🌆 Sapporo

Japan · Asia · 43.06°N, 141.35°E

Sapporo is a designated city in Hokkaido, Japan. Located in the southwest of Hokkaido, it lies within the alluvial fan of the Toyohira River, a tributary of the Ishikari River. Sapporo is the capital of Hokkaido Prefecture and Ishikari Subprefecture. As of August 1, 2026, the city has a population of 1,962,596, making it the largest city in Hokkaido and the largest north of Tokyo. It is the fifth-most populous city in Japan and is Hokkaido's cultural, economic, and political center.

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Country	Japan
Continent / region	Asia
Coordinates (approx.)	43.06°N, 141.35°E · view on map

Sapporo is in Japan, a country in Asia. For the living forecast here, open World Weather; Sapporo’s population and history are described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).

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