Although a 2001 broadcast of TV show "Koko Ga Hendayo Nihonjin" showed Monbetsu bars refusing all foreigners on sight (http://www.debito.org/KokoGaHen1.html), we found back then that as long as we spoke Japanese, we were (after some initial refusals and character witnessing by our native Japanese counterparts) allowed in.
Eleven-year Monbetsu resident James Eriksson was recognized at the counter and waved in.
Monbetsu cityfolk put signs up they didn't understand to address a problem most of them had never experienced--only heard about in the classic style of the rumor mill.
Most of Monbetsu's economy is dedicated to fishing for cold-water species such as crab.
The crab from Monbetsu is reputably the best in Japan, and is such a source of town pride that a sculpture of a crab claw nearly 10m tall was built down by the waterfront.
The city is also a center for research on sea ice with an international conference held in February (usually the time of peak sea ice) each year.
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Monbetsu (紋別市; -shi) is a city located in Abashiri, Hokkaido, Japan, on the Sea of Okhotsk.
Most of Monbetsu's economy is dedicated to fishing for cold-water species such as crab.
The crab from Monbetsu is reputably the best in Japan, and is such a source of town pride that a sculpture of a crab claw nearly 10m tall was built down by the waterfront.
It is often called Ōhotsuƙu-Monbetsu (Oƙhotsƙ-Monbetsu) to distinguish from town of Monbetsu in Hidaƙa Subprefecture (different ƙanji, but same reading).
There are buses to Sapporo and Asahiƙawa, as well as a daily flight to Toƙyo from Monbetsu Airport.
The first day when I became it half of the quantity of sea ice in view became as follows as for "the sea open", and to be able to navigate a ship on the coast.
It was observed in Monbetsu in Abashiri on 17th on February 15.
I say the second speed since an observation start of 1956 early for approximately 1 month from an average year.
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