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Monbetsu (紋別市, Monbetsu-shi) is a city located in Okhotsk Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan; on the Sea of Okhotsk. The name comes from Ainu Mopet[citation needed] (Quiet River), Ainu "-pet" would be interpreted "-betsu" in Japanese as well of other city names in Hokkaido.
As of September 30, 2016, the city has an estimated population of 22,983 and a population density of 27.67 persons per km2. The total area is 830.70 km2 (320.74 sq mi).
Most of Monbetsu's economy is dedicated to fishing for cold-water species such as crab. The crab from Monbetsu is reputedly the best in Japan, and is such a source of town pride that a sculpture of a crab claw nearly 10 m tall was built on the waterfront.
Shokotsu Line and Nayoro Main Line used to run in the city.
Educationedit
High schooledit
Hokkaido Monbetsu High School
Sightseeingedit
Monbetsu is famous for drift ice, a yearly phenomenon which reaches the city every January or February from the northern Sea of Okhotsk. As such, the city has taken on the drift ice as its symbol and has become a center for research on sea ice generally, with an international conference held in February (usually the time of peak sea ice) each year. There is also a yearly Drift Ice Festival that coincides with the Sapporo Snow Festival. The festival features impressive sculptures built out of drift ice along with a large ice maze. Additionally, the Okhotsk Tower is a facility where one can observe sea ice from both high above, and from below the ocean. It is complete with an information center and aquarium. An icebreaker, the Garinko II, departs from nearby and makes regular sightseeing cruises through the drift ice during the winter. Monbetsu is also home to the Okhotsk Sea Ice Museum of Hokkaido,[4] which covers all aspects of sea ice and features a sub-zero room and "frozen aquarium" of various fish preserved in ice.
During the summertime, when the sea ice melts, sailors from Russia are a common sight in the city. Some local businesses have banned Russian visitors for their supposed "unruly" behavior, which has led some activists to criticize Monbetsu as a hotbed of racial discrimination.[5]
Mascotedit
Monta, the town's mascot
Monbetsu's mascot is Monta (紋太). He is a curious, festive and exciting 53-year-old harbor seal. He usually wears a happi coat with an iceberg motif, a belly band (which is his charm point as it helps him give extra warmth during the winter and extra coolness during the summer) and a scallop as a wig. As a seal, he can resist the extreme weather (both cold and hot). He sometimes wear salmon roes, crab claws and salmon as wigs. Despite his old age, he can go scuba diving. He lives in the Hokkaidoritsu Okhotsk Ryuhyo Park (which is also his workplace). He usually goes to festivals and the Port of Monbetsu. His hobbies are fishing, studying the sea and taking naps on drift ice (during the winter) and at the Okhotsk White Beach (during the summer). He likes all kinds of seafood but try to offer him some sweets and vegetables and he will refuse them for health reasons. His goal is to be a good elder when it comes to promoting the city. Whenever anyone sees him, he brings smiles.[6]
^観測史上1～10位の値（年間を通じての値）. JMA. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
^気象庁 / 平年値（年・月ごとの値）. JMA. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
^"How climate change is triggering a chain reaction that threatens the heart of the Pacific". Washington Post. Retrieved 2019-11-14.
^Brooke, James (May 12, 2004). "LETTER FROM ASIA; Foreigners Try to Melt an Inhospitable Japanese City". The New York Times. Retrieved January 3, 2023.
^. mombetsu.jp. Mombetsu. Archived from the original on 2022-03-07. Retrieved 2021-04-25.
