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Kamikawa Subprefecture
Subprefecture in Hokkaido, Japan From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Kamikawa (上川総合振興局, Kamikawa-sōgō-shinkō-kyoku) is a subprefecture of Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan. The name is derived from Kamikawa no hitobito no Shūraku (Village of the Upstream People), a translation of the Ainu Peni Unguri Kotan.[citation needed] Settlement began in 1867. The sub-prefecture was established in 1897.


Asahikawa Airport stretches over the outskirts of Asahikawa City and Higashikagura in Kamikawa (Ishikari) District.
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Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Kamikawa Subprefecture.
- Official Website (in Japanese)
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