Rebun, Hokkaido

Rebun (礼文町, Rebun-chō) is a town located in Sōya Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. The district and town both cover the island of the same name: Rebun Island. Rebun Island is famous for its alpine flowers.

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Rebun 礼文町
Town
Kafuka Port in Rebun
Flag Seal
Location of Rebun in Hokkaido
Rebun Location in Japan
Coordinates: 45°18′N 141°3′E
Country	Japan
Region	Hokkaido
Prefecture	Hokkaido
District	Rebun District
Area
• Total	81.33 km2 (31.40 sq mi)
Population  (September 30, 2016)
• Total	2,651
• Density	33/km2 (84/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+09:00 (JST)
City hall address	558-5 Aza Tonnai, Ōaza Kafuka-mura, Hokkaidō 097-1201
Climate	Dfb
Website	www.town.rebun.hokkaido.jp
Symbols
Bird	Japanese robin
Flower	Leontopodium discolor (ezo-usuyuki-sō)
Tree	Juniperus chinensis

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The town covers the entire area of Rebun Island in the Sea of Japan. Rebun is located approximately 50 kilometres (31 mi) from Wakkanai on mainland Hokkaido and 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) northwest of Rishiri Island. The entire island is part of the Rishiri-Rebun-Sarobetsu National Park. Lake Kushu and Mount Rebun (Rebun's highest point) are located in the town.

Rebun is well known for its 300 species of alpine flowers, some of which are endemic to the island. For this it has earned the moniker the island of flowers.^[1] Such flowers include: Cypripedium macranthum Sw. var. rebunense (Kudo) Miyabe et Kudo (Rebun atsumori-sō).

Per Japanese census data,^[4] the population of Rebun has declined in recent decades.

Rebun hosts a flower festival every year.^[5]

Mascot

Rebun's mascot is Atsumon (あつもん), who is a Rebun lady's slipper orchid (a type of the large-flowered cypripedium orchid species). As a flower, its gender is unknown, but its feelings are gentle and calm. It is known to like nature. Its heart (its charm point) is actually the seed of happiness from fourteen different native flowers. However, it will not tolerate anyone harming nature (especially seedlings). If damage is done to nature, its heart will stop beating. It was unveiled in September 2012.^[6]

With its location in the far north of Japan, Rebun has been the site of the most violations of Japanese airspace. From 1967 to 2017 14 of the 39 violations of Japanese airspace have been near Rebun. This is the most of any location in Japan. They were all by either Soviet aircraft during the Cold War or by Russian aircraft after 1991.

• Ohasama, Iwate (Currently Hanamaki)
• Yutaka, Hiroshima (Currently Kure)

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  Rebun town hall
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  Elementary school in Rebun
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  Cape Sukai
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  Kafuka Port