Current State of Hokkaido

Size The size of Hokkaido is 83,424 km2, or 22% of Japan's total land area.

Japan 377,970km2

Hokkaido 83,424km2

Ratio 22.1%

Kanto Koshinetsu 59,962km2

Kyushu and Chugoku 71,454km2

Austria 83,871km2

Korea 100,266km2

Kanto Koshinetsu

59,962 km2

Kyushu and Chugoku

71,454 km2

Hokkaido 83,424 km2

(include in the northern territories.)

Note：・The area of Hokkaido include the northern territories (Habomai Islands,

Shikotan Island, Kunashiri Island, Etorofu Island), but exclude Boundary

undecided.

・For simplistically the map doesn’t show the whole territory.

Source：・ Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Statistics Bureau

[The World Statistics 2016]

・ Geographical Information Authority of Japan

[Statistical reports on the land area by prefectures and municipalities

in Japan 2015]

Population The population of Hokkaido is 5.38 million in 2015 and the population density is 69

people per km2, which is only 1/5 as high as national average. Compared with the

other regions in Japan, Local communities have been sparsely distributed in Hokkaido.

Japan 127.11 million

Hokkaido 5.38 million

Ratio 4.2%

National Average 341 per km2

Hokkaido 69 per km2

Population

Population Density

Note：・For calculation, the areas of the northern territories are excluded.

Source：・Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Statistics Bureau [2015 Population Census of Japan]

.

..

Regional population density

6,200

6,000

6,168.1

National average

340.8

(person/km2)

Climate The annual mean temperature in Sapporo is 8.9℃. The lowest monthly mean

temperature is -3.6℃ in January.

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19

31

59

36

58

70

144

0 40 80 120 160

2万人以上

4万人以上

10万人以上

30万人以上

全国

北海道

単位：km

2.1times

3.1times

2.3times

2.4times

The average distance between cities Average access time to

Emergency Medical Care Centers

In Hokkaido, it takes 94min

to transport patients to

emergency medical care

centers, and it is 2.5 times

longer than national average.

Note:

For calculation, remote islands are excluded.

Source：[National Integrated Transport Analysis System]

Source ：[National Integrated Transport Analysis System]

The distance between

cities is 2-3 times as far

as national average.

(Population size of the nearest city)

Sapporo is a prominent metropolitan city among snowy and cold regions in the world

Source :

・ National Astronomical Observatory of Japan [Chronological Scientific Tables (2016)]

≧ 20,000

≧ 40,000

≧ 100,000

≧ 300,000

National Average

Hokkaido National Average

(exp. Hokkaido)

Hokkaido

38min

94min

0min 20min 40min 60min 80min 100min

(km)

-15

-10

-5

0

5

10

0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18

（The Lowest Temperature：℃）

（Average

Temperature：℃）

Sapporo Beijing

Shanghai

Oslo

London

Berlin

Tokyo

WashingtonNew York

Paris

Stockholm

Copenhagen

Montreal

Moscow

Helsinki

Economy

and

Industry

Regional GDP in Hokkaido is 18.3 trillion yen, or 4% of the national GDP in

FY2013. In terms of composition ratio by industry, Hokkaido is agriculture,

forestry and fisheries-prone region, but weak in manufacturing.

Source：・ Hokkaido Government [2013 Annual Report on Prefectural Accounts]

・ Cabinet Office [2014 Annual Report on National Accounts]

Public spending ratio in Hokkaido reaches 34.7%, which is 11% higher than National Average.

Source：・ Cabinet Office [2013 Annual Report on Prefectural Accounts]

Gross Domestic Production in Hokkaido and Japan

The proportion of public spending,

to the regional gross domestic expenditure (FY2013)(%)

Industry

88%

Agriculture, forestry

and fisheries

1.2%

Manufacturing

18.4%

Construction

5.9%

Wholesale and retail

trade 14.3%

Real estate

11.7%

Transport

4.9%

Information and

communications

5.5%

Services

19.7%

Others(Industry)

6.3%

Others(Non-

Industry)

