Sapporo Images Gallery (12 images)
Sapporo is the capital of Hokkaido and Japan's fifth largest city. Sapporo is also one of the nation's youngest major cities. In 1857, the population stood at under ten people. When the development of Hokkaido was started on a large scale, Sapporo was chosen as the island's administrative center and developed from the advice of foreign specialists. As a result Sapporo was built based on an American-style grid street system. The city became famous in 1972 when the winter Olympics were held...
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"Tetra Mound" by Isamu Noguchi, Moerenuma Park,
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Sapporo Art Park - "Floating Sculpture Sapporo"...
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Sapporo Breweries Beer Hall,
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Beer Museum at Sapporo Breweries,
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Old Hokkaido Government Building "Aka Renga"
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Modern Rest Room at Moerenuma Park
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Windows at Sapporo Breweries,
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Hidamari Glass Pyramid at Moerenuma Park,
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"Play Mountain" at Moerenuma Park,
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Sapporo Breweries Beer Hall,
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Sapporo TV Tower
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"You're My Chair, I'm Yours" by Shigeo Fukuda,...