Shintoku, Hokkaido

Shintoku (新得町, Shintoku-chō) is a town located in Tokachi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan.

Shintoku

新得町
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Location of Shintoku in Hokkaido (Tokachi Subprefecture)
Shintoku
Location in Japan
Coordinates: 43°5′N 142°50′E
CountryJapan
RegionHokkaido
PrefectureHokkaido (Tokachi Subprefecture)
DistrictKamikawa (Tokachi)
Area
 • Total1,063.79 km2 (410.73 sq mi)
Population
 (September 30, 2016)
 • Total6,285
 • Density5.9/km2 (15/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+9 (JST)
Websitewww.shintoku-town.jp

As of September 2016, the town has an estimated population of 6,285 and a density of 5.9 persons per km². The total area is 1,063.79 km². Surrounding towns include Sahoro, Shimizu, and Shikaoi.

While Japan Bandy Federation was founded in 2011, there has not been any full-sized bandy field in the country. So domestically only the variety rink bandy has been played. However, in the summer of 2017 an association for bandy was founded in Shintoku[1][2] and it was announced that a full-sized field will open in the 2017-18 winter season.[3] It became a reality in December 2017 and the first Japanese championship took place there in January 2018, with the home teams capturing the titles.[4][5]

References
  5. Japan held their historic championship on a new full size bandy arena!
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