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Sapporo
札幌市 | |
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| City of Sapporo[1] | |
Left to right from top: the central business district at dusk; Sapporo Clock Tower; Sapporo Beer Museum; Hokkaido University; Sapporo Station; Sapporo Dome; and Sapporo TV Tower seen from Odori Park | |
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 Interactive map outlining Sapporo | |
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  Sapporo Location in Japan | |
| Coordinates: 43°03′43″N 141°21′16″E / 43.06194°N 141.35444°E | |
| Country |  Japan |
| Region | Hokkaido |
| Prefecture | Hokkaido (Ishikari Subprefecture) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Katsuhiro Akimoto |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,121.26 km2 (432.92 sq mi) |
| Population (July 31, 2023) | |
| • Total | 1,959,750 |
| • Density | 1,700/km2 (4,500/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+09:00 (JST) |
| City hall address | 2-1-1 Kita-ichijō-nishi, Chūō-ku, Sapporo-shi, Hokkaido 060-8611 |
| Climate | Dfa |
| Website | www |
| Symbols | |
| Bird | Common cuckoo |
| Flower | Lily of the valley |
| Tree | Lilac |
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.svg){kind=small} "Sapporo" in kanji | |||||
| Japanese name | |||||
| Kanji | 札幌 | ||||
| Hiragana | さっぽろ | ||||
| Katakana | サッポロ | ||||
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Sapporo[a] (札幌市, Sapporo-shi, [sapːoɾo ɕi] ⓘ) (Ainu: サッ・ポロ・ペッ, romanized: Satporopet, lit. 'Dry, Great River')[2] is a city in Japan. It is the largest city north of Tokyo and the largest city in Hokkaido, the northernmost main island of the country. It ranks as the fifth most populous city in Japan. It is the capital city of Hokkaido Prefecture and Ishikari Subprefecture. Sapporo lies in the southwest of Hokkaido, within the alluvial fan of the Toyohira River, which is a tributary stream of the Ishikari. It is considered the cultural, economic, and political center of Hokkaido.
As with most of Hokkaido, the Sapporo area was settled by the indigenous Ainu people, beginning over 15,000 years ago. Starting in the late 19th century, Sapporo saw increasing settlement by Yamato migrants. Sapporo hosted the 1972 Winter Olympics, the first Winter Olympics ever held in Asia, and the second Olympic games held in Japan after the 1964 Summer Olympics. Sapporo recently dropped its bid for the 2030 Winter Olympics.[3] The Sapporo Dome hosted three games during the 2002 FIFA World Cup and two games during the 2019 Rugby World Cup. Additionally, Sapporo has hosted the Asian Winter Games three times, in 1986, 1990, and 2017 and the 1991 Winter Universiade.
Sapporo is ranked first in the attractiveness ranking of cities in Japan.[4] The annual Sapporo Snow Festival draws more than 2 million tourists.[5] Other notable sites include the Sapporo Beer Museum[6] and the Sapporo TV Tower located in Odori Park. It is home to Hokkaido University, just north of Sapporo Station. The city is served by Okadama Airport and New Chitose Airport in nearby Chitose.
- ^ "City of Sapporo". City of Sapporo. Archived from the original on August 26, 2006. Retrieved September 2, 2006.
- ^ "Efforts underway to save Ainu language and culture". February 21, 2022. Archived from the original on November 10, 2022. Retrieved November 10, 2022.
- ^ Yamaguchi, Mari (October 11, 2023). "JOC, Sapporo announce decision to abandon bid for 2030 winter games, seek possible bid from 2034 on". AP. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
- ^ "地域ブランド調査2022 市区町村の魅力度ランキング等結果". 地域ブランドNEWS. Brand Research Institute, Inc. Archived from the original on June 21, 2023. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
- ^ さっぽろ雪まつり実行委員会. 前回のさっぽろ雪まつりの様子. Archived from the original on June 11, 2019. Retrieved October 11, 2018.
- ^ Japan National Tourist Organization — Sapporo Beer Museum Archived June 15, 2011, at the Wayback Machine.
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