11.3%

In 2013

479.1 trillion yen

Japan

Industry 84%

Agriculture, forestry and

fisheries

3.9%Manufacturing

8.7%

Construction

7.8%

Wholesale and

retail trade 13.7%

Real estate

12.1%Transport

6.9%

Information and

communications

4.0%

Services

22.0%

Others(Industry)

5.2%

Others(Non-Industry)

15.4%

FY2013

18.3 trillion yen

Hokkaido

26.0 25.2

17.1 15.6 18.2

22.1 26.2 25.0

19.3

8.7 8.7

3.1 3.6

3.6

5.1

6.1 6.2

4.4

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10

15

20

25

30

35

40

Hokkaido Tohoku Kanto Chubu Kinki Chugoku Shikoku Kyushu Whole

Country

Government final consumption expenditure Government fixed capital formation

1. Trend in the Complete Unemployment Rates

2. Trends in the rate of Job Openings to Job Seekers

Compared with the whole country, the rate of job openings to job seekers in Hokkaido

has been dull.

Employment

Note：・ original numerical value

・ < >=Supplementary estimated figures (Referential figures)

Source： Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Statistics Bureau [Labor Force Survey]

The rate of the complete unemployment in Hokkaido has exceeded that of the whole

country over a long period of time, and the employment situation has still been a tough

going.

Note：Seasonally adjusted figure

Source：Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare [General Employment Placement Situation]

Agriculture

Articles Unit Hokkaido Whole country Naonwide ratio Investigation year

The total number of farm households1,000

households 44 2,155 2.0% 2015the number of commercial farm

households

1,000

households 38 1,330 2.9% 2015Include the number

of full-time farm

households

1,000

households 28 294 9.5% 2015Commercial farmers

(commercial farm households)

1,000

people 97 2,097 4.6% 2015

Cultivated land area 1,000 ha 1,147 4,496 25.5% 2015Cultivated acreage under management area

per one management body

(commercial farm households)

ha 26.5 1.8 14.7times2015

The number of animal feeding

Dairy cattle 1,000 cattle 792 1,371 57.8% 2015

Beef cattle 1,000 cattle 505 2,489 20.3% 2015

Number of dairy cattle per household cattle 118.6 52.5 2.3times 2015Agricultural output Billion yen 11,110 84,279 13.2% 2014

Current State of Hokkaido Agriculture

There spread vast arable land in Hokkaido (about one-fourth of that in Japan). The

agricultural output in 2014 was 1,111 billion yen, which accounted for about 13% of

Japan.

Hokkaido is Japan’s top producer of potatoes, onions, wheat, soybeans, red beans, beets and so on.

Source：Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries [2014 Vegetable Production Shipment Statistics],

[2014 Crop Statistics], [2014 Milk Dairy-Products Statistics], [2014 Livestock Product Circulation Statistics]

Note： Cultivated acreage under management area per one management body and the number of dairy cattle per household area value

except Hokkaido.

Source：Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries [Census of Agriculture and Forestry 2015],

[2015 Cultivated Land Area and Planted Area Statistics], [2015 Stock Raising Statistics],

[2014 Production Agriculture Income Statistics]

Agricultural and livestock products which Hokkaido products the largest volume in Japan

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59 65

46

32

94 100

30

12

48 52

18

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

Exclude Hokkaido Hokkaido

197 181

136

118 105 104

91 88 76 76

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100

150

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250

（％）

The rate of food self-sufficiency in Hokkaido reached about 200% in FY2013. Thus, Hokkaido plays

an important role to supply food steadily in Japan.

Fishery

Current State of Hokkaido Fishery Industry (FY2014)

Source：Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries [2014 Statistics on Fishery and Aquaculture Production] etc.

The production of the marine fishery and the aquaculture is prospering in

Hokkaido. Total volume and output are larger than any other prefectures.

