Biratori
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Biratori (平取町 Biratori-chō) (Ainu: Piraturu[1]) is a town located in Saru District, Hidaka Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan.
As of 2016, the town has an estimated population of 5,305 and a density of 7.1 persons per km². The total area is 743.16 km².
The Nibutani Dam was constructed in Nibutani (二風谷) district on the Saru River, though there was a strong objection due to a sacred meaning of the place for indigenous Ainu people. Nibutani is the site of the Ainu Cultural center. Nibutani's best known son is perhaps Shigeru Kayano, a 20th century advocate for the Ainu and Ainu language and culture. The 'Cultural Landscape along the Saru River resulting from Ainu Tradition and Modern Settlement' within Biratori has been designated an Important Cultural Landscape.[2]
(Japanese)Town website www2.town.biratori.hokkaido.jp//biratori/
As of 2016, the town has an estimated population of 5,305 and a density of 7.1 persons per km². The total area is 743.16 km².
The Nibutani Dam was constructed in Nibutani (二風谷) district on the Saru River, though there was a strong objection due to a sacred meaning of the place for indigenous Ainu people. Nibutani is the site of the Ainu Cultural center. Nibutani's best known son is perhaps Shigeru Kayano, a 20th century advocate for the Ainu and Ainu language and culture. The 'Cultural Landscape along the Saru River resulting from Ainu Tradition and Modern Settlement' within Biratori has been designated an Important Cultural Landscape.[2]
(Japanese)Town website www2.town.biratori.hokkaido.jp//biratori/
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biratori,_Hokkaidō
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 42°42'23"N 142°22'15"E
- Furenai Post Office 6.5 km
- Furenai Railroad Museum 6.5 km
- Furenai Cemetery 7.4 km
- Nukibetsu Post Office 10 km
- Mombetsu Police Station Nioi Residential police box 14 km
- Nibutani Hydroelectric Power Plant 20 km
- Biratori Town Office 24 km