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Nemuro, Hokkaido

Coordinates: 43°19′48″N 145°34′58″E / 43.33000°N 145.58278°E / 43.33000; 145.58278
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Nemuro
根室市
City
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Coordinates: 43°19′48″N 145°34′58″E / 43.33000°N 145.58278°E / 43.33000; 145.58278
CountryJapan
RegionHokkaido
PrefectureHokkaido (Nemuro Subprefecture)
First official recorded1635
City settledAugust 1, 1957
Government
 • MayorMasatoshi Ishigaki
Area
 • Total
512.63 km2 (197.93 sq mi)
Population
 (August 30, 2026)
 • Total
21,632
 • Density56.74/km2 (147.0/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+09:00 (JST)
City hall address2-27 Tokiwachō, Nemuro-shi, Hokkaido
087-8711
Websitewww.city.nemuro.hokkaido.jp
Symbols
BirdSwan
FlowerYukiwarikozakura (Primula modesta var. fauriei)
TreeChishimazakura (Prunus nipponica var. kurilensis)

Nemuro (根室市, Nemuro-shi; Ainu: ニ・ム・オロ Ni-mu-oro) is a city and port located in Nemuro Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. It is the capital city of Nemuro Subprefecture. Much of the city lies on the Nemuro Peninsula. As of August 2026, the city has an estimated population of 21,632, with 12,015 households, and a population density of 56.74 persons per km2 (147.0 persons per sq. mi.).[1] The total area is 512.63 km2 (197.93 sq mi).

History

Nemuro was developed by fisheries. In the early Meiji period, it was the largest city in eastern Hokkaido.[2]

  • 1900 Nemuro town was founded.
  • 1906 Wada village was founded.
  • 1915 Habomai village was founded.
  • 1957 Nemuro town and Wada village were merged to form Nemuro city.
  • 1959 Habomai village was merged into Nemuro city.

Climate

Nemuro, like most of Hokkaido, has a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dfb), but not far from a marine climate (Köppen climate classification: Cfb) using the −3.0 °C (27 °F) isotherm due to its low amplitude for a location close to mainland Asia and average temperatures during the winter.[3] It has mild to warm summers and cold snowy winters. Like the more northerly Kuril Islands, it has an extremely strong seasonal lag, with the highest temperatures in August and September and lowest in February, though it is not so gloomy as extremely foggy North Pacific islands like Simushir or the Aleutian Islands in general. Its peninsular location makes Nemuro very windy, especially during autumn and winter, with mean wind speeds as high as 22.7 kilometres per hour (14.1 mph) in November.

