Sapporo

Sapporo (pop. 1,704,100), capital of Hokkaido, the northernmost island of Japan. Laid out in 1871 with wide, tree-lined boulevards intersecting each other at right angles, Sapporo serves as the island's manufacturing and cultural center, and its products include hemp cloth and rubber goods. Sapporo was the site of the Winter Olympics of 1972.

See also: Japan.