Nemuro, Hokkaido


Nemuro is a city and port located in Nemuro Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. It is the capital city of Nemuro Subprefecture. Much of the city lies on the Nemuro Peninsula.
As of February 29, 2012, the city has an estimated population of 29,087, with 12,966 households, and a population density of 56.74 persons per km². The total area is.

History

Nemuro was developed by fisheries. In the early Meiji period, it was the largest city in eastern Hokkaido.
Nemuro, like most of Hokkaido, has a humid continental climate, but not far from a marine climate due to its low amplitude for a location close to Eurasia and average temperatures during the winter. It has mild to warm summers and cold snowy winters. Like the more northerly Kuril Islands, it has an extremely strong seasonal lag, with the highest temperatures in August and September and lowest in February, though it is not so gloomy as extremely foggy North Pacific islands like Simushir or the Aleutian Islands. Its peninsular location makes Nemuro very windy, especially during autumn and winter, with mean wind speeds as high as in November.

Transportation

Nearby Nakashibetsu Airport serves Nemuro.

Rail

One local specialty of Nemuro is "escalope". This consists of tonkatsu over butter fried rice with a special demiglace sauce.
Nemuro is well known by the people of Hokkaido as the one of the best places to eat sushi because of the caught seafood. Nemuro also is the origin of two sushi restaurants in Hokkaido: Matsuriya and Hanamaru. Nemuro's seafood delicacies include their fresh Pacific saury, salmon, king crab, and shrimp.
Other delicacies in Nemuro include yakitori bento, Holland sanbei, soft serve ice cream, and monjayaki.

Economy

Nemuro's economy is based on its fishing industry as many types of marine animals are found in the area all year long. Dairy product processing is also important to the local economy. Local businesses and tourism also plays a significant role in the economy. Nemuro boasts the largest catches of saury in all of Japan. This has led to efforts to export saury to Southeast Asia, especially Vietnam.

Education

High schools

Nemuro is twinned with the following sister cities: