sapporo

     

Sapporo (札幌市, Sapporo-shi) listen (help·info) is the fifth-largest city in Japan by population. It is the capital of Hokkaidō Prefecture, located in Ishikari Subprefecture, and an ordinance-designated city of Japan.

Trivia about sapporo

  • This popular Japanese beer shares its name with the city that hosted the 1972 Winter Olympics
  • In 1972 the winter Olympics were held in this Japanese city on Hokkaido, near Otaru bay; beer me!
  • The first Japanese city to host the Winter Olympics, it's also famous for its beer & its Snow Festival
  • It hosted the 1972 Winter Olympics & lends its name to one of Japan's oldest brands of beer
  • It's fitting in Japan:APROPOS
  • This city, site of the 1972 Winter Olympics, is capital of Hokkaido Prefecture

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