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	Hokkaido Prefecture - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Hokkaido Island is located at the north end of Japan, near Russia, and has coastlines on the Sea of Japan, the Sea of Okhotsk, and the Pacific Ocean.
		Hokkaido is known for its cool summers (which attract many tourists from other parts of Japan) and icy winters.
		Hokkaido can also be reached by ferry from Sendai, Niigata and some other cities.
	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Hokkaido (1735 words)

	Hokkaido Bureau - Harbor Development
		"Hokkaido harbor vision of the 21st century," as a basic policy for the development of Hokkaido harbors decided in April 2002 is advancing efficiently and effectively.
		In Hokkaido where disasters are frequent, this project promotes the development of harbors which support the comfortable and safe life of Hokkaido people.
		Hokkaido harbor development is progressing in cooperation with local residents who use these harbors, fully taking into consideration local opinions.
	www.mlit.go.jp /english/2006/m_hokkaido_bureau/14_harbordevelopment/index.html (408 words)

	Encyclopedia of Japanese Minerals, by Alfredo Petrov
		Hokkaido: Tabular crystals occur in association with native tellurium in fine-grained porcelanous quartz in epithermal gold-silver ore at the Teine mine; also here as transparent light brown to colorless, thin tabular xls to 12mm, associated with drusy tetrahedrite xls in a barite-quartz vein.
		Hokkaido: Thin prismatic crystals, elongated on [001], with a(100) and m(110) prism faces, small c(001) terminations bevelled by small q-faces, were found in the 1936 sulfur lava flow which became the Shiretoko mine.
		Hokkaido: Remarkably pure, nearly ideal buserite is presently being deposited by Mn-rich hot (43 degrees C) water emanating from cracks in lava at Yuno-taki hot spring waterfall at the foot of active volcano Me-Akan, the first locality from which this mineral has been well characterized.
	www.petrovrareminerals.com /articles02b.html (4510 words)

	Ishikari Subprefecture - Pasthound (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Located on the north part of the Ishikari Subprefecture of Hokkaido, the shape of the municipality is long to north and south.
		JR Hokkaido Bus, based in Sapporo, decided on February 4 to eliminate 40 loss-making services on four routes in Ishikari, Sorachi, Hidaka and Tokachi subprefectures, including the Ishikari route (between Takikawa and Numata in Tokachi Subprefecture) at the end of February, and informed individual subprefectures' study councils.
		Nakagawa District (Tokachi), managed by the Tokachi_subprefecture Abuta District, Rumoi District, Sorachi District, and Yufutsu District are deceptively similar, but each of them is a single district allotted to two subprefectures.
	www.pasthound.com /topics/Ishikari-Subprefecture (1087 words)

	Brujula.Net - Your Latin Stating Point (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Hokkaido Island is located at the north end of Japan, near Russia, and has coastlines on the Sea of Japan, the
		Hokkaido is known for its cool summers and icy winters.
		Hokkaido Railway Company), but many cities can only be accessed by bus or car.
	www.brujula.net /english/wiki/Hokkaido_Prefecture.html (890 words)

	Chapter 58 - Public Discussion Boards
		Eventually, Ainu people were confined to the Ainu reservation (sort of) in the Hokkaido island (that is located north of Japanese main island,) in the village of Shiraoi.
		If you visit Hokkaido island, you'll notice many of land names there (and some in the Northern part of Japanese main island,) are Ainu names.
		Hokkaido island is (among other things) known for it's quality dairy products, and they have many dairy ranches with a field full of dairy cows.
	www.fullmetal-alchemist.com /forums/index.php?act=findpost&pid=385071 (1396 words)

	nkysdb: È¬È¨ Àµ¹°
		Diatom biostratigraphy of the Neogene in southwest Hokkaido - Kogawatoge of Kitahiyama-cho - ?
		Lithic fragment composition of phreatomagmatic- and phreatic ejecta of the Usu 2000 eruption (abs.) ?
		Paleoenvironment of desmostylian habitat, and Cenozoic tectonics in Hokkaido and Sakhalin, northwestern Pacific Ocean ?
	staff.aist.go.jp /miyagi.iso14000/Works/Review/coop/0003/188.html (1490 words)

