Sapporo, Hokaido, JapanSapporo is the fifth largest city of Japan by population, and the largest cit

Sapporo, Hokaido, Japan

Sapporo is the fifth largest city of Japan by population, and the largest city on the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido. It is the capital city of Hokkaido Prefecture, and is an ordinance-designated city.
Sapporo is known for having hosted the 1972 Winter Olympics (the first ever held in Asia), and for its annual Sapporo Snow Festival, which draws more than 2 million tourists from abroad…

Hokkaido formerly known as Ezo, Yezo, Yeso, or Yesso, is the second largest island of Japan, and the largest and northernmost prefecture. The Tsugaru Strait separates Hokkaido from Honshu. The two islands are connected by the undersea railway Seikan Tunnel. The largest city on Hokkaido is its capital, Sapporo, which is also its only ordinance-designated city. About 43 km north of Hokkaido lies Sakhalin Island, Russia, whereas to its east and north-east are the disputed Kuril Islands.