ice hockey player, Adirondack Thunder{{Cite web |title=Yushiroh Hirano Hockey Stats and Profile at hockeydb.com |url=https://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=187517 |access-date=2022-09-27 |website=www.hockeydb.com}}
• Tsutomu Kawabuchi, ice hockey player and coach, member of the IIHF Hall of Fame{{cite web|url=https://www.47news.jp/localnews/hokkaido/2014/01/post_20140120174653.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140227064422/https://www.47news.jp/localnews/hokkaido/2014/01/post_20140120174653.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2014-02-27|title=Mr. Kawabuchi died, 88 years old Tomakomai comes from the international hall of fame with ice hockey|date=2014-01-20|website=47news|language=ja|access-date=2019-03-05}}
• Asami Kimura, singer in Hello! Project and former Country Musume member and leader
• Eiichi Kudo, film director
• Junko Misaki, enka singer
• Ippei Mizuhara, Interpreter for Major League Baseball
• Takuya Onodera, professional wrestler best known as T-Hawk
• Kei Sanbe, manga artist{{citation needed|date=August 2017}}
• Naoki Sano, professional wrestler
• Hisayoshi Sato, swimmer{{cite web|title=Hisayoshi Sato|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sa/hisayoshi-sato-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417212015/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sa/hisayoshi-sato-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 April 2020|work=sports-reference.com|access-date=19 April 2014}}
• Shokichi, member of Exile and Exile The Second

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