	Iburi Subprefecture - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		On March 27, 2006, the towns of Hayakita and Oiwake from Yufutsu District merged to form the new town of Abira.
		On March 27, 2006, the towns of Hobetsu and Mukawa from Yufutsu District merged to form the new town of Mukawa, now with a different writing.
		On March 27, 2006, the towns of Abuta and Toya from Abuta District merged to form the new town of Toyako.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Iburi_subprefecture (135 words)

	MedMark.org Category: /Regional/Asia/Japan/Prefectures/Hokkaido
		Flora of Hokkaido - Distribution maps of vascular plants found on the island.
		Hokkaido Broadcasting Company - Offers the latest news stories in Hokkaido, presented in English.
		Hokkaido Immigration - Gives visa information, jobs, housing, and recreation in Hokkaido.
	medmark.org /odp.php?browse=/Regional/Asia/Japan/Prefectures/Hokkaido (338 words)

	MedMark.org Category: /Regional/Asia/Japan/Prefectures/Hokkaido/Government
		National Agricultural Research Center for Hokkaido Region (NARCH) - Researches establishment of large-scale farming systems, animal husbandry, horticulture, and ecological agriculture.
		Shiraoi Town - With profile, attractions, town life, industries, and access.
		Urakawa Town - Hokkaido - Includes town profile, industries, tourism, events, and horses ranches.
	www.medmark.org /odp.php?browse=/Regional/Asia/Japan/Prefectures/Hokkaido/Government (601 words)

	Books : Lonely Planet Japan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		An example is that in both editions they messed up the kanji vs the English for Asakusa (historical district) and Akasaka (business district).
		Hokkaido, Tohoku, and hotels seem to be trimmed in a lot of areas.
		If you want to see the Ainu Museum in Shiraoi, it's still in there but you're going to have to stumble across it in a box listed under "Ainu Rennaisance." I suppose Tokyo-Kyoto is what sells so if you cut, then do it far away from these two areas.
	ees.net.nz /cgi-bin/shop/amazon_products_feed.cgi?Operation=ItemLookup&ItemId=1740591623 (443 words)

	UNBEATEN TRACKS IN JAPAN
		It has a great export trade in cattle and rice to Hokkaido (Yezo), besides being the outlet of an immense annual emigration from northern Japan to the Hokkaido (Yezo) fishery, and imports from Hakodate large quantities of fish, skins, and foreign merchandise.
		At dark we reached Shiraoi, a village of eleven Japanese houses, with a village of fifty-one Aino houses, near the sea.
		Hundreds of horses run nearly wild on the hills, and the Ainos, getting a large drove together, skilfully head them for the entrance into the corral, in which a selection of them is made for the day’s needs, and the remainder—that is, those with the deepest sores on their backs—are turned loose.
	www.cgsd.com /rlatham/UnbeatenTracks/Chapt31-36.html (11009 words)

	Tour East Holiday (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Visit the Shiraoi Ainu Cultural Village that was once the home of hundreds of Ainu.
		The Ainu were the original inhabitants of Hokkaido and adjacent islands.
		It has developed and prospered as "the sea entrance of Hokkaido" over the last 100 years and it has gained the nickname "Wall Street of the north." Visit the Old Channel Plaza and a Glassware Factory.
	www.toureastholidays.com /offers/offer_japan_8d.htm (565 words)

	2007 WINTER IN HOKKAIDO (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Historically, this area was one of the largest Ainu settlements in Hokkaido.
		Weather permitting, enjoy an exciting experience as we board an icebreaker boat and cruise on the North Hokkaido Sea through the drift ice that floes in from the Sea of Okhotsk.
		Enjoy a traditional song and dance performance by some of the Ainu villagers and watch a demonstration of playing the “mukkur”, a kind of mouth harp made of a piece of thin shaved bamboo with a thread attached to it.
	kobay.com /kts/trj20070206a.php (1037 words)

