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	BUSINESS LINK HOKKAIDO No.27
		Hokkaido is perfectly situated for the creation of test tracks; for the reconstruction of cold climate conditions in addition to demanding and mountain roads.
		These superior test tracks are located throughout Hokkaido and with the uprising of the automobile industry, Hokkaido now has the greatest number of test tracks in the country at 25.
		With the focus on a more comfortable drive and developing the skills to achieve this, Hokkaido is fast becoming the base for the cutting edge development and provision of components for the next generation of auto-mobile.
	www.pref.hokkaido.jp /keizai/kz-krkyt/blink/no27e/no27_01.html (1402 words)

	Randy's 'Favorite Getaways in Rural Japan' p 9
		Hokkaido is Japan's northernmost large island, a little more than 30 miles (50 kilometers) north of the main island of Honshu, and has a suitably harsh climate for three seasons of the year.
		Hokkaido is a bit far away for a week-end getaway, but it's the kind of big scenic country that is fun to explore by car, and that's how I did it.
		Tomakomai is a big pulp mill city on the coast, a couple of hours by train north on the main line from Hakodate, at the southern tip of Hokkaido.
	www.ease.com /~randyj/rjjapan6.htm (6361 words)

	Hokkaido Bureau - Industrial Development Base
		The Hokkaido Development Agency (at that time) decided to start the Tomakomai eastern development new plan in August 1995 and the way to further the eastern Tomakomai development project in March 1997, revising the statement of principles based on basic conventional industrial resources.
		Tomakomai City is fully equipped with a city facilities such as medical, welfare, educational, and cultural which are necessary for everyday life.
		Moreover, Tomakomai is near Sapporo, the center of Hokkaido politics, economy, and culture.
	www.mlit.go.jp /english/2006/m_hokkaido_bureau/06_industrial/index.html (1099 words)

	Hokkaido travel guide - Wikitravel
		Hokkaido is by far Japan's largest prefecture, consisting of Japan's entire northern island and its surrounding islets.
		Hokkaido is cooler than the rest of Japan, and the merciful lack of Japan's muggy summers and rainy season makes it a very popular domestic destination between May and August.
		Hokkaido is not (yet) linked to the Shinkansen high speed network, but night sleeper trains from Tokyo are a popular option.
	wikitravel.org /en/Hokkaido (1709 words)

	Hokkaido Guide - Getting to Hokkaido
		Air flights are obviously the fastest means of arrival in Hokkaido and those pressed for time may want to consider this option.
		It is highly recommend to use the train service for travel inside of Hokkaido as driving can be slow due to extreme congestion of roads in summer and dangerous icy conditions in winter.
		The main ports in Hokkaido are Hakodate, Otaru, Muroran, Tomakomai and Iwanai.
	www.hokkaidoguide.com /general/getting_to_hokkaido.php (709 words)

	Lighthouses of Southwestern Hokkaido
		Hokkaido is the northernmost of the four main islands of Japan.
		This cape is at the tip of a blunt, mountainous peninsula and marks the southern side of the entrance to Ishikari Wan and the important port of Otaru.
		Otaru is the tradition Sea of Japan port for Sapporo, the capital and principal city of Hokkaido.
	www.unc.edu /~rowlett/lighthouse/jphk2.htm (5072 words)

	+++ Japan Student Services Organization +++
		We thank you for your interest in Tomakomai Komazawa University and are delighted to introduce, at the same time, the oldest university in Japan on its newest campus.
		Tomakomai Komazawa is the newest Komazawa campus in Japan and one of the most recent universities in Hokkaido, receiving student since 1998.
		The Tomakomai campus is a prosperous port city which is within commuting distance from Sapporo and only 24minutes away from New Chitose International Airport.
	www.jasso.go.jp /cgi-bin/user/univ_search_result.cgi?&univid=1024&prefecturename=Hokkaido (213 words)

	Institute DDB (Detail) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Tomakomai National College of technology became under Institute of National Colleges of Technology, Japan Department of General Education was reorganized as Department of Human and Social Sciences and Department of Natural and Physical Sciences.
		The objective is to educate deeply specified philosophy and and cultivation of ability needed for occupation.
		Tomakomai Vocation College was established in 1964 consisting of 3 department of mechanical engineering, electrical engineering and industrial chemistry.
	read.jst.go.jp /ddbs/plsql/KKN_EG_14?code=6504000000 (727 words)

	Surrounding environment
		The Central Hokkaido area, where cities such as Sapporo, Tomakomai, Chitose and Muroran are located, has 3 million inhabitants accounting for about 60% of the population of Hokkaido.
		Educational institutions including Hokkaido University, Muroran Institute of Technology and Tomakomai Technical college are situated in this area, and young and excellent manpower is seeking for a place to play an active part.
		Tomakomai is also known as a city of skating.
	www.tomatoh.co.jp /e/kankyo/kankyo_main.html (373 words)

