Tomakomai

Aerial view of Tomakomai

Tomakomai city hall

Lake Utonai

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The city is known for its high catch of Arctic surf clams.

History

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.<ref>The outline of Tomakomai</ref><ref>The history of Tomakomai</ref>

• 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.

Geography

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

Climate

Tomakomai has a humid continental climate typical of Hokkaido.

Transportation

Airport

• New Chitose Airport

Rail

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

Road

• Hidaka Expressway
• Dō-Ō Expressway

Seaport

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

Education

University

• Hokuyou University

College

• National Institute of Technology, Tomakomai College

High schools

Public

• 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

Private

• Komazawa University Tomakomai High School
• Tomakomai Chuo High School

Sports

Arctic surf clam curry, which the city is known for

In 2014, Tomakomai hosted the World Broomball Championships.<ref name="IFBA">Template:Cite web</ref>

Tomakomai is home to the Asia League Ice Hockey team Red Eagles Hokkaido. <ref> Template:Cite web </ref>

Sister cities and friendship cities

Sister cities

• Template:Flagicon Hachioji, Tokyo, Japan (since 1973)<ref>Sister cities and friendship city of Tomakomai</ref>
• Template:Flagicon Napier, Hawke's Bay Region, New Zealand (since 1980)
• Template:Flagicon Nikko, Tochigi, Japan (since 1982)

Friendship city

• Template:Flagicon Qinhuangdao, Hebei, China (since 1998)

Notable people from Tomakomai

• Yushiroh Hirano, ice hockey player, Adirondack Thunder<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• Tsutomu Kawabuchi, ice hockey player and coach, member of the IIHF Hall of Fame<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 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 artistTemplate:Citation needed
• Naoki Sano, professional wrestler
• Hisayoshi Sato, swimmer<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• Shokichi, member of Exile and Exile The Second

External links

• Official Website Template:In lang