	Creative Tours (Singapore) Pte.Ltd. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		On arrival in Osaka, we take a connecting domestic flight to Sapporo, the capital city of Hokkaido.
		Hokkaido is blessed with the most impressive natural beauty in Japan.
		Upon arrival in Sapporo, we begin our journey to Shiraoi Ainu Village to witness the primitive lifestyle of the Ainu tribe.
	www.jalselect.com.sg /tours/JapanGroup/7spt.htm (624 words)

	ryanfarley.net -- there's a spider on your back
		Hokkaido had beautiful clear weather with a cool 75F degrees, and for the first time I saw stars in Japan.
		There is something about a place where people are locked up from cold 6 months a year, so that when summer hits nothing stops them from being out of the house as much as possible.
		Also, since Sapporo is the only big city in Hokkaido, the entire island comes into the city when they want to party.
	www.ryanfarley.net /oldblog.php (15566 words)

	Japan, Tokyo, Hakone, Hiroshima, Kyoto. Over 100,000 photographs and images of every aspect of Japanese culture on-line ...
		Prior to 1945, this area was the major night entertainment district.
		Photographs taken from the area around the Ginza district which is the ultra-fashionable area world famous for glamor and high prices.
		Of particular interest are the images covering the Ainus in Hokkaido, a beautiful scene of Nagasaki, public and private bath houses, and a private women's party.
	www.didik.com /nycinpictures/japan (2544 words)

	Member Groups (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The Quesnel/Shiraoi Twinning Society was founded in 1981 to enhance awareness and development between Quesnel and the sister city of Shiraoi on Hokkaido, Japan.
		Cross-cultural exchanges occur with a Shiraoi delegation visiting Quesnel on even years and a Quesnel delegation visiting Shiraoi on odd years.
		Shiraoi youth are adult delegations have brought Japanese culture to Quesnel through dance presentations, courses in Japanese writing, Ikebana and the Tea Ceremony.
	www.quesnelarts.ca /sts.html (166 words)

	Sendai, Miyagi - Enpsychlopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Sendai City Assembly members are elected from 5 elective districts, which correspond to the city's 5 wards.
		The suit is pending at the Sendai district courts.
		Although it is possible to enjoy a panoramic view from the statue, it is disliked by many locals, partially because it looks rather out of place in the middle of a residential district, and partially because most people see the statue as a symbol of greed, not faith.
	www.enpsychlopedia.org /psypsych/Sendai,_Miyagi (3599 words)

	Royal Adventure Travel - Domestic Tours for USA and Canada
		Its main attraction is its charming canal district.
		This is where much of the Sapporo Snow Festival is held in early February, when ice and packed snow are sculpted to form statues, palaces, and fantasies; Yukijirushi Snow Brand Dairy Factory and Tanuki Koji Shopping Arcade, where you can shop for everything and anything you can think of.
		Ainu culture and lifestyle is shown in an outdoor reproduction of a small Ainu village and inside a conventional museum building.
	pic2395.tripod.com /RATpages/2007autumninhokkaidoandtohoku.html (1662 words)

	Travel Log Golden Week 2005 Essays about Asahikawa Hokkaido Japan エッセイ　日本　北海道　旭川市
		It is very close the Red Brick Warehouse District 赤レンガ倉庫, and it has a great view of the harbor and Mt. Hakodate.
		But in Hokkaido, the prices at the full service and self service seem to be about the same, so I never use them here.
		I traveled the entire coastline of southern Hokkaido just as I had planned to do.
	www.snowmanjapan.net /essays/ESSAY_GW2005RoadTrip.htm (3364 words)

	2007 WINTER SNOW FESTIVAL (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Enjoy a traditional song and dance performance from some of the Ainu people and watch a demonstration of playing the “mukkur”, a kind of mouth harp made of a piece of thin shaved bamboo with a thread attached to it.
		The city is overlooked by Mt. Hakodate and famous for its European style Goryokaku Fort, built in the shape of a five-pointed star.
		We’ll transfer to the Hakodate Railway Station to board a train for a relaxing ride through the Seikan (undersea) Tunnel, connecting Hokkaido to the main island of Honshu.
	www.kobay.com /kts/trj20070207a.php (1496 words)

