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Sapporo, Hokkaidō

Sapporo
札幌市
Designated city
City of Sapporo
View of Sapporo from Mount Moiwa, Susukino, Former Hokkaidō Government Office, Sapporo TV Tower, Sapporo Dome, Hitsujigaoka Observation Hill
Flag of Sapporo
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Location of Sapporo in Hokkaido (Ishikari Subprefecture)
Location of Sapporo in Hokkaido (Ishikari Subprefecture)
Location of Ishikari Subprefecture in Hokkaido
Location of Ishikari Subprefecture in Hokkaido
Sapporo is located in Japan
Sapporo
Sapporo
Location in Japan
Coordinates: 43°4′N 141°21′E / 43.067°N 141.350°E / 43.067; 141.350Coordinates: 43°4′N 141°21′E / 43.067°N 141.350°E / 43.067; 141.350
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
Website www.city.sapporo.jp

Sapporo (札幌市 Sapporo-shi?, About this sound 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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