Sapporo is the capital and biggest city of Japan’s northernmost island of Hokkaido.
Sapporo, one of Japan’s newest and most beautiful cities, has increased in population from seven in 1857 to over two million today. Because it is a young city, particularly by Japanese standards, it lacks the classic architecture and other features seen in places like as Kyoto. What it lacks in “Japaneseness,” it makes up for with wonderful broad, tree-filled boulevards to enjoy in the summer and superb snow (and facilities to deal with said snow) in the long winter.
In 2006, the yearly number of visitors visiting Sapporo reached 14,104,000, a 5.9 percent increase over the previous year (13,323,000 in 2005). 2006 was also the first year in which the number of visitors in Sapporo topped 14 million.
Sapporo has four different seasons. Summer temperatures are typically mild and pleasant, making it a popular destination for those looking to escape the heat that has gripped most of the rest of Japan. Winters in Harbin are hard by Japanese standards, although not as bad as in Harbin or Chicago. Snowfall is fairly common in the winter, and the city takes full use of it by staging the world-renowned Sapporo Snow Festival every February.
Sapporo is a city in the southwest region of the Ishikari Plain, on the alluvial fan of the Toyohira River, a tributary stream of the Ishikari River. Roadways in the urban area are set up in a grid pattern. The western and southern parts of Sapporo are dominated by mountains such as Mount Teine, Maruyama, and Mount Moiwa, as well as several rivers like as the Ishikari River, Toyohira River, and Ssei River.
Sapporo has various parks, notably Odori Park in the city center, which holds a variety of yearly events and festivals throughout the year. Moerenuma Park is also one of Sapporo’s biggest parks, and it was designed by Isamu Noguchi, a Japanese-American artist and landscape architect.
Ishikari, Ebetsu, Kitahiroshima, Eniwa, Chitose,Otaru, Date are nearby cities, while towns include Tbetsu, Kimobetsu, and Kygoku.
Sapporo’s industry is dominated by the tertiary sector. Sapporo’s major sectors include information technology, retail, and tourism, since the city is a popular location for winter sports and events as well as summer activities owing to its mild temperature.
The city is also Hokkaido’s manufacturing center, producing things including as food and associated products, fabricated metal products, steel, equipment, drinks, and pulp and paper.
Ch-ku is the headquarters of Hokkaido International Airlines (Air Do). Higashi-ku became the headquarters of Air Nippon Network in April 2004.
In 2010, the Greater Sapporo, Sapporo Metropolitan Employment Area (2.3 million people) had a total GDP of US$ 84.7 million.