Hokkaidō

, also known as Ezo and Yezo, is a volcanic island in Japan. It is the northernmost of Japan's four main islands.Library of Congress Country Studies, Japan (LOC), "Geographic Regions, Hokkaido". Retrieved 13 February 2012.  

Hokkaidō Prefecture covers the entire island.Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO),  Hokkaido Prefecture, Regional Information . Retrieved 6 April 2012.

About 5,224,614 people live on the island. It is north of Honshu. Hokkaidō is the second largest Japanese island.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2002). "Hokkaido" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 343. It has a humid continental climate (Dfa/Dfb in the Köppen climate classification) with cold snowy winters and warm to hot summers.

Agriculture is an important part of the island's economy.

Regions 
Hokkaidō region is one of Japan's traditional geographic regions.Nussbaum, "Geography" at p. 242.

The region covers the entire island. The island and the region have been called Hokkaidō since 1869.

Related pages
 Provinces of Japan
 Prefectures of Japan
 List of regions of Japan
 List of islands of Japan

References

Other websites 

  Murdoch's map of provinces, 1903

Category:Islands of Japan
Category:Hokkaido Prefecture