Sapporo

Summary

Sapporo is a city designated by government ordinance^[1]. Sapporo draws 934 Wikipedia views per month (city_designated_by_government_ordinance category, ranking #9 of 20).^[2]

Key Facts

• Sapporo was a member of World Tourism Cities Federation^[3].
• Sapporo is located in Ishikari Subprefecture^[4].
• Sapporo is in the country of Japan^[5].
• Sapporo is on the body of water Toyohira River^[6].
• Sapporo is on the body of water Sōsei River^[7].
• Sapporo is on the body of water Ishikari River^[8].
• Sapporo's head of government is recorded as Katsuhiro Akimoto^[9].
• Sapporo's image is recorded as 札幌タワー電波塔展望台から札幌駅方面 - panoramio.jpg^[10].
• Sapporo's continent is recorded as Asia^[11].
• Sapporo's instance of is recorded as city designated by government ordinance^[12].
• Sapporo's instance of is recorded as prefectural capital of Japan^[13].
• Sapporo's instance of is recorded as big city^[14].
• Sapporo's instance of is recorded as city for international conferences and tourism^[15].
• Sapporo's instance of is recorded as city of Japan^[16].
• Sapporo's capital is recorded as Chūō-ku^[17].
• Sapporo's flag image is recorded as Flag of Sapporo, Hokkaido.svg^[18].
• Sapporo's shares border with is recorded as Ebetsu^[19].
• Sapporo's shares border with is recorded as Kitahiroshima^[20].
• Sapporo's shares border with is recorded as Ishikari^[21].
• Sapporo's shares border with is recorded as Eniwa^[22].
• Sapporo's shares border with is recorded as Chitose^[23].
• Sapporo's shares border with is recorded as Tōbetsu-chō^[24].
• Sapporo's shares border with is recorded as Otaru^[25].
• Sapporo's shares border with is recorded as Kimobetsu^[26].
• Sapporo's shares border with is recorded as Kyōgoku-chō^[27].

Body

Geography

Sapporo is in the country of Japan^[5]. Sapporo is located in Ishikari Subprefecture^[4]. Adjacent water bodies include Toyohira River^[6], a river^[28], in Japan^[29]; Sōsei River^[7], a river^[30], in Japan^[31], founded in 1866^[32]; and Ishikari River^[8], a river^[33], in Japan^[34]. Sapporo's continent is recorded as Asia^[11]. Part of include Sassenhirofuku^[35], a tetrad^[36], in Japan^[37] and Sapporo metropolitan area^[38], a metropolitan area^[39], in Japan^[40].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city designated by government ordinance^[12], prefectural capital of Japan^[13], big city^[14], city for international conferences and tourism^[15], and city of Japan^[16].

History and Context

Recorded inception include +1870-00-00T00:00:00Z^[41], +1899-10-01T00:00:00Z^[42], and +1922-08-01T00:00:00Z^[43]. Toyohira River is named after Sapporo^[44].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Sapporo include Sapporo Breweries^[45], a business^[46], in Japan^[47], founded in 1876^[48], headquartered in Yebisu Garden Place^[49]; Okadama Airport^[50], an airport^[51], in Japan^[52]; Sasshō Line^[53], a railway line^[54], in Japan^[55], founded in 1931^[56]; Sasson Expressway^[57], a controlled-access highway^[58], in Japan^[59], founded in 1971^[60]; and 3473 Sapporo^[61], an asteroid^[62].

Why It Matters

Sapporo draws 934 Wikipedia views per month (city_designated_by_government_ordinance category, ranking #9 of 20).^[2] Sapporo has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[63] Sapporo is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[64]

Entities named for Sapporo include Sapporo Breweries^[45], a business^[46], in Japan^[47], founded in 1876^[48], headquartered in Yebisu Garden Place^[49]; Okadama Airport^[50], an airport^[51], in Japan^[52]; Sasshō Line^[53], a railway line^[54], in Japan^[55], founded in 1931^[56]; Sasson Expressway^[57], a controlled-access highway^[58], in Japan^[59], founded in 1971^[60]; and 3473 Sapporo^[61], an asteroid^[62].