Ōmu, Hokkaido

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Ōmu 雄武町
Town
Aerial view of Ōmu (at bottom edge of picture) with Esashi in the distance
Flag Seal
Location of Ōmu in Hokkaido (Okhotsk Subprefecture)
Ōmu Location in Japan
Coordinates: 44°35′N 142°58′E / 44.583°N 142.967°E / 44.583; 142.967
Country	Japan
Region	Hokkaido
Prefecture	Hokkaido (Okhotsk Subprefecture)
District	Monbetsu
Area
• Total	637.03 km2 (245.96 sq mi)
Population  (September 30, 2016)
• Total	4,596
• Density	7.2/km2 (19/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+09:00 (JST)
Climate	Dfb
Website	www.town.oumu.hokkaido.jp

Ōmu (雄武町, Ōmu-chō) is a town located in Okhotsk Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan.

As of September 2016, the town has an estimated population of 4,596 and a population density of 7.2 persons per km². The total area is 637.03 km².^{[citation needed]}

Omu has a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dfb) with warm summers and cold winters. Precipitation is significant throughout the year, but is heaviest from August to October.

The highest temperature ever recorded in Ōmu was 35.3 °C (95.5 °F) on 17 August 2023.^[1] The coldest temperature ever recorded was −27.5 °C (−17.5 °F) on 18 February 1978.^[1]

Ōmu's mascot is Ikurasujiko (いくらすじ子). She is a salmon who 3 years old but acts like a mature person. She wears a large bag containing items such as nutrients that enables her to do any talents. Her favorite thing to do is being in an onsen while watching the clouds and the sea. She likes people who smile at each other. Her favourite foods are beef and seafood. She can survive in both extremely cold and extremely hot conditions. She wears a hat that looks like a parrot. She was unveiled in March 2019.^[5][6]

• Media related to Ōmu, Hokkaidō at Wikimedia Commons
• Official Website (in Japanese)