Obihiro

Obihiro is a metropolis in Tokachi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. Obihiro is the handiest unique metropolis in the Tokachi area. The subsequent maximum populous municipality in Tokachi is the adjacent metropolis of Otofuke, with much less than a third of Obihiro's population. The metropolis had approximately 500 overseas residents in 2008. The metropolis consists of the headquarters of the Fifth Division of the Northern Army of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force.

It additionally hosts the Rally Japan World Rally Championship-occasion. In 2008, Obihiro was specific a "model environmental metropolis in Japan Obihiro become the region first settled by means of Benzo Yoda in May 1883. It became a town on April 1, 1933. In 1957 the villages of Taisho and Kawanishi merged with Obihiro, bringing it to its modern-day size. Obihiro, along side most of Tokachi, has a big agricultural zone that revolves round massive scale farming operations.

Farms within the boundaries of Obihiro have a mean of approximately 24 hectares of arable land; exceeding the Hokkaido common 17.41 ha and the countrywide average 1.57 ha. The primary vegetation produced are wheat, potatoes, beets, and beans, however there has additionally been progress in the manufacturing of nagaimo.