Biratori, Hokkaido

Biratori (平取町, Biratori-chō) (Ainu: ピラ・ウトゥル, romanized: pira-utur[1]) is a town located in Hidaka Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan.

The Nibutani Dam was constructed in Nibutani (二風谷) district on the Saru River, though there was a strong objection due to a sacred meaning of the place for indigenous Ainu people.

[3] Per Japanese census data,[4] the population of Biratori has declined over the past half-century.

Biratori is primarily an agricultural town, growing many different kinds of fruits and vegetables for people and livestock.

He is a tomato with a horn and hooves of a bull, a pig's nose and a lily of a valley on his back.

Bilicky, the town's mascot