🇯🇵 Japan
Sapporo
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.
- Country
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- Elevation
- 0 m
- Population
- 1,973,832
- Time zone
- Asia/Tokyo
- Coordinates
- 43.07, 141.35
How far Sapporo is from other cities in Japan
- Sendai535 km✈ 1 h 24 min · 🚗 8 h 55 min
- Niigata604 km✈ 1 h 29 min · 🚗 10 h 4 min
- Saitama809 km✈ 1 h 44 min · 🚗 13 h 29 min
- Kanazawa825 km✈ 1 h 45 min · 🚗 13 h 45 min
- Tokio833 km✈ 1 h 46 min · 🚗 13 h 53 min
- Chiba837 km✈ 1 h 46 min · 🚗 13 h 57 min
- Ōta846 km✈ 1 h 47 min · 🚗 14 h 6 min
- Aihara848 km✈ 1 h 47 min · 🚗 14 h 8 min
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