Articles

Hokkaido Whole Country Nationwide Ratio

Production

(1,000 ton)

Output

(billion yen)

Production

(1,000 ton)

Output

(billion yen)

Production

(％)

Output

(％)

Marine fishery and

aquaculture1,242 309 4,704 1,413 26.4% 21.8%

Marine fishery 1,104 264 3,716 969 29.7% 27.2%

Marine

aquaculture138 45 988 444 14.0% 10.1%

Ranking of the Rate of Food Self-Sufficiency in Japan (FY2013)

Source：Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries [Food Self-Sufficiency rate]

0.0%

5.0%

10.0%

15.0%

20.0%

25.0%

30.0%

35.0%

Whole Country

Hokkaido

Forestry

Current State of Hokkaido Forestry

The forest area of Hokkaido is about 5.5 million ha. Additionally, Hokkaido has one-

fourth of natural forest in Japan.

Note： Totals may not be exact due to rounding.

Manufacture Food sector is of huge importance to manufacture in Hokkaido, contributing

more than 30% of value of industrial shipments in Hokkaido. On the other

hand, machinery sector is comparably not strong.

Articles Unit Hokkaido Whole country Nationwide ratio Investigation year

Forest area 1,000ha 5,538 25,081 22.1%

Whole country：FY2012.3.31

Hokkaido：FY2012.4.1Artificial forest area 1,000ha 1,498 (27.1%) 10,289 (41.0%) 14.6%

Forest accumulation 1million m³ 743 4,901 15.2%

Forestry output value1 hundred

million yen463 4,247 10.6% In 2013

Wood supply amount 1,000m³ 7,216 73,867 9.8%

Whole country：FY2013

Hokkaido：FY2013Domestic timber 1,000m³ 3,997 (55.4%) 21,117 (28.6%) 18.9%

Imported timber 1,000m³ 3,219 (44.6%) 52,750 (71.4%) 6.1%

Source： Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry [Statistics Table (Census of Manufactures 2014)"Outline"]

Source：Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries[2013 Income of forestry statistics report] Forestry Agency[Forest resources

research] Hokkaido Government[2013 Forestry statistics in Hokkaido] [2013 Supply and demand of wood in Hokkaido]

Composition of Value of Industrial Shipments （FY2014)

Tourism The number of inbound tourists to Hokkaido in FY 2014 increased by 33.7% compared

to the previous fiscal year, reaching 1.54 million. This is the largest ever and accounts

for 10.5% of the whole inbound tourists to Japan (14.7million).

The Number of Inbound Tourists to Japan and Hokkaido

Ranking of Desired Destinations in Japan

for Asian People

Note:

This survey was carried out on over 4,000 residents in eight Asian

regions (China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Korea, Thailand, Singapore,

Malaysia, and Indonesia) in July, 2015.

Source：Development Bank of Japan

[http://www.dbj.jp/pdf/investigate/area/hokkaido/pdf_all/hokkaido15

10_01.pdf ]

Source：Hokkaido Government [http://www.pref.hokkaido.lg.jp/]

Japan National Tourism Organization [http://www.jnto.go.jp/]

Hokkaido is a popular destination in Japan for Asian people. The number of inbound tourists to

Hokkaido is increasing and the expenditure per capita is the highest in Japan.

Source：Japan Tourism Agency

[http://www.mlit.go.jp/kankocho/siryou/toukei/irikomi.html]

Top 10 Japanese Prefectures by

Expenditure per capita in 2014

Korea China Taiwan Hong Kong Thailand Singapore Malaysia Indonesia

No.1 Tokyo Mt.Fuji Hokkaido Hokkaido Mt.Fuji Hokkaido Mt.Fuji Tokyo

No.2 Osaka Hokkaido Osaka Okinawa Tokyo Mt.Fuji Tokyo Mt.Fuji

No.3 Sapporo Tokyo Kyoto Tokyo Hokkaido Tokyo Hokkaido Osaka

No.5：Hokkaido

Energy

Source：Hokkaido Government

[http://www.pref.hokkaido.lg.jp/ks/tot/ops/ht/hokkaido.htm]

Owing to cold, snowy climate and scattered population society, per capita CO₂ emissions in Hokkaido

is larger than that of national average.

Hokkaido is rich in renewable energy resources, such as photovoltaic power, wind

power, geothermal power, biomass power, and snow-and-ice; however, they have not

been fully applied yet.

