Ōzora, Hokkaido

Ōzora (大空町, Ōzora-chō) is a town located in Okhotsk Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan.

Ōzora 大空町
Town
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Location of Ōzora in Hokkaido (Okhotsk Subprefecture)
Ōzora Location in Japan
Coordinates: 43°55′N 144°10′E
Country	Japan
Region	Hokkaido
Prefecture	Hokkaido (Okhotsk Subprefecture)
District	Abashiri
Government
• Mayor	Eiji Yamashita
Area
• Total	343.62 km2 (132.67 sq mi)
Population  (2016-09-30)
• Total	7,430
• Density	22/km2 (56/sq mi)
Symbols
• Tree	Japanese Rowan and Japanese White Birch
• Flower	Mountain Phlox and Lysichite camtschatcense
Time zone	UTC+9 (JST)
City hall address	3-4-1-1 Memanbetsu-nishi, Ōzora-chō, Hokkaidō 099-2392
Website	www.town.ozora.hokkaido.jp

Ōzora was formed on March 31, 2006, as a result of the merger of the town of Memanbetsu, and the village of Higashimokoto.

Memanbetsu Village (later Memanbetsu Town) split from the Town of Abashiri (now the City of Abashiri) in 1921, and Higashimokoto Village split from Abashiri Town on February 11, 1947. Therefore, all of Ōzora's territory once was a part of Abashiri.

Many places in Ōzora, such as the train stations, the airport, and the high school are named after the former town of Memanbetsu, and Japanese airlines use "Memanbetsu" to refer to "Ōzora" as a destination.[1][2]