Ōzora, Hokkaido
Ōzora
大空町 | |
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Town | |
Location of Ōzora in Hokkaido (Okhotsk Subprefecture) | |
| Coordinates: 43°54′43″N 144°10′21.2″E / 43.91194°N 144.172556°E | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Hokkaido |
| Prefecture | Hokkaido (Okhotsk Subprefecture) |
| District | Abashiri |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Kazumasa Matsukawa (April 2022) |
| Area | |
• Total | 343.62 km2 (132.67 sq mi) |
| Population (2016-09-30) | |
• Total | 7,430 |
| • Density | 22/km2 (56/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+09:00 (JST) |
| City hall address | 3-4-1-1 Memanbetsu-nishi, Ōzora-chō, Hokkaidō 099-2392 |
| Website | www |
| Symbols | |
| Flower | Mountain Phlox and Lysichite camtschatcense |
| Mascot | Soralucky (そらっきー) |
| Tree | Japanese Rowan and Japanese White Birch |
Ōzora (大空町, Ōzora-chō) is a town located in Okhotsk Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan.
Ōzora was formed on March 31, 2006, as a result of the merger of the town of Memanbetsu, and the village of Higashimokoto.
Memanbetsu Village (later Memanbetsu Town) split from the Town of Abashiri (now the City of Abashiri) in 1921, and Higashimokoto Village split from Abashiri Town on February 11, 1947. Therefore, all of Ōzora's territory once was a part of Abashiri.
Many places in Ōzora, such as the train stations, the airport, and the high school are named after the former town of Memanbetsu, and Japanese airlines use "Memanbetsu" to refer to "Ōzora" as a destination.