Ōzora, Hokkaido

"Ōzora" redirects here. For other uses, see Ōzora (disambiguation).
Ōzora
大空町
Town

Location of Ōzora in Hokkaido (Okhotsk Subprefecture)
Ōzora

Location in Japan

Coordinates: 43°55′N 144°10′E / 43.917°N 144.167°E / 43.917; 144.167Coordinates: 43°55′N 144°10′E / 43.917°N 144.167°E / 43.917; 144.167
Country Japan
Region Hokkaido
Prefecture Hokkaido (Okhotsk Subprefecture)
District Abashiri
Government
 • Mayor Eiji Yamashita
Area
 • Total 343.62 km2 (132.67 sq mi)
Population (2008-12-31)
 • Total 8,394
 • Density 24/km2 (63/sq mi)
Symbols
 • Tree Japanese Rowan and Japanese White Birch
 • Flower Mountain Phlox and Lysichite camtschatcense
Time zone Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
City hall address 3-4-1-1 Memanbetsu-nishi, Ōzora-chō, Hokkaidō
099-2392
Website www.town.ozora.hokkaido.jp/dd.aspx

Ōzora (大空町 Ōzora-chō) is a town located in Abashiri District, Okhotsk Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan.

Ōzora was formed on March 31, 2006 as a result of the merger of the town of Memanbetsu, and the village of Higashimokoto, both from Abashiri District.

Memanbetsu Village (later Memanbetsu Town) split from the Town of Abashiri (now the City of Abashiri) in 1921, and Higashimokoto Village split from Abashiri Town on February 11, 1947. Therefore, all of Ōzora's territory once was a part of Abashiri.

Many places in Ōzora, such as the train stations, the airport, and the high school are named after the former town of Memanbetsu, and Japanese airlines use "Memanbetsu" to refer to "Ōzora" as a destination.[1][2]

Education

Ōzora operates public elementary and junior high schools.

In the Higashimokoto area:

In the Memanbetsu area:

Hokkaido Prefectural Board of Education operates Memanbetsu High School in Ōzora.

Transportation

Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido) operates two stations on the Sekihoku Main Line:

Memanbetsu Airport is located in Ōzora.

References

  1. ↑ Home Page, All Nippon Airways
  2. ↑ Home Page, Japan Airlines
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Ozora.
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