Climate data for Nemuro (elevation 25.2 m, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1879–present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 10.3
(50.5) 		11.8
(53.2) 		14.7
(58.5) 		23.3
(73.9) 		34.0
(93.2) 		32.1
(89.8) 		33.9
(93.0) 		33.6
(92.5) 		29.5
(85.1) 		24.7
(76.5) 		19.2
(66.6) 		13.6
(56.5) 		34.0
(93.2)
Mean maximum °C (°F) 4.5
(40.1) 		4.9
(40.8) 		9.1
(48.4) 		17.0
(62.6) 		22.2
(72.0) 		23.5
(74.3) 		27.0
(80.6) 		28.6
(83.5) 		25.5
(77.9) 		20.2
(68.4) 		15.3
(59.5) 		8.9
(48.0) 		29.5
(85.1)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) −0.9
(30.4) 		−1.2
(29.8) 		2.2
(36.0) 		7.4
(45.3) 		11.9
(53.4) 		14.9
(58.8) 		18.7
(65.7) 		20.9
(69.6) 		19.4
(66.9) 		14.7
(58.5) 		8.6
(47.5) 		2.1
(35.8) 		9.9
(49.8)
Daily mean °C (°F) −3.4
(25.9) 		−3.8
(25.2) 		−0.8
(30.6) 		3.5
(38.3) 		7.7
(45.9) 		10.9
(51.6) 		14.9
(58.8) 		17.4
(63.3) 		16.2
(61.2) 		11.6
(52.9) 		5.6
(42.1) 		−0.5
(31.1) 		6.6
(43.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −6.5
(20.3) 		−7.1
(19.2) 		−3.7
(25.3) 		0.5
(32.9) 		4.5
(40.1) 		8.1
(46.6) 		12.1
(53.8) 		14.8
(58.6) 		13.6
(56.5) 		8.5
(47.3) 		2.3
(36.1) 		−3.6
(25.5) 		3.6
(38.5)
Mean minimum °C (°F) −11.6
(11.1) 		−12.3
(9.9) 		−8.9
(16.0) 		−3.7
(25.3) 		0.9
(33.6) 		4.4
(39.9) 		8.2
(46.8) 		10.8
(51.4) 		8.9
(48.0) 		3.1
(37.6) 		−3.5
(25.7) 		−8.3
(17.1) 		−12.9
(8.8)
Record low °C (°F) −22.7
(−8.9) 		−22.9
(−9.2) 		−21.1
(−6.0) 		−13.4
(7.9) 		−6.7
(19.9) 		−4.9
(23.2) 		0.4
(32.7) 		6.3
(43.3) 		1.7
(35.1) 		−3.3
(26.1) 		−10.6
(12.9) 		−15.1
(4.8) 		−22.9
(−9.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 30.6
(1.20) 		23.5
(0.93) 		47.0
(1.85) 		64.4
(2.54) 		96.2
(3.79) 		103.0
(4.06) 		115.1
(4.53) 		132.3
(5.21) 		160.0
(6.30) 		126.1
(4.96) 		83.2
(3.28) 		59.0
(2.32) 		1,040.4
(40.96)
Average snowfall cm (inches) 43
(17) 		39
(15) 		36
(14) 		12
(4.7) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		2
(0.8) 		28
(11) 		159
(63)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.5 mm) 9.7 6.3 9.4 10.6 11.3 10.1 11.0 11.8 11.5 10.7 10.8 10.4 123.6
Average snowy days 23.2 20.5 19.4 12.9 2.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7 6.1 17.5 105.3
Average relative humidity (%) 71 72 75 78 83 89 91 89 84 76 70 69 79
Mean monthly sunshine hours 154.4 164.1 190.8 180.9 171.6 135.5 117.3 124.6 144.5 162.8 148.2 151.8 1,846.7
Source: Japan Meteorological Agency (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1879–present)[4][5]
Climate data for Nosappu, Nemuro (elevation 12 m, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1977–present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 8.3
(46.9) 		10.9
(51.6) 		13.1
(55.6) 		23.0
(73.4) 		31.6
(88.9) 		31.0
(87.8) 		33.3
(91.9) 		33.5
(92.3) 		29.7
(85.5) 		25.2
(77.4) 		17.9
(64.2) 		13.9
(57.0) 		33.5
(92.3)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) −0.7
(30.7) 		−1.2
(29.8) 		1.8
(35.2) 		6.7
(44.1) 		10.9
(51.6) 		13.8
(56.8) 		17.8
(64.0) 		20.4
(68.7) 		19.4
(66.9) 		14.8
(58.6) 		8.9
(48.0) 		2.4
(36.3) 		9.6
(49.3)
Daily mean °C (°F) −3.0
