is one of the 10 wards in

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, Japan. The ward was established in 1972, when the

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was held in Sapporo. Four other wards in Sapporo are bounded on Toyohira-ku. As of April 1, 2012, the ward has an estimated

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of 214,437, with 109,510

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s and a

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of 4,626.47 persons per km². The total area is 46.35 km².

Overview

The name "Toyohira" is derived from the Ainu language and means "crumbled cliff". The symbol flower of the ward is the

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. The ward has two mascot characters: Korin is a character based on an apple, as apples used to be grown in Toyohira-ku, and Mētan is based on a sheep, which are bred on Hitsujigaoka Observation Hill. Toyohira-ku has some sports venues which were constructed for the

in 1972, and the

Sapporo Dome is a stadium located in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan, and is primarily used for baseball and association football. It is the home field of the association football club Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo, and was also home to the baseball team Hokkaido Nipp ...

is also located there. According to the jūminhyō (registry of current residential addresses and figures) in 2008, 209,358 people are living in Toyohira-ku, namely 97,999 males and 111,336 females. The total area of the ward is 46.35 km², and it is adjacent to four other wards in Sapporo: Minami-ku, Chūō-ku,

Kiyota-ku is one of the 10 wards in Sapporo, Hokkaidō, Japan. It is translated as "pure" or "clean" for "清", and "(rice) field" for "田". The ward was split from Toyohira-ku on November 4, 1997. Overview According to the jūminhyō (registry of ...

, and Shiroishi-ku. Toyohira-ku has a number of rivers including the

Toyohira River The is a river in Hokkaidō prefecture, Japan. It is 72.5 km in length and has drainage area of 894.7 km². It is a tributary of the Ishikari River. It supplies water to Sapporo city, the capital of Hokkaidō built on the alluvial fan ...

, a tributary of the

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. The

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, and Hokkai School of Commerce are located in Toyohira-ku, as well as a number of high schools, junior high schools, elementary schools and nursery schools.

History

In 1857, the railroad from Zenibako area in

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was laid in the place where Toyohira-ku is currently located. After the

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, the cultivation in Toyohira-ku was started by pioneers from Honshū, and Hiragishi Village and Tsukisamu Village were formed in 1872, Toyohira Village was established in 1874.The history of Toyohira-ku
/ref> The apple farms were established in Hiragishi Village, which later became famous as the Hiragishi Apple, the IJA 7th Division was posted in Tsukisamu Village, and many stores and hotels were erected along the Route 36. Hiragishi and Tsukisamu villages were merged into Toyohira Village in 1902. In 1908, Toyohira Town was established, and in 1910, Toyohira district in the town was merged into Sapporo district, which was the predecessor of Sapporo City. The entire area of Toyohira Town was merged into Sapporo City in 1961. In 1972, the

were held in Sapporo, and as Sapporo was listed as one of the cities designated by government ordinance in the same year, the eastern area of Toyohira Town was split and Toyohira-ku was officially established. In 1997, part of Toyohira-ku was split, and

was established.

Education

Universities

Hokkai School of Commerce is a private university in Toyohira-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan. It was originally set up in 1977 as the Commerce Faculty of the Kitami campus of Hokkai Gakuen University; it was spun off as a separate university in April 2006, at which point it ...

Colleges

* Japan Health Care College * Sapporo University Women's College

High schools

Public

* Hokkaido Sapporo Tsukisamu High School (Prefectural) * Hokkaido Sapporo Hiragishi High School (Municipal)

Private

* Hokkai High School * Hokkai Gakuen Sapporo High School * Hokkaido Shoshi Gakuen High School * Sapporo Daiichi High School * Ikegami Gakuen High School

International school

Hokkaido International School The is a private American educational system PreK-12 boarding school in Hokkaido. It was founded in 1958.Sapporo Municipal Subway The is a mostly-underground rubber-tyred rapid transit system in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan. Operated by the Sapporo City Transportation Bureau, it is the only subway system on the island of Hokkaido. Lines The system consists of three lines: ...

** Namboku Line:