Higashikawa, Hokkaido
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is a town
located in Kamikawa (Ishikari) District
, Kamikawa
, Hokkaidō, Japan
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As of 2007, the town has an estimated population
of 7,740 and a density
of 31.39 persons per km². The total area is 247.06 km².
Higashikawa declared itself a photo town (写真の町, shashin no machi) in the 1980s and has done much to sponsor photography since, notably the annually awarded Higashikawa Prize
s.
Towns of Japan
A town is a local administrative unit in Japan. It is a local public body along with prefecture , city , and village...
located in Kamikawa (Ishikari) District
Kamikawa (Ishikari) District, Hokkaido
is a district located in Kamikawa Subprefecture, Hokkaidō, Japan. Confusingly, there is a district of the same name, Kamikawa District, in the same subprefecture. In 1869, Hokkaidō was divided into 11 provinces and 86 districts. Kamikawa district was placed under Ishikari Province...
, Kamikawa
Kamikawa Subprefecture
is a subprefecture of Hokkaidō, Japan. The name is derived from Kamikawa no hitobito no Shūraku , a translation of the Ainu Peni Unguri Kotan. Settlement began in 1867...
, Hokkaidō, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
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As of 2007, the town has an estimated population
Population
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of 7,740 and a density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
of 31.39 persons per km². The total area is 247.06 km².
Higashikawa declared itself a photo town (写真の町, shashin no machi) in the 1980s and has done much to sponsor photography since, notably the annually awarded Higashikawa Prize
Higashikawa Prize
The has been awarded to photographers by the "Phototown" of Higashikawa, Hokkaidō since 1985. The Overseas and Domestic Photographer prizesare of 500,000 yen and the New Photographer and Special prizes are of 300,000 yen....
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