Rebun
礼文町 | |
|---|---|
Town | |
 Flag  Seal | |
 Location of Rebun in Hokkaido | |
  Rebun Location in Japan | |
| Coordinates: 45°18′N 141°3′E / 45.300°N 141.050°E | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Hokkaido |
| Prefecture | Hokkaido |
| District | Rebun District |
| Area | |
| • Total | 81.33 km2 (31.40 sq mi) |
| Population (September 30, 2016) | |
| • Total | 2,651 |
| • Density | 33/km2 (84/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+09:00 (JST) |
| City hall address | 558-5 Aza Tonnai, Ōaza Kafuka-mura, Hokkaidō 097-1201 |
| Climate | Dfb |
| Website | www |
| Symbols | |
| Bird | Japanese robin |
| Flower | Leontopodium discolor (ezo-usuyuki-sō) |
| Tree | Juniperus chinensis |
Rebun (礼文町, Rebun-chō) is a town located in Sōya Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. The district and town both cover the island of the same name: Rebun Island. Rebun Island is famous for its alpine flowers.
Geography
The town covers the entire area of Rebun Island in the Sea of Japan. Rebun is located approximately 50 kilometres (31 mi) from Wakkanai on mainland Hokkaido and 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) northwest of Rishiri Island. The entire island is part of the Rishiri-Rebun-Sarobetsu National Park. Lake Kushu and Mount Rebun (Rebun's highest point) are located in the town.
Rebun is well known for its 300 species of alpine flowers, some of which are endemic to the island. For this it has earned the moniker the island of flowers.[1] Such flowers include: Cypripedium macranthum Sw. var. rebunense (Kudo) Miyabe et Kudo (Rebun atsumori-sō).
Climate
| Climate data for Rebun, 2003–2020 normals, extremes 2004–present | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 6.9 (44.4) |
6.7 (44.1) |
11.0 (51.8) |
17.4 (63.3) |
20.8 (69.4) |
24.6 (76.3) |
29.9 (85.8) |
30.5 (86.9) |
29.0 (84.2) |
22.3 (72.1) |
15.5 (59.9) |
10.9 (51.6) |
30.5 (86.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −2.7 (27.1) |
−2.1 (28.2) |
1.7 (35.1) |
6.6 (43.9) |
11.6 (52.9) |
15.9 (60.6) |
20.4 (68.7) |
22.6 (72.7) |
20.5 (68.9) |
13.9 (57.0) |
6.1 (43.0) |
−0.3 (31.5) |
9.5 (49.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −4.6 (23.7) |
−4.3 (24.3) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
4.1 (39.4) |
8.5 (47.3) |
12.8 (55.0) |
17.3 (63.1) |
19.7 (67.5) |
17.4 (63.3) |
11.2 (52.2) |
3.6 (38.5) |
−2.4 (27.7) |
6.9 (44.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −6.5 (20.3) |
−6.4 (20.5) |
−2.4 (27.7) |
1.8 (35.2) |
6.0 (42.8) |
10.3 (50.5) |
14.9 (58.8) |
17.3 (63.1) |
14.5 (58.1) |
8.4 (47.1) |
1.2 (34.2) |
−4.5 (23.9) |
4.6 (40.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −15.8 (3.6) |
−17.1 (1.2) |
−9.6 (14.7) |
−5.7 (21.7) |
0.2 (32.4) |
4.0 (39.2) |
8.1 (46.6) |
10.9 (51.6) |
5.8 (42.4) |
−1.1 (30.0) |
−11.4 (11.5) |
−13.4 (7.9) |
−17.1 (1.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 73.4 (2.89) |
51.6 (2.03) |
44.1 (1.74) |
49.2 (1.94) |
79.7 (3.14) |
84.6 (3.33) |
101.0 (3.98) |
138.6 (5.46) |
131.1 (5.16) |
100.4 (3.95) |
98.4 (3.87) |
91.5 (3.60) |
1,043.6 (41.09) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 17.9 | 14.4 | 10.9 | 8.7 | 9.7 | 9.6 | 7.5 | 8.9 | 10.5 | 11.6 | 12.9 | 16.2 | 138.8 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 47.5 | 72.2 | 153.8 | 192.7 | 170.4 | 125.9 | 126.5 | 154.2 | 186.7 | 159.6 | 82.0 | 42.5 | 1,514.3 |
| Source 1: JMA[2] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: JMA[3] | |||||||||||||
Demographics
Per Japanese census data,[4] the population of Rebun has declined in recent decades.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3,856 | — |
| 2010 | 3,078 | −20.2% |
| 2020 | 2,509 | −18.5% |
Arts and culture
Rebun hosts a flower festival every year.[5]
Mascot
Rebun's mascot is Atsumon (あつもん) who is a Rebun lady's slipper orchid (a type of the large-flowered cypripedium orchid species). As a flower, its gender is unknown, but its feelings are gentle and calm. It is known to like nature. Its heart (its charm point) is actually the seed of happiness from fourteen different native flowers. However, it will not tolerate anyone harming nature (especially seedlings). If damage is done to nature, its heart will stop beating. It was unveiled in September 2012.[6]
Airspace violations
With its location in the far north of Japan, Rebun has been the site of the most violations of Japanese airspace. From 1967 to 2017 14 of the 39 violations of Japanese airspace have been near Rebun. This is the most of any location in Japan. They were all by either Soviet aircraft during the Cold War or by Russian aircraft after 1991.
Sister cities
- Ohasama, Iwate (Currently Hanamaki)
- Yutaka, Hiroshima (Currently Kure)
References
- ↑ Hunt, Paul (1988). "Rishiri-san". Hiking in Japan: An Adventurer's Guide to the Mountain Trails (First ed.). Tokyo: Kodansha International Ltd. pp. 191–192. ISBN 0-87011-893-5.
- ↑ 観測史上1～10位の値（年間を通じての値）. JMA. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
- ↑ 気象庁 / 平年値（年・月ごとの値）. JMA. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
- ↑ Rebun population statistics
- ↑ Bisignani, J. D. (December 1993). "Dohoku-Northern Hokkaido". In Taran March (ed.). Japan Handbook (Second ed.). Chico, CA USA: Moon Publications, Inc. pp. 836–841. ISBN 0-918373-70-0.
- ↑ "りしりんプロフィール". Rishiri.
External links
Media related to Rebun, Hokkaidō at Wikimedia Commons
Rishiri-Rebun-Sarobetsu National Park travel guide from Wikivoyage- Official Website (in Japanese)
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