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is a town in the Tokoro District, Okhotsk Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. The name comes from the Ainu place name ''saro oma pet'', meaning place of many miscanthus reeds.〔, , page 56〕 As of January, 2013, the town has a population of 5,617 and a population density of 14 persons per km². The total area is 404.99 km². ==History== Saroma was established in 1894 as part of the Japanese expansion into and colonization of Hokkaido. The first permanent Japanese settler was Jingorou Suzuki, who homesteaded near present-day Hamasaroma, on Saroma Lake. The following decade saw the establishment of a city hall, a railroad, agricultural zoning, and the building of roads. In 1914, the Saroma area was established as Tofutsu Village, the name changed the next year to Saroma Village. In the early Shōwa era 1930s, additional railroad connections were built to Saroma and several hundred households moved to the area. In 1948 Saroma High School was opened as a night school. 1953 saw Saroma become an official town, with the establishment of a town song and official seal. In 1955, the population reached 15,656.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Saroma Town Historical Population Data (Japanese) )〕 The following year, Saroma merged with neighboring Wakasa Village. The 1960s and 70s saw greater development in Saroma, with the beginning of full-time operation at Saroma High in 1962 and construction of a proper road over Rukushi Pass to Kitami in 1968. In 1972, the Morinaga Corporation opened a butter factory in central Saroma. The population in 1975 was 9,307. In 1980, Saroma and the city of Palmer, Alaska became official sister cities. With the privatization of Japan Railways in 1987, the Yumo Line through Saroma was closed, and replaced with a bus service paralleling the former train routes. The following year the Saroma Tunnel was opened through Rukushi pass, allowing year-round access to the nearby city of Kitami. 1994 marked the 100th anniversary of the town, which was celebrated with the building of a memorial park and park golf course. On November 7, 2006, a tornado struck the town, killing nine people and injuring twelve more. See also 2006 Saroma tornado. Floods also hit the town the same year, causing widespread damage but no injuries. Saroma gained easier access to neighboring communities with new a tunnel to Engaru completed in 2002, and in 2009 with the 4.1 km New Saroma Tunnel to Kitami. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Saroma, Hokkaido」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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