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Yūbetsu, Hokkaido
Town in Hokkaido, Japan From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Yūbetsu (湧別町, Yūbetsu-chō) is a town located in Okhotsk Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan.
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As of May 2025, the town has an estimated population of 7,821.[1] The total area is 505.74 km2.
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History
On October 1, 2009, the town of Kamiyūbetsu was merged into Yūbetsu; both are in Monbetsu District, Okhotsk Subprefecture.[2]
Climate
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Mascots
Tupit and Lip-chan, the town's mascots
Yūbetsu's mascots are Tupit (チューピット, Chūpitto) and Lip-chan (リップちゃん, Rippu-chan). They are mischievous tulip siblings who lived in the Kamiyubetsu Tulip Park.[5]
- Tupit is a kikomachi tulip. He is 12 years old. He likes onsens and is a very good table tennis player.
- Lip-chan is a jacqueline tulip. She is 10 years old and Tupit's younger sister. She is a good reader and is good at studying the benefits of massage therapy.
Sister Cities
Yūbetsu has been twinned with Whitecourt, Alberta, Canada, since 1998.
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External links
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