Carbon dioxide emissions (FY2012)

Endowment distribution of onshore wind Endowment distribution of geothermal power

About 30 % of the total About 61 % of the total

Owing to cold, snowy climate, residents of Hokkaido consume many kerosene for the heating

system.

Source：Hokkaido Bureau of Economy,Trade and Industry

[http://www.hkd.meti.go.jp/information/sigen_energy/index.htm]

Source：Edited by Jyukankyo Research Institute Inc.

[Household energy Handbook (2014)]

Condition of Energy consumption

Source：Ministry of the Environment

[Study of Potential for the Introduction of Renewable Energy] （FY 2010）

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Hokkaido Tohoku Tokyo Hokuriku Chubu Kansai Chugoku Shikoku Kyushu OkinawaHokkaido Tohoku Tokyo Hokuriku Chubu Kansai Chugoku Shikoku Kyushu Okinawa

150℃ or more

120~150℃

53~120℃

8.5m/s or more8.0～8.5m/s7.5～8.0m/s7.0～7.5m/s6.5～7.0m/s6.0～6.5m/s5.5～6.0m/s

Energy consumption by source per household (FY2010) Energy consumption by end use per household(FY2010)

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Energy consumption by end use per household (In 2012)

Hokkaido

Whole CountryHokkaido

Whole Country

Kerosene other petroleum products City Gas ElectricitySpace Heating Hot Water

Lighting/

Home Appliance/Others（GJ/household） （GJ/household）

25.0

20.0

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Item Hokkaido Whole country

CO2 emissions 65.13 million ton-CO2 1,276.00 million ton-CO２

per capita 11.9 ton-CO2／person 10.0 ton-CO2／person

Hokkaido has rich natural environment, including the Shiretoko World Natural

Heritage Site, National Parks, and Ramsar wetlands. Natural

environment

Source:

Hokkaido Government

Summary table of area figures for Natural Parks

Source:

Ministry of the Environment web site [http://www.env.go.jp/park/doc/data/]

Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications

[http://www.soumu.go.jp/menu_news/s-news/01gyosei02_03000062.html]

Whole country Hokkaido Whole country Hokkaido Whole country Hokkaido

（Number of places） （Number of places） （ha） （ha） （㎡/person） （㎡/person）

National Parks 32 6 2,133,693 508,308 166.4 935.8

Quasi-National Parks 57 5 1,419,542 212,359 110.7 391.0

Prefectural Natural Parks 311 12 1,967,222 146,873 153.4 270.4

Total 400 23 5,520,457 867,540 430.5 1,597.2

Area per personArea of the parkNumber of park

Classification

Oboro Akkeshi

Obirayama

Rishiri-Rebun-Sarobetsu

National Parks（6 places）

Quasi-National Parks（5 places）

Prefectural Natural Parks（12 places）

□ Wilderness Areas（2 areas）△ National Nature Conservation Areas（1 area）○ Prefectural Nature Conservation Areas（7 areas）☆ Ramsar Sites（13 places）

The Shiretoko World Natural Heritage Site

Shokanbetsu-Teuri-Yagishiri

Niseko-Shakotan-Otarukaigan

Kariba-Motta

Matsumae Yagoshi

Hiyama

Esan

OnumaHidakasanmyaku-Erimo

Daisetsuzan

Teshiodake

Furano Ashibetsu

Nopporo Shinrin Kōen

Kushiroshitsugen

Notsuke Furen

Shiretoko

Abashiri

Akan

North Okhotsk

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Utonaiko

Miyajimanuma

Kutcharoko

Notsuke Peninsula Notsuke Bay

Furenko Shunkunitai

Kiritappushitsugen

Akanko

Kushiroshitsugen

Akkeshiko Bekkanbeushishitsugen

Sarobetsugenya

Uryunuma shitsugen

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Ochiishimisaki

Yururitou

Ikushinakaigan

Tokachigawagenryuubu

Shizukari Rebunge

Daisengendake

Etorofu island

Kunashiri Island

Shikotan Island

Distribution of Natural Parks in Hokkaido

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Onuma

Shikotsu-Toya

ShumarinaiMatsuyama Piyashiri

Tofutsuko Sharidake

Onnebetsudake