Hokkaido

Island, region, and prefecture of Japan

Hokkaido (Japanese: 北海道, Hepburn: Hokkaidō, , lit. 'Northern Sea Circuit; Ainu: Ainu Moshiri, ' or 'Land of the Ainu') is the second-largest island of Japan and comprises the largest and northernmost prefecture, making up its own region. The Tsugaru Strait separates Hokkaidō from Honshu; the two islands are connected by railway via the undersea Seikan Tunnel.

Country	Japan +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Region	Hokkaido +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Government:Governor	Naomichi Suzuki +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Area:Total	83,423.84 km (32,210.12 sq mi) +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Population:Total	5,281,297 +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Population:Rank	8th +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Population:Density	63/km (160/sq mi) +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Website	www.pref.hokkaido.lg.jp +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Capital	Sapporo +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...

GEOGRAPHY

Area rank

1st

DEMOGRAPHICS

People from Hokkaido
14L, 399T
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- Tura Satana
- Nanami Hashimoto
- Asami Abe
- Miho Yabe
- Miki Fujimoto
- Miyoshi Umeki
Sportspeople from Hokkaido
17L, 483T
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- Noriaki Kasai
- Hamuko Hoshi
- Toshiaki Tanaka
- Tomoka Nakagawa
- Takayuki Ono
Musicians from Hokkaido
5L, 72T
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- Maya Sakura
- Asami Abe
- Miho Yabe
- Nanami Hashimoto
- Miki Fujimoto
People by city in Hokkaido
17L
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Musical groups from Hokkaido
45T
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- Glay
- Anzen Chitai
- Triplane (band)
- Judy and Mary
- IOSYS
Actors from Hokkaido
2L, 51T
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- Yuka Hirata
- Rie Tanaka
- Hiromi Tsuru
- Minoru Chiaki
- Fumiyo Kohinata
Manga artists from Hokkaido
40T
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- Satoshi Kon
- Hiromu Arakawa
- Mari Ozawa
- Kazuhiro Fujita
- Yumiko Igarashi
Sport in Hokkaido
10L, 20T
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- 2016 Hokkaido American Football Association season
- 2015 Pine Bowl
- Park golf
- 2019 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship
- 2017 Japanese Olympic Curling Trials
Gardens in Hokkaido
2T
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- Kōsetsu-en
- Hokkaido University Botanical Gardens
Parks and gardens in Hokkaido
3L, 33T
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- Wakkanai Park
- Maruyama Park (Sapporo)
- Nakajima Park
- Niseko-Shakotan-Otaru Kaigan Quasi-National Park
- Moerenuma Park
Hokkaido
14L, 22T
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- Morawan Formation
- 2016 Hokkaido American Football Association season
- 2017 Pine Bowl
- 2016 Pine Bowl
- Television Hokkaido
Shinto shrines in Hokkaido
12T
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- Hokumon Jinja
- Iwamizawa Jinja
- Ōta Jinja (Setana)
- Ubagami Daijingū
- Itsukushima Jinja (Kushiro)
Politics of Hokkaido
4L, 6T
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- Governor of Hokkaido
- New Party Daichi
Sumo people from Hokkaido
44T
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- Kinoarashi Kazutoshi
- Hasegawa Katsutoshi
- Yoshibayama Junnosuke
- Chiyonoyama Masanobu
- Kitanofuji Katsuaki
Association football people from Hokkaido
1L, 130T
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- Daiki Suga
- Yuto Nagasaka
- Mitsuteru Kudo
- Shota Sakaki
- Saki Kumagai
Mayors of places in Hokkaido
10T
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- Seiji Osaka
- Yukio Koshimori
- Fumio Ueda
- Hiroya Ebina
- Kinjirō Nagai
Governors of Hokkaido
1L, 8T
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- Kingo Machimura
- Takahiro Yokomichi
- Harumi Takahashi
- Naomichi Suzuki
- Toshibumi Tanaka
Films set in Hokkaido
5L, 41T
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- Contact
- Fei cheng wu rao
- Detective Conan: Magician of the Silver Key
- Shinkansen daibakuha
- One Day
Ski areas and resorts in Hokkaido
4T
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- Sapporo Teine
- Furano Ski Resort
- Niseko Mt. Resort Grand Hirafu
- Rusutsu Resort
Sports venues in Hokkaido
3L, 16T
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- Asahikawa City General Gymnasium
- Obihiro City General Gymnasium
- Hakodate Arena
- Chiyogadai Park Athletic Studium
- Muroran Irie Stadium

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