Tobetsu

Tobetsu is a city located in Ishikari, Hokkaido, Japan. As of September 2016, the city has an anticipated populace of 16,694, and a density of 39 folks consistent with km². The overall place is 422.71 km². Located at the north part of Ishikari Subprefecture of Hokkaido, the form of the municipality is elongated north to south. It overlaps with the catchment location of the Tobetsu river about. Tobetsu approach "river from marsh" in Ainu language, and in Japanese it's far known as "Tobetsu Gawa”. Low mountains occupy the northern area of the municipality.

The southern vicinity is part of the Ishikari Plains. Sapporo, the most important metropolis of Hokkaido, lies on southwest of Tobetsu. The huge river of Ishikari divided Tobetsu from Sapporo until 1934, when the Sassho Line railroad linked the 2 towns. Several greater bridges built within the latter 1/2 of 20th century have in addition decreased the site visitors impediment. Tobetsu has produced rice and currently plants. Residential buildings are growing modestly because of its better get right of entry to to Sapporo.