(26.6) 		−3.7
(25.3) 		−1.0
(30.2) 		3.0
(37.4) 		6.8
(44.2) 		10.1
(50.2) 		14.0
(57.2) 		16.8
(62.2) 		16.0
(60.8) 		11.7
(53.1) 		5.8
(42.4) 		−0.2
(31.6) 		6.3
(43.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −5.9
(21.4) 		−6.7
(19.9) 		−4.0
(24.8) 		−0.1
(31.8) 		3.8
(38.8) 		7.3
(45.1) 		11.3
(52.3) 		14.2
(57.6) 		13.2
(55.8) 		8.4
(47.1) 		2.4
(36.3) 		−3.3
(26.1) 		3.4
(38.1)
Record low °C (°F) −16.4
(2.5) 		−19.6
(−3.3) 		−18.1
(−0.6) 		−7.9
(17.8) 		−4.0
(24.8) 		1.3
(34.3) 		3.8
(38.8) 		7.0
(44.6) 		4.9
(40.8) 		−0.4
(31.3) 		−7.3
(18.9) 		−13.0
(8.6) 		−19.6
(−3.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 18.9
(0.74) 		14.6
(0.57) 		37.4
(1.47) 		53.9
(2.12) 		82.9
(3.26) 		93.6
(3.69) 		107.7
(4.24) 		116.3
(4.58) 		130.6
(5.14) 		103.3
(4.07) 		75.2
(2.96) 		49.2
(1.94) 		889.1
(35.00)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 5.6 4.3 6.5 7.8 9.7 8.9 9.8 10.3 10.1 9.3 9.6 7.9 99.7
Mean monthly sunshine hours 150.2 169.9 202.2 190.2 169.0 134.3 116.8 129.0 153.2 168.9 145.9 145.0 1,875.2
Source: Japan Meteorological Agency (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1977–present)[6][7]
Climate data for Attoko, Nemuro (elevation 41 m, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1977–present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 7.6
(45.7) 		11.4
(52.5) 		16.2
(61.2) 		23.0
(73.4) 		34.2
(93.6) 		31.8
(89.2) 		34.2
(93.6) 		34.9
(94.8) 		30.2
(86.4) 		24.7
(76.5) 		20.0
(68.0) 		12.7
(54.9) 		34.9
(94.8)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) −1.1
(30.0) 		−1.0
(30.2) 		2.6
(36.7) 		8.3
(46.9) 		13.3
(55.9) 		16.3
(61.3) 		20.0
(68.0) 		21.9
(71.4) 		20.0
(68.0) 		15.1
(59.2) 		8.6
(47.5) 		1.7
(35.1) 		10.5
(50.9)
Daily mean °C (°F) −6.0
(21.2) 		−5.8
(21.6) 		−1.7
(28.9) 		3.3
(37.9) 		7.9
(46.2) 		11.5
(52.7) 		15.4
(59.7) 		17.5
(63.5) 		15.4
(59.7) 		9.9
(49.8) 		3.6
(38.5) 		−3.1
(26.4) 		5.6
(42.1)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −11.8
(10.8) 		−11.9
(10.6) 		−6.7
(19.9) 		−1.4
(29.5) 		3.1
(37.6) 		7.6
(45.7) 		12.0
(53.6) 		14.0
(57.2) 		10.9
(51.6) 		4.3
(39.7) 		−2.0
(28.4) 		−8.6
(16.5) 		0.8
(33.4)
Record low °C (°F) −25.7
(−14.3) 		−27.6
(−17.7) 		−25.2
(−13.4) 		−11.5
(11.3) 		−5.7
(21.7) 		−3.4
(25.9) 		1.8
(35.2) 		3.6
(38.5) 		−0.7
(30.7) 		−7.1
(19.2) 		−14.2
(6.4) 		−22.1
(−7.8) 		−27.6
(−17.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 37.2
(1.46) 		27.7
(1.09) 		57.8
(2.28) 		78.8
(3.10) 		110.2
(4.34) 		117.1
(4.61) 		124.7
(4.91) 		142.6
(5.61) 		172.9
(6.81) 		137.0
(5.39) 		85.3
(3.36) 		67.5
(2.66) 		1,158.8
(45.62)
Average snowfall cm (inches) 85
(33) 		77
(30) 		76
(30) 		28
(11) 		3
(1.2) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		8
(3.1) 		65
(26) 		344
(135)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 6.9 5.6 8.2 9.5 10.7 9.6 10.3 11.4 11.3 9.6 9.4 8.6 111.1
Mean monthly sunshine hours 164.0 163.5 180.9 163.2 158.4 127.3 108.3 117.7 142.0 162.4 149.3 154.7 1,794.1
Source: Japan Meteorological Agency (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1977–present)[8][9]