	Terrestrial Ecoregions -- Hokkaido deciduous forests (PA0423)
		Hokkaido has an average temperature of eight degrees centigrade and receives an average annual precipitation of 1,150 millimeters.
		Hokkaido is the only portion of Japan which supports a population of brown bears, and the Hokkaido brown bear is considered a subspecies (Ursos arctos yesoensis) which is also found on the neighboring Russian controlled islands.
		The line between Hokkaido and the Japan Sea floral districts in Shimizu (1975) corresponds to the southern boundary of the ecoregion.
	www.worldwildlife.org /wildworld/profiles/terrestrial/pa/pa0423_full.html (1210 words)

	The Japan Times Online (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Hokkaido police found two vacant cars near an estuary of the Tokachi River in the town of Toyokoro.
		Outside Hokkaido, a tsunami of 60 cm was reported on the shores of the Tohoku region.
		Hokkaido Electric Power Co. said the earthquake triggered an automatic shutdown of the Tomato-Atsuma thermal power station in Atsuma and caused a flout in nearby communities.
	www.japantimes.co.jp /cgi-bin/getarticle.pl5?nn20030927a1.htm (1170 words)

	Ben's Tour of Hokkaido (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Hokkaido is an excellent place for a bicycle tour, as the roads are exceptionally wide and the scenery is wonderful.
		Also, Hokkaido is a very popular place for motorcycle tourists, so there are a lot of extra conviences like 'rider houses' (extremely affordable lodges for motorcyclists) which can also be taken advantage of by bicyclists.
		I decided that it would be a waste to hurry out of Hokkaido, which is renowned for its natural beauty and delicious foods, so I cycled out of Tomakomai instead of taking the train to Wakkanai, which I reached one week later.
	users.adelphia.net /~trthomas (1540 words)

	Hometown Homepage - Tomakomai (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Hokkaido University's experimental forest, Midorigaoka Park, Northern Horse Park, and the numerous golf clubs are among the services that help people appreciate the benefits of nature.
		Tomakomai is also known for its industrial strength.
		As the entrance to Hokkaido from Honshu, the Port of Tomakomai is a frequent stop for ferries as well as commercial carriers.
	www.infocreate.co.jp /hometown/tomakomai/tomako-e.html (181 words)

	Portfolio 9 > The North: Hokkaido and the Ainu - Japan & the Allied Occupation
		The purpose of the trip was to survey economic conditions in Hokkaido and the spatial capacity of the island, looking toward the event that further migration from the more southerly islands was to take place.
		Hokkaido was settled last, and most of it was actually laid out by American agricultural scientists and economists.
		She gradually usurped the place of the official interpreter for the Natural Resources Section people on the their Hokkaido trip, which caused some friction, but she is strongly supported by the Americans and they are delighted that we let her go with them.
	www.lib.ohio-state.edu /sites/rarebooks/japan/2_9_photos.html (4607 words)

	BUSINESS LINK HOKKAIDO No.24
		In Hokkaido in 1996, Hokkaido Gas Co., Ltd. introduced domestic natural gas produced in Tomakomai City, and has since been converting city gas in Sapporo and Chitose into natural gas (natural gas conversion).
		Other city gas providers in Hokkaido are also scheduled to complete natural gas conversion by 2010 jointly and with the support of Hokkaido Gas Co., Ltd., the antecedent provider.
		In the wake of natural gas conversion in Sapporo, Chitose and Otaru by Hokkaido Gas Co., Ltd., a natural gas pipeline was constructed that longitudinally runs through Central Hokkaido, connecting Tomakomai, Sapporo and Otaru.
	www.pref.hokkaido.jp /keizai/kz-krkyt/blink/no24e/no24_05.html (410 words)

	Tsunami alert as powerful quake rocks Japan - www.smh.com.au
		Hokkaido Electric Power Co official Yoshihiro Akiyama said it was unclear when power could be restored to the fled out homes, mostly in and around Kushiro.
		A fire broke out at an oil tank in the city of Tomakomai, but no workers were reported injured, said Hokkaido prefectural police official Kuniyoshi Omori.
		Nuclear power facilities on Hokkaido were inspected after the quake, but officials said there was no evidence of any damage or safety breaches.
	www.smh.com.au /articles/2003/09/26/1064083165831.html?from=storyrhs (946 words)

	SurfWax: News, Reviews and Articles On Tomakomai
		Komadai Tomakomai made the headlines last year after it was revealed that a teacher overseeing its baseball team beat a team member...
		TOMAKOMAI, Hokkaido (Kyodo) Komazawa University Tomakomai High School has announced that the 27-year-old teacher overseeing its national champion baseball team will be suspended for striking a player in June and August, dislocating the boy's jaw on one occasion.
		Down 6-1, the Hokkaido school sent 11 batters to the plate to drive in six runs in the big inning at Koshien Stadium and never looked back as it strengthened its bid to become only the sixth school in tournament history to...
	news.surfwax.com /worldcities/files/Tomakomai_Japan.html (2182 words)

