The small town of Shimizu (清水町, Shimizu-chō) is located at the base of the Hidaka Mountain Range in Kamikawa (Tokachi) District, Tokachi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. The name Shimizu is taken from the Ainu word Pekerebetsu, which means bright clean river. This town of 10,243, (according to the towns 2011 census) primary source of income is through agriculture. This town, like many others in Hokkaido, is decreasing.