Transportation
Sapporo has one streetcar line, three JR Hokkaido lines, three subway lines and JR-bus, Chuo-bus and other bus lines. Sapporo Subway trains have rubber-tyred wheels.
[edit]Rapid transit
[edit]Rail
- JR Hokkaido Stations in Sapporo
- Hakodate Line: (Zenibako) - Hoshimi - Hoshioki - Inaho - Teine - Inazumi Kōen - Hassamu - Hassamu Chūō - Kotoni - Sōen - Sapporo - Naebo - Shiroishi - Heiwa - Atsubetsu - Shinrin Kōen - (Ōasa)
- Chitose Line: Heiwa - Shin Sapporo - Kami Nopporo - (Kita-Hiroshima)
- Sasshō Line(Gakuentoshi Line): Sōen - Hachiken - Shinkawa - Shinkotoni - Taihei - Yurigahara - Shinoro - Takuhoku - Ainosato Kyōikudai - Ainosato Kōen - (Ishikari Futomi)
[edit]Air
The Sapporo area is served by two airports: Okadama Airport, which serves regional flights within Hokkaido, and New Chitose Airport, a larger, international airport located in the city of Chitose.
[edit]Airport shuttle, tour and charter bus service
An airport shuttle bus servicing all hotels in Sapporo operates every day of the year. Skybus was founded in 2005 and also provides transport to and from various ski resorts throughout Hokkaido, including Niseko.
Cuisine
Sapporo is known as the birthplace of miso ramen,[16] a ramen noodle dish using miso, and Sapporo ramen is also widely known. The Kouraku Ramen Meitengai, an alley lined with many ramen restaurants, was established in 1951 in Susukino district, and after its demolition due to plans for the Sapporo Olympics, the Ganso Sapporo Ramen Yokocho was established in the same place. It currently attracts many tourists throughout the year.[16] From the year 1966, a food company named Sanyo Foods began to sell instant ramen under the brand name "Sapporo Ichiban". In 2001, Sapporo Ramen was listed as one of the Hokkaido Heritage along with other ramen in Hokkaido such as Asahikawa Ramen and Hakodate Ramen. On October 1, 2004, The Sapporo Ramen Republic, a theme park focused on ramen, was opened at the 10th floor of Sapporo Esta, a commercial complex located in front of the Sapporo Station.
Soup curry, a liquid curry with vegetables and chicken, is also one of the specialties in Sapporo, and currently plenty of soup curry restaurants are located in the cities and towns in Hokkaido. Sapporo Sweets, a confectionery using many ingredients from Hokkaido, is also popular, and the Sapporo Sweets Competition is held annually.[17]
A lamb barbecue style dish called jingisukan (named for Genghis Khan) is another popular local specialty.
Sapporo is also famed for fresh seafood such as, salmon, sea urchin and crab in particular. It is also noted for Haskup, a local variety of blueberry and watermelon.
Climate
Sapporo has a humid continental climate (Koppen Dfa), with a wide range of temperature between the summer and winter. Summers are generally warm but not humid, and winters quite cold and snowy. With an average snowfall of 630 cm (248 inches),[10] it is one of the few metropolises in the world with such heavy snowfall,[11] enabling it to hold events and festivals with snow statues and objects. The city's annual average precipitation is around 1,100 mm (43 inches), and the mean annual temperature is 8.5 °C (47 °F).[9]
| [hide]Climate data for Sapporo, Japan (1981-2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 11.2 (52.2) | 10.8 (51.4) | 16.8 (62.2) | 28.0 (82.4) | 31.1 (88.0) | 31.9 (89.4) | 36.0 (96.8) | 36.2 (97.2) | 32.7 (90.9) | 26.4 (79.5) | 22.4 (72.3) | 14.8 (58.6) | 36.2 (97.2) |
| Average high °C (°F) | −0.6 (30.9) | 0.1 (32.2) | 4.0 (39.2) | 11.5 (52.7) | 17.3 (63.1) | 21.5 (70.7) | 24.9 (76.8) | 26.4 (79.5) | 22.4 (72.3) | 16.2 (61.2) | 8.5 (47.3) | 2.1 (35.8) | 12.9 (55.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −3.6 (25.5) | −3.1 (26.4) | 0.6 (33.1) | 7.1 (44.8) | 12.4 (54.3) | 16.7 (62.1) | 20.5 (68.9) | 22.3 (72.1) | 18.1 (64.6) | 11.8 (53.2) | 4.9 (40.8) | −0.9 (30.4) | 8.9 (48.0) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −7 (19) | −6.6 (20.1) | −2.9 (26.8) | 3.2 (37.8) | 8.3 (46.9) | 12.9 (55.2) | 17.3 (63.1) | 19.1 (66.4) | 14.2 (57.6) | 7.5 (45.5) | 1.3 (34.3) | −4.1 (24.6) | 5.3 (41.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −27 (−17) | −28.5 (−19.3) | −22.6 (−8.7) | −14.6 (5.7) | −4.2 (24.4) | 0.0 (32.0) | 5.2 (41.4) | 5.3 (41.5) | −0.9 (30.4) | −5.8 (21.6) | −15.5 (4.1) | −23.9 (−11.0) | −28.5 (−19.3) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 113.6 (4.472) | 94.0 (3.701) | 77.8 (3.063) | 56.8 (2.236) | 53.1 (2.091) | 46.8 (1.843) | 81.0 (3.189) | 123.8 (4.874) | 135.2 (5.323) | 108.7 (4.28) | 104.1 (4.098) | 111.7 (4.398) | 1,106.5 (43.563) |
| Snowfall cm (inches) | 173 (68.1) | 147 (57.9) | 98 (38.6) | 11 (4.3) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 2 (0.8) | 32 (12.6) | 132 (52) | 597 (235) |
| % humidity | 70 | 69 | 66 | 62 | 66 | 72 | 76 | 75 | 71 | 67 | 67 | 69 | 69 |
| Avg. snowy days | 28.8 | 25.4 | 23.5 | 6.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 13.9 | 26.5 | 125.8 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 92.5 | 104.0 | 146.6 | 176.5 | 198.4 | 187.8 | 164.9 | 171.0 | 160.5 | 152.3 | 100.0 | 85.9 | 1,740.4 |
| Source: [12] | |||||||||||||
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