Obihiro (jpn)

Obihiro

Obihiro ranks 2,851st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Ivančice, Brig-Glis, and Piotrków Trybunalski. Memorable people born in Obihiro include Yoshitsugu Matsuoka, Hiroyasu Shimizu, and Hitoshi Matsushima. Obihiro has been the birth place of many soccer players and actors. Obihiro is located in Japan.

Obihiro is a city in Tokachi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. Obihiro is the only designated city in the Tokachi area. As of July 31, 2023, the city had an estimated population of 163,084. The next most populous municipality in Tokachi is the adjacent town of Otofuke, with less than a third of Obihiro's population. The city had approximately 500 foreign residents in 2008. The city contains the headquarters of the Fifth Division of the Northern Army of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force. It also hosts the Rally Japan World Rally Championship-event. Read more on Wikipedia