	Fodor's Travel Guides \| Forums Messages
		If you are not into shopping, just walk over to Pontocho Alley(an interesting alley like street next to the river lined with old buildings that are bars and small resturants on the river side and a tree lined canal on the other) and walk down to Shijo-dori.
		From there we took the toll road to Shiraoi and saw the Ainu Village.
		I thought the 3 1/3 weeks on the Royal-Beijing to Bangkok in Nov '04 plus time in both cities would be hard to beat, but Japan and the time on the Sapphire back to Seattle was out of this world.
	www.fodors.com /forums/pgMessages.jsp?fid=27&tid=34631865&numresponses=27&start=50 (5676 words)

	Hokkaido
		Utasutsu (ææ£é¡) Dissolved January 15, 1955 when Utasutsu Village was incorporated into Suttsu Town, Suttsu District, Neppu Village merged with Suttsu District's Kuromatsunai Village and part of Tarukishi Village to form Sanwa Village (now Kuromatsunai Town)
		SAPPORO Itochu Corp has agreed to promote the sale of food and other products from Hokkaido and tourism under an agreement signed with the prefectural government, Itochu and the Hokkaido prefectural government said Friday.
		SAPPORO The bodies of two women and five children who may have died from carbon monoxide poisoning were found late Thursday in an apartment in Tomakomai, Hokkaido.
	www.measuroo.com /eth-H/Hokkaido.php (1776 words)

	Chan Brothers Travel - Starguide (7 Days Fabulous Hokkaido) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Spring and autumn: Visit Oobako and Kobako Valleys and be amazed by their strange and unique cliff formations and surrounding picturesque scenery.
		Here in its underground observation room, you can view thousands of salmon in the Chitose River swimming towards their breeding ground as well as many aquatic creatures that can only be found in Hokkaido.
		Today, proceed to the famous Shiraoi Ainu Village, the centre of the thriving Ainu culture.
	www.chanbrothers.com /static/starguide06/7d_hokkaido.htm (959 words)

	Hokkaido
		) Dissolved September 30, 1956 when Bikuni Town was incorporated into Shakotan Town, Shakotan District.
		) (modern-day Iburi Subprefecture, Yamakoshi District of Oshima, Abuta in Shiribeshi, the cities of Chitose and Eniwa in Ishikari and Shimukappu Village in Kamikawa
		It is licensed under the GNU free documentation license.
	www.ufaqs.com /wiki/en/ho/Hokkaido.htm (1599 words)

	Pinnacle Travel Services Pte Ltd, Singapore - Airlines Packages - All Nippon Airways - 8D Hokkaido Wonderland
		After breakfast, we will head to the beautiful Iouzan, then proceed on to Kita Kitsune "Fox Farm" where you will see the famous Hokkaido fox, which is famous for its fur.
		Next, proceed to Lake Akan and embark on a boat cruise which is noted for its spherical green weed called Marimo.
		Experience the historical and traditional Japanese lifestyle with a visit to the fully-restored Shiraoi Ainu Village.
	www.pinnacle-travel.com /airlines-pack/All-Nippon-Airways/8d-hokkaido-wonderland.htm (870 words)

	CrimeNews 2000 - crime news archive page
		Teen gets 10 years for killing with baseball bat--(Houston Chronicle)-- A former Ball High School student was sentenced today to 10 years in prison for beating a man to death with an aluminum baseball bat.
		Gag order imposed in girl's death --(Deseret News)--Reacting to the intense scrutiny swirling the death of a 4-year-old who died of water intoxication, a judge has decided to ban those involved in the legal battle from speaking publicly about the case.
		Gag Order Imposed in Child Death Case--(The Salt Lake Tribune) A 4th District judge has imposed a gag order on parties involved in the highly publicized case of a Springville couple charged in the water intoxication death of their adopted 4-year-old daughter.
	www.crimenews2000.com /archives/02092704.htm (1755 words)

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