Shibetsu River
Shibetsu River is a river in Hokkaidō, Japan. It originates from Mount Shibetsu and flows through Nakashibetsu and Shibetsu into the Sea of Okhotsk.Photo: Highten31, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Japan
- Also known as: “Shibetsu-gawa” and “Sibetu Kawa”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Northern Territories Museum and Shibetsu Salmon Science Museum.
Shibetsu Salmon Science Museum
Museum
Photo: KishujiRapid, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Shibetsu Salmon Science Museum opened in Shibetsu, Hokkaidō, Japan in 1991. It is dedicated to the ecology of the world's salmonids and to Hokkaidō's salmon culture. In 1992 there were 130,000 visitors, while in 2011 the number dropped to 50,000.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Shibetsu.
Shibetsu
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Shibetsu is a town located in Nemuro Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan.
Shibetsu River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Yue Chinese—“Shibetsu River” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Shibetsu”
- Burmese: “ရှိဘဲဆွတ်မြစ်”
- Chinese: “標津川”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر شيبيتسو”
- Irish: “Abhainn Shibetsu”
- Japanese: “標津川”
- Persian: “رود شیبتسو”
- Turkish: “Shibetsu Nehri”
- Uzbek: “Shibetsu daryosi”
- Welsh: “Afon Shibetsu”
- Yue Chinese: “標津川”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Sambongi and Kitananajō.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Sanbongi Iseki and Shibetsu Gyokō.
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