Sapporo
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Sapporo 札幌市 |
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| City of Sapporo | ||
View of Sapporo from Mount Moiwa, Susukino, Former Hokkaidō Government Office, Sapporo TV Tower, Sapporo Dome, Hitsujigaoka Observation Hill
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 Location of Sapporo in Hokkaido (Ishikari Subprefecture) |
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 Location of Ishikari Subprefecture in Hokkaido |
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 Sapporo
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| Coordinates: 43°4′N 141°21′E / 43.067°N 141.350°ECoordinates: 43°4′N 141°21′E / 43.067°N 141.350°E | ||
| Country | Japan | |
| Region | Hokkaido | |
| Prefecture | Hokkaido (Ishikari Subprefecture) | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Katsuhiro Akimoto | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 1,121.12 km2 (432.87 sq mi) | |
| Population (June 30, 2013) | ||
| • Total | 1,918,096 | |
| • Density | 1,710/km2 (4,400/sq mi) | |
| Symbols | ||
| • Tree | Lilac | |
| • Flower | Lily of the valley | |
| • Bird | Common cuckoo | |
| Time zone | Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) | |
| City hall address | 2-1-1 Kita-ichijō-nishi, Chūō-ku, Sapporo-shi, Hokkaido 060-8611 |
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| Website | www |
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Sapporo (札幌市 Sapporo-shi?, 
listen ) is the fourth largest city in Japan by population, and the largest city on the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido. Located in Ishikari Subprefecture, it is the capital of Hokkaido Prefecture, and an ordinance-designated city of Japan.
Sapporo is known outside Japan for having hosted the 1972 Winter Olympics, the first ever held in Asia, and for the city's annual Yuki Matsuri, internationally referred to as the Sapporo Snow Festival, which draws more than 2 million tourists from around the world. The city is also home to Sapporo Brewery and the white chocolate biscuits called shiroi koibito (白い恋人?, "white sweetheart").
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