Numata, Hokkaido
# Numata, Hokkaido

Numata (沼田町, Numata-chō) is a town located in Sorachi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan.

As of September 2016, the town has an estimated population of 3,207. The total area is 283.21 $km^2.$ Numata's twin city is Port Hardy, Canada.

## Culture

### Mascots

Numata's mascots are Pikazo (ピカゾー) and Sunon-chan (スノンちゃん). They are snowflake fairies. Pikazo is a blue male snowflake fairy while Sunon-chan is a pink female snowflake fairy.

## Sister-city relations

* Port Hardy, British Columbia, Canada since September 1994
