Shintoku, Hokkaido

Shintoku (新得町, Shintoku-chō) is a town located in Tokachi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan.

Shintoku 新得町
Town
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Location of Shintoku in Hokkaido (Tokachi Subprefecture)
Shintoku Location in Japan
Coordinates: 43°5′N 142°50′E
Country	Japan
Region	Hokkaido
Prefecture	Hokkaido (Tokachi Subprefecture)
District	Kamikawa (Tokachi)
Area
• Total	1,063.79 km2 (410.73 sq mi)
Population  (September 30, 2016)
• Total	6,285
• Density	5.9/km2 (15/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+9 (JST)
Website	www.shintoku-town.jp

As of September 2016, the town has an estimated population of 6,285 and a density of 5.9 persons per km². The total area is 1,063.79 km². Surrounding towns include Sahoro, Shimizu, and Shikaoi.

While Japan Bandy Federation was founded in 2011, there has not been any full-sized bandy field in the country. So domestically only the variety rink bandy has been played. However, in the summer of 2017 an association for bandy was founded in Shintoku[1][2] and it was announced that a full-sized field will open in the 2017-18 winter season.[3] It became a reality in December 2017 and the first Japanese championship took place there in January 2018, with the home teams capturing the titles.[4][5]