Transportation

Air

Nearby Nakashibetsu Airport serves Nemuro.

Rail

Road

Sightseeing

  • Cape Nosappu
  • Cape Hanasaki, including "Kurumaishi", a car wheel-shaped stone natural monument
  • Cape Ochiishi, a fishing port
  • The Ruins of Chashi in the Nemuro Peninsula
  • Habomai Fishing Port
  • Kotohira Shrine
  • Lake Furen
  • Lake Onnetō
  • Meiji Park
  • Ohashi Bridge
  • Roadside station Swan 44 Nemuro
  • Shunkunitai Wild Bird Sanctuary

Cuisine

One local specialty of Nemuro is "escalope". This consists of tonkatsu (breaded deep-fried pork cutlets) over butter fried rice with a special demiglace sauce.[10]

Nemuro is well known by the people of Hokkaido for its sushi because of the seafood caught there.[10][11][non-primary source needed] Nemuro's seafood delicacies include Pacific saury, salmon, king crab, and shrimp.

Other delicacies in Nemuro include yakitori bento, Holland sanbei (waffle-like snack), soft serve ice cream, and monjayaki.[citation needed]

Economy

Nemuro's economy is based on its fishing industry as many types of marine animals are found in the area all year long. Dairy processing is also an important part of the local economy.[12] Local businesses like restaurants and tourism also plays a significant role in the economy. Nemuro boasts the largest catches of Pacific saury in all of Japan, which has led to efforts to export saury to Southeast Asia, especially Vietnam.[13]

Education

High schools

  • Hokkaido Nemuro High School

Mascot

Nemuro's mascot is Nemuro-kun (ねむろうくん). He is a fisherman owl who stores seafood products in his pocket. He is asleep and usually sleep-walks during the day but is active during the night. He was unveiled in April 2016.[14]

Sister cities

Nemuro is twinned with the following sister cities:[15]

References

  1. ↑ "くらしの情報|朝日にいちばん近い街". www.city.nemuro.hokkaido.jp (in 日本語). Archived from the original on 2026-09-08. Retrieved 2026-09-08.
  2. ↑ "History of Nemuro". Archived from the original on 2015-09-08. Retrieved 2015-05-18.
  3. ↑ "Koppen Climate Classification" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-04-12. Retrieved 2018-10-08.
  4. ↑ "Normal values (annual and monthly values)". Japan Meteorological Agency. Retrieved 2026-02-18.
  5. ↑ "Highest and lowest values recorded (annual)". Japan Meteorological Agency. Retrieved 2026-02-18.
  6. ↑ "Normal values (annual and monthly values)". Japan Meteorological Agency. Retrieved 2026-02-18.
  7. ↑ "Highest and lowest values recorded (annual)". Japan Meteorological Agency. Retrieved 2026-02-18.
  8. ↑ "Normal values (annual and monthly values)". Japan Meteorological Agency. Retrieved 2026-02-18.
  9. ↑ "Highest and lowest values recorded (annual)". Japan Meteorological Agency. Retrieved 2026-02-18.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 "The Food of Nemuro". Nemuro Tourist Information. Japan: Nemuro Tourist Association. Retrieved 2014-09-03.
  11. ↑ "Nemuro - DavisHunter.com". www.davishunter.com. Retrieved 2017-12-14.
  12. ↑ "Nemuro". britannica.com. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  13. ↑ "Port city Nemuro sets the hook in promoting saury exports to Vietnam". The Japan Times. 27 April 2013. Archived from the original on 29 November 2020. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  14. ↑ "眠郎のお部屋". Nemuro.
  15. ↑ "Sister-City Relationships in Hokkaido". Archived from the original on February 24, 2015.
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