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Ōdōri Station
is a subway station in Chūō-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan, operated by Sapporo Municipal Subway. The station opened on December 16, 1971 as part of the first phase of the Namboku Line. Lines Odori Station is served by all lines of the Sapporo Municipal Subway. Platforms Station layout File:Odori-sta Gate(LCD).jpg, Train information board File:Namboku-line Odori-sta Platform.jpg, Namboku Line platform File:Tozai-line Odori-sta Platform.jpg, Tozai Line platform File:Toho-line Odori-sta Platform.jpg, Toho Line platform Namboku Line Tōzai Line Tōhō Line Adjacent stations Surrounding area * Ōdōri Park * 4th Ave (Sapporoeki-mae Avenue) * Mitsukoshi * Central business district * Sapporo Citizens Hall * Doshin Hall * NHK Sapporo * Sapporo TV Tower * Sapporo Clock Tower * Former Hokkaidō government office building * Sapporo streetcar Nishi 4-Chome Station * Hokkaido Police Headquarters * Hokkaido University Botanical Gardens * Tanukikoji shopping arcade * Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chūō-ku, Sapporo
is one of the ten wards in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan. Chūō-ku means "central ward" in Japanese. City administration and entertainment facilities are centred in this ward. History During Meiji Period, Sousei river, precursor of Susukino district, Sapporo Beer company and the drill hall of the former Sapporo Agricultural College were built in the area where Chūō-ku is currently located.outline of Chuo-ku After Sapporo was divided into wards (ku, 区), Sapporo Agricultural College, currently Hokkaido University, was moved to what would become Kita-ku, and was replaced by the Sapporo wards administration building. In 1922, Sapporo was chartered as a city. The 1st Sapporo Snow Festival was held during the Showa period, and Sapporo City Hall was erected in 1971. Chūō-ku was official ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shin-Sapporo Station
is a railway station in Atsubetsu-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan, operated by the Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido) and the Sapporo Municipal Subway. The JR Hokkaido station number is "H05", while the Sapporo Municipal Subway station number is "T19". The name of the Sapporo Municipal Subway station is written "新さっぽろ駅", to differentiate it from the JR Hokkaido station. Station layout JR Hokkaido The station consists of two elevated opposed side platforms serving two tracks. The station has automated ticket machines, automated turnstiles which accept Kitaca, and a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office. Platforms Tōzai Line The Sapporo Municipal Subway station consists of one island platform between two tracks on the second basement level, located east of the JR Hokkaido station. Platforms Adjacent stations JR Hokkaido History The JR Hokkaido station (formerly JNR) opened on 9 September 1973. The subway station opened on 21 March 1982. Surrounding ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sapporo Clock Tower
is a wooden structure and tourist attraction, located at North 1 West 2, Chūō-ku, Sapporo, the largest city on the island of Hokkaidō, Japan. As of 2021, this tower is the oldest clock tower in Japan. The building is of American design and is one of the few surviving Western-style buildings in Sapporo, a city developed in the 1870s with assistance from the American government. It is known by many as the symbol of the city and is a main feature of almost all domestic and international tours of Sapporo. The clock after which it is named continues to run and keep time, and the chimes can be heard every hour. History The tower was built in 1878, and is all that remains of the drill hall of the former Sapporo Agricultural College (now Hokkaido University). The building was one of the earliest to be built in Sapporo, which was chosen as the new administrative center of Hokkaidō in 1868, the officially recognized year celebrated as the "birth" of the city. Currently, this is the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sapporo TV Tower
The , built in 1957, is a TV tower with an observation deck at a height of 90.38 metres. Located on the ground of Odori Park, in the northern city of Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan, the tower is open to tourists. Tourists can view Sapporo and Odori Park. History The TV Tower was built in 1957 by Tachū Naitō, a Japanese architect who is famous for planning the Tokyo Tower, with the total construction costs of 170 million yen. Since the transmission facility was established on the Mount Teine, The Sapporo TV Tower has worked as a repeater of AIR-G' and FM North Wave, a radio station based in Sapporo. In 1961, digital clocks were installed at the height of 65 metres from the ground, which were donated by Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., a Japanese electronics manufacturer. This installation was suggested by the founder of the company Konosuke Matsushita, who thought that these digital clocks would draw a great attention to the Tower. These digital clocks, installed at four sides ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Central Business District
A central business district (CBD) is the commercial and business centre of a city. It contains commercial space and offices, and in larger cities will often be described as a financial district. Geographically, it often coincides with the "city centre" or "downtown". However, these concepts are not necessarily synonymous: many cities have a central ''business'' district located away from its commercial and or cultural centre and or downtown/city centre, and there may be multiple CBDs within a single urban area. The CBD will often be characterised by a high degree of accessibility as well as a large variety and concentration of specialised goods and services compared to other parts of the city. For instance, Midtown Manhattan, New York City, is the largest central business district in the city and in the United States. London's city centre is usually regarded as encompassing the historic City of London and the medieval City of Westminster, while the City of London and the transform ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mitsukoshi