	Tomakomai, Hokkaidō - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Tomakomai (苫小牧市; -shi) is a city and port located in Iburi, Hokkaido, Japan.
		This page was last modified 22:42, 19 October 2006.
		Tomakomai, Hokkaidō, External links, Cities in Hokkaidō Prefecture and Port cities in Japan.
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Tomakomai (99 words)

	www.debito.org: The Tomakomai Seamen's Club and the Otaru Onsens "JAPANESE ONLY" Case
		It also has, like other Hokkaido seaports, a noticable amount of foreign sailors cooling their heels at dockside for a day or two with a little spending money and a lot of land-leg energy.
		Hokkaido's Mission is affiliated with the Anglican Mission to Seafarers (otherwise known as Flying Angel), HQ London, and the Catholic Apostleship of the Sea (or Stella Maris), HQ Rome.
		The result is that of all Hokkaido's port towns, only Tomakomai has anything close to a well-funded, well-tended, focal point for Japanese-Russian communication on a basal, everyday level (not a single person in Otaru's city employ even speaks Russian!).
	www.debito.org /tomakomaiseamensclub.html (2869 words)

	Tomakomai News
		Tomakomai High School in Hokkaido, Japan, is comparable to a small school in Jeju Island.
		TOMAKOMAI, Hokkaido -- Ten members of a high school baseball club here that is to participate in the upcoming national tournament have been questioned by...
		TOMAKOMAI, Hokkaido -- An elderly man has been arrested for strangling his ailing wife Sunday after he got into an argument with her, police said.
	news.daylightonline.com /2005-03/Tomakomai.html (1260 words)

	Tomakomai, Hokkaido Prefecture, Pictures
		Its pulp and paper mill is the leading producer of paper in Japan and specializes in newsprint.
		Tomakomai's harbor is capable of handling large cargo vessels.
		A passenger-ferry service connects Tomakomai to Sendai, Tokyo, and other cities on Honshu Island to the south.
	www.greatestcities.com /Asia/Japan/Hokkaido_Region/Hokkaido_Prefecture/Tomakomai_city.html (189 words)

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		I left Tomakomai at 20.30 and arrived in Akkeshi at 02.00, a five and a half hour epic drive along the coast, across several mountain ranges, through dense forest and in busy towns and cities.
		26/09 Hokkaido, Kiritappu Marsh 1 from the lookout
		26/09 Hokkaido, Kiritappu Marsh 2 from the lookout
	www.beard99.freeserve.co.uk /Japan901).htm (10537 words)

	Japanese Ferries (Domestic Routes): Route Details
		Tomakomai is located 70 kilometers south of Sapporo (45 minutes, 2800 Yen by JR limited express train, 60 minutes, 1400 Yen by JR local trains or 90 minutes, 1300 Yen by Hokkaido Chuo highway bus).
		Tomakomai East Port is located 30 kilometers outside of the city (bus connection from Tomakomai Station), while Tomakomai Port is just a short bus ride from the railway station.
		Muroran is located 140 kilometers south of Sapporo (135 minutes, 2000 Yen by Hokkaido Chuo highway bus or 100 minutes, 4500 Yen by JR limited express train).
	www.japan-guide.com /e/e2355_01.html (1138 words)

	Wednesday, January 24, 2001
		"Hokkaido is a very popular place this time of year because of playing in the snow, because of skiing, and because of the Snow Festival," said Cmdr. Matt Brown, a 7th Fleet Command spokesman.
		But Tomakomai Mayor Tadayuki Torikoshi on Jan. 16 asked Michael Meserve, the U.S. consul general in Sapporo, to route the Blue Ridge elsewhere, Meserve said.
		Torikoshi said he was worried Tomakomai's busy port would not have space for the 19,200-ton vessel, the 7th Fleet's flagship.
	www.pstripes.com /jan01/ed012401a.html (646 words)

	Hokkaido 2003 GW 4/26 Hayakita-cho (town located in the northeast in Tomakomai)
		Since it thinks that it will go for locating in the east in Tomakomai, the route of a southeastern direction is maintained.
		Truly, Hokkaido has much nature, and too, after it travels the world, it also carries out mind whether to be Hokkaido.
		Now, if it is called Hokkaido, it will be Genghis Khan, and Genghis Khan was eaten in large quantities today.
	shupla.w-jp.net /english/japan/hokkaido/2003_0426_2_e.html (431 words)

	Hometown Homepage - Tomakomai　Special Places
		This is the perfect place to adventure the wilderness on a mountain bike or to simply enjoy the great nature without the sacrifice of modern conveniences.
		Hokkaido in the winter gives an impression of snow covered plains.
		Although Tomakomai's winter can get colder than 10 degrees below zero, snow accumulation is mild compared to many other regions with similar temperatures.
	hometown.infocreate.co.jp /en/hokkaido/tomakomai/spot-e.html (294 words)

	Hokkaido Weather -= Actually it looks like it's either yawning or vomiting in this pic. =- (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Hachinohe, Iwate Prefecture to Tomakomai, Hokkaido was certainly not the most...
		The eight regions of Japan are Hokkaido, Tohoku, Kanto, Chubu, Kinki, Chugoku, Shikoku, and...
		We Weather Hokkaido the car and confirmed the ID and I got the scope and camera out and of course the thing immediately flew off up into the mist.
	www.jacobtaylor.us /Hokkaido/HokkaidoWeather.html (806 words)

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