32 Facts About Sapporo

Sapporo lies in the southwest of Hokkaido, within the alluvial fan of the Toyohira River, which is a tributary stream of the Ishikari.

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.

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.

Sapporo's name was taken from Ainuic sat poro pet, which can be translated as the "dry, great river", a reference to the Toyohira River.

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Sapporo demonstrated pig raising and the making of butter, cheese, ham and sausage.

Sapporo once went back to the US in 1883 but returned to Japan as a secretary of government.

Sapporo taught academic subjects in science and lectured on the Bible as an "ethics" course, introducing Christian principles to the first entering class of the college.

Sapporo-ku administered surrounding Sapporo-gun until 1899, when the new district system was announced.

Sapporo Streetcar was opened in 1918, and Hokkaido Imperial University was established in Sapporo-ku, as the fifth Imperial University in Japan.

In 1937, Sapporo was chosen as the site of the 1940 Winter Olympics, but due to the outbreak of the Second Sino-Japanese War, this was cancelled the next year.

The expansion of Sapporo continued, with the merger of Toyohira Town in 1961, and Teine Town in 1967, each becoming a part of Toyohira-ku, Kiyota-ku, and Teine-ku.

Annual events in Sapporo were started, such as the Pacific Music Festival in 1990, and Yosakoi Soran Festival in 1992.

In 2001 the construction of the Sapporo Dome was completed, and in 2002 the Dome hosted three games during the 2002 FIFA World Cup; Germany vs Saudi Arabia, Argentina vs England and Italy vs Ecuador, all of which were in the first round.

Sapporo became the home to a Nippon Professional Baseball team, Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters, in 2004, which won the 2006 Japan Series, and the victory parade was held on Ekimae-Dori in February 2007.

Sapporo is a city located in the southwest part of Ishikari Plain and the alluvial fan of the Toyohira River, a tributary stream of the Ishikari River.

The western and southern parts of Sapporo are occupied by a number of mountains including Mount Teine, Maruyama, and Mount Moiwa, as well as many rivers including the Ishikari River, Toyohira River, and Sosei River.

Sapporo has many parks, including Odori Park, which is located in the heart of the city and hosts a number of annual events and festivals throughout the year.

Moerenuma Park is one of the largest parks in Sapporo, and was constructed under the plan of Isamu Noguchi, a Japanese-American artist and landscape architect.

Sapporo has a humid continental climate, with a wide range of temperature between the summer and winter.

Sapporo is one of few metropolises in the world with such heavy snowfall, enabling it to hold events and festivals with snow statues.

Major industries include information technology, retail, and tourism, as Sapporo is a destination for winter sports and events and summer activities due to its comparatively cool climate.

The Sapporo Breweries, founded in 1876, is a major company and employer in the city.

Sapporo Sweets, is a confectionery using many ingredients from Hokkaido where there's the Sapporo Sweets Competition held annually.

Sapporo is well known for fresh seafood including; salmon, sea urchin and crab.

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Sapporo Dome was constructed in 2001 and is currently host to the local professional teams, Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo, and Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters (baseball).

Sapporo was selected as host to the 5th Winter Olympics, scheduled for February 3 to 12, 1940; however Japan had to cancel the event, consequently handing the decision back to the IOC, after the Second Sino-Japanese War broke out in 1937.

In 2002, Sapporo hosted three group matches of the FIFA World Cup at the Sapporo Dome.

In 2006, Sapporo hosted some games of the 2006 Basketball World Championship and for the 2006 Women's Volleyball World Championship.

In 2007, Sapporo hosted the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships at the Sapporo Dome, Miyanomori ski jump, Okurayama ski jump, and the Shirahatayama cross-country course.

Sapporo has one streetcar line, three JR Hokkaido lines, three subway lines and JR Bus, Chuo Bus and other bus lines.

Sapporo area is served by two airports: Okadama Airport, which offers regional flights within Hokkaido, and New Chitose Airport, a larger international airport located in the city of Chitose 30 miles away connected by regular rapid trains taking around 40 minutes.