is an international department store chain with headquarters in Tokyo, Japan. It is a subsidiary of Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings, which also owns the Isetan department store chain. History It was founded in 1673 with the (shop name) , selling kimono. Ten years later in 1683, Echigoya took a new approach to marketing. Instead of selling by going door-to-door, they set up a store where buyers could purchase goods on the spot with cash. Mitsukoshimae Station on the Tokyo Metro is named after the adjacent Mitsukoshi department store. Mitsukoshi is the root of Mitsui group. In the 1970s, Mitsukoshi bought the Oriental Nakamura department store in Nagoya and re-branded them as . Genichiro Inokuma designed the wrapping paper in white and red. In August 2007, it was announced that Mitsukoshi would merge into Isetan, a major department store in Japan. Mitsukoshi was unlisted on March 26, 2008, and on April 1, it merged with Isetan under a joint holding company called Isetan Mitsu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ōdōri Park
is a park located in the heart of Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan. means "large street" in Japanese. It stretches east to west through Nishi 1 chōme, Ōdōri to Nishi 12 chōme, Ōdōri ("Nishi" means west, and "chōme" is a block in Japanese), and divides the city into north and south sections. Odori Park spans about 1.5 km and covers 78,901 m². During the urban planning of Sapporo, it was originally designated as the main street but it eventually became a park. Throughout the year, many events and ceremonies such as the Sapporo Lilac Festival and the Sapporo Snow Festival are held in the park, and local landmarks including the Sapporo TV Tower and the Sapporo City Archive Museum are located within its boundaries. History Odori as a street In 1869, Shima Yoshitake, a judge sent by the government as the commissioner responsible for founding a central city in Hokkaido, came to Sapporo and developed a city plan that divided Sapporo City into North and South sections by means of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hōsui-Susukino Station
Hōsui-Susukino Station (豊水すすきの駅) is a Sapporo Municipal Subway in Chūō-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan. The station number is H09. The station is situated relatively close to Susukino on the Namboku Line and the Sapporo Streetcar, but there are no free transfers between the two stations. The first retail store, a Lawson, was opened in the station on January 31, 2019, after the station's Lawson kiosk was closed in July 2015. Platforms History The station opened on 2 December 1988 coinciding with the opening of the Toho Line from Sakaemachi Station to this station. At the time of opening, Hosui-Susukino Station was the southern terminus of the Toho Line. When the Toho Line was extended south in 1994, Fukuzumi Station became the new southern terminus of the Toho Line. Surrounding area * Japan National Route 36, (to Muroran) * Hokkaido Bank is a Japanese bank that is headquartered in Sapporo, Hokkaidō. The Hokkaido Bank is a subsidiary of the Hokuhoku ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fukuzumi Station
is a rapid transit station in Toyohira-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan. The station number is H14. It is the southern terminus of the Tōhō Line. The Sapporo Dome is about 10 minutes walking distance south of the station. Platforms Surrounding area *Sapporo Dome *Tsukisamu Dome *Japan National Route 36 (to Muroran) *Yamada Denki department store *Ito-Yokado is a Japanese general merchandise and department store, originally founded in 1920. In 2005, it was reorganized, as part of a corporate restructuring, as a subsidiary of the Seven & I Holdings Co. As of March 2013, there are 178 Ito-Yokado ... supermarket Railway stations in Japan opened in 1994 Railway stations in Sapporo Sapporo Municipal Subway Toyohira-ku, Sapporo {{Hokkaidō-railstation-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sakaemachi Station (Hokkaido)
is a metro station in Higashi-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan. The station number is H01. It is the northern terminus of the Tōhō Line. The Sapporo Community Dome is about 11 minutes' walking distance from the station. Platforms Surrounding area * Okadama Airport * Sapporo Community Dome * Japan Self-Defense Forces Okadama Garrison * Sakae-Higashi East Police Station * The Big Discount stores Express Sakaemachi store * ÆON , commonly written AEON Co., Ltd., is a Japanese multinational holding company of ÆON Group. It has its headquarters in Mihama-ku, Chiba, Chiba Prefecture. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nishi-Jūitchōme Station
Nishi-Jūitchōme Station (西11丁目駅) is a Sapporo Municipal Subway station in Chūō-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan. The station number is T08. Platforms History The station opened on 10 June 1976 coinciding with the opening of the Tozai Line from Kotoni Station to Shiroishi Station. Surrounding area *Chūō-Kuyakusho-Mae Station, Sapporo Streetcar *Japan National Route 230, (to Setana) *Miyoshi Shrine * Ōdōri Park * Sapporo Television Broadcasting *Nitori Culture Hall Nitori Culture Hall (originally known as Hokkaido Kōsei Nenkin Kaikan) is an arts & concert venue, part of the Sapporo Geibunkan complex, located in Chūō-ku, Sapporo, Japan. It opened in 1971 as Hokkaido Kōsei Nenkin Kaikan; the complex inclu ... References External links Sapporo Subway Stations Railway stations in Japan opened in 1976 Railway stations in Sapporo Sapporo Municipal Subway Chūō-ku, Sapporo {{Hokkaidō-railstation-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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