External linksedit
Media related to Mombetsu, Hokkaido at Wikimedia Commons
Official Website (in Japanese)
February 16, 2024
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For the town in Hidaka subprefecture see Monbetsu Hokkaido Hidaka For the district in Okhotsk subprefecture see Monbetsu District Hokkaido You can help expand this article with text translated from the corresponding article in Japanese June 2022 Click show for important translation instructions Machine translation like DeepL or Google Translate is a useful starting point for translations but translators must revise errors as necessary and confirm that the translation is accurate rather than simply copy pasting machine translated text into the English Wikipedia Consider adding a topic to this template there are already 3 764 articles in the main category and specifying topic will aid in categorization Do not translate text that appears unreliable or low quality If possible verify the text with references provided in the foreign language article You must provide copyright attribution in the edit summary accompanying your translation by providing an interlanguage link to the source of your translation A model attribution edit summary is Content in this edit is translated from the existing Japanese Wikipedia article at ja 紋別市 see its history for attribution You should also add the template Translated ja 紋別市 to the talk page For more guidance see Wikipedia Translation Monbetsu 紋別市 Monbetsu shi is a city located in Okhotsk Subprefecture Hokkaido Japan on the Sea of Okhotsk The name comes from Ainu Mopet citation needed Quiet River Ainu pet would be interpreted betsu in Japanese as well of other city names in Hokkaido Monbetsu 紋別市CityThe city viewed from Mount MonbetsuFlagEmblemLocation of Monbetsu in Hokkaido Okhotsk Subprefecture MonbetsuLocation in JapanCoordinates 44 21 N 143 21 E 44 350 N 143 350 E 44 350 143 350CountryJapanRegionHokkaidoPrefectureHokkaido Okhotsk Subprefecture Government MayorYoshikazu MiyakawaArea Total830 70 km2 320 74 sq mi Population September 30 2016 Total22 983 Density27 67 km2 71 7 sq mi Time zoneUTC 09 00 JST City hall address2 1 18 Saiwaichō Mombetsu shi Hokkaidō094 8707ClimateDfbWebsitemombetsu wbr jpSymbolsFlowerRugosa RoseTreeJapanese RowanAs of September 30 2016 the city has an estimated population of 22 983 and a population density of 27 67 persons per km2 The total area is 830 70 km2 320 74 sq mi Most of Monbetsu s economy is dedicated to fishing for cold water species such as crab The crab from Monbetsu is reputedly the best in Japan and is such a source of town pride that a sculpture of a crab claw nearly 10 m tall was built on the waterfront Contents 1 History 2 Geography 2 1 Climate 3 Transportation 4 Education 4 1 High school 5 Sightseeing 6 Mascot 7 Sister cities 8 References 9 External linksHistory edit1889 Village office established in Monbetsu 1 1909 Mobetsu Village 藻鼈村 and Monbetsu Village merge to form Monbetsu Village 1919 Monbetsu Village becomes Monbetsu Town July 1 1954 Shokotsu Village 渚滑村 and Kamishokotsu Village 上渚滑村 merge with Monbetsu to form the city of MonbetsuGeography editThe Shokotsu River flows through the city Climate edit Monbetsu has a humid continental climate Koppen climate classification Dfb with warm summers and cold winters Precipitation falls throughout the year but is heaviest from July to September Climate data for Monbetsu 1991 2020 normals extremes 1956 present Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec YearRecord high C F 8 8 47 8 12 6 54 7 18 7 65 7 30 8 87 4 37 0 98 6 32 7 90 9 36 3 97 3 35 2 95 4 34 2 93 6 27 9 82 2 22 4 72 3 16 5 61 7 37 0 98 6 Mean daily maximum C F 2 3 27 9 2 0 28 4 2 3 36 1 9 0 48 2 14 2 57 6 16 7 62 1 20 6 69 1 22 9 73 2 20 7 69 3 14 9 58 8 7 2 45 0 0 3 32 5 10 4 50 7 Daily mean C F 5 2 22 6 5 3 22 5 1 2 29 8 4 6 40 3 9 6 49 3 13 0 55 4 17 1 62 8 19 3 66 7 16 6 61 9 10 5 50 9 3 6 38 5 2 6 27 3 6 7 44 0 Mean daily minimum C F 8 7 16 3 9 4 15 1 5 0 23 0 0 7 33 3 5 6 42 1 9 9 49 8 14 4 57 9 16 4 61 5 12 8 55 0 6 2 43 2 0 0 32 0 6 0 21 2 3 1 37 5 Record low C F 21 8 7 2 24 7 12 5 22 7 8 9 11 2 11 8 3 3 26 1 0 3 31 5 4 3 39 7 5 6 42 1 1 6 34 9 2 2 28 0 11 8 10 8 17 0 1 4 24 7 12 5 Average precipitation mm inches 44 4 1 75 33 2 1 31 35 4 1 39 45 7 1 80 58 4 2 30 69 8 2 75 108 6 4 28 122 0 4 80 127 6 5 02 88 1 3 47 64 6 2 54 59 3 2 33 860 8 33 89 Average snowfall cm inches 87 34 77 30 62 24 16 6 3 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 8 3 75 30 338 133 Average rainy days 11 1 9 8 9 1 8 3 8 5 9 4 10 0 9 9 10 8 9 9 11 1 11 6 119 5Average snowy days 18 7 16 3 14 5 3 8 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 3 15 8 74 8Average relative humidity 73 73 70 67 73 83 85 83 77 71 70 71 75Mean monthly sunshine hours 98 7 114 2 160 1 174 7 179 3 154 7 143 2 145 0 157 3 149 3 103 5 95 2 1 675 2Source 1 JMA 2 Source 2 JMA 3 Transportation editMonbetsu does not have passenger rail service There are buses to Sapporo and Asahikawa as well as a daily flight to Tokyo from Monbetsu Airport Shokotsu Line and Nayoro Main Line used to run in the city Education editHigh school edit Hokkaido Monbetsu High SchoolSightseeing editMonbetsu is famous for drift ice a yearly phenomenon which reaches the city every January or February from the northern Sea of Okhotsk As such the city has taken on the drift ice as its symbol and has become a center for research on sea ice generally with an international conference held in February usually the time of peak sea ice each year There is also a yearly Drift Ice Festival that coincides with the Sapporo Snow Festival The festival features impressive sculptures built out of drift ice along with a large ice maze Additionally the Okhotsk Tower is a facility where one can observe sea ice from both high above and from below the ocean It is complete with an information center and aquarium An icebreaker the Garinko II departs from nearby and makes regular sightseeing cruises through the drift ice during the winter Monbetsu is also home to the Okhotsk Sea Ice Museum of Hokkaido 4 which covers all aspects of sea ice and features a sub zero room and frozen aquarium of various fish preserved in ice During the summertime when the sea ice melts sailors from Russia are a common sight in the city Some local businesses have banned Russian visitors for their supposed unruly behavior which has led some activists to criticize Monbetsu as a hotbed of racial discrimination 5 Mascot edit nbsp Monta the town s mascotMonbetsu s mascot is Monta 紋太 He is a curious festive and exciting 53 year old harbor seal He usually wears a happi coat with an iceberg motif a belly band which is his charm point as it helps him give extra warmth during the winter and extra coolness during the summer and a scallop as a wig As a seal he can resist the extreme weather both cold and hot He sometimes wear salmon roes crab claws and salmon as wigs Despite his old age he can go scuba diving He lives in the Hokkaidoritsu Okhotsk Ryuhyo Park which is also his workplace He usually goes to festivals and the Port of Monbetsu His hobbies are fishing studying the sea and taking naps on drift ice during the winter and at the Okhotsk White Beach during the summer He likes all kinds of seafood but try to offer him some sweets and vegetables and he will refuse them for health reasons His goal is to be a good elder when it comes to promoting the city Whenever anyone sees him he brings smiles 6 Sister cities editSee also List of twin towns and sister cities in Japan Monbetsu s sister cities are 7 nbsp Newport Oregon United States 1966 nbsp Korsakov Russia 1991 nbsp Fairbanks Alaska United States 1991 References edit 外国語ページ 紋別市 Archived from the original on 2022 11 29 観測史上1 10位の値 年間を通じての値 JMA Retrieved February 18 2022 気象庁 平年値 年 月ごとの値 JMA Retrieved February 18 2022 How climate change is triggering a chain reaction that threatens the heart of the Pacific Washington Post Retrieved 2019 11 14 Brooke James May 12 2004 LETTER FROM ASIA Foreigners Try to Melt an Inhospitable Japanese City The New York Times Retrieved January 3 2023 紋別のキャラクター 紋太 Monbetsu Sister and Friendship Cities mombetsu jp Mombetsu Archived from the original on 2022 03 07 Retrieved 2021 04 25 External links edit nbsp Media related to Mombetsu Hokkaido at Wikimedia Commons Official Website in Japanese Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Monbetsu Hokkaido amp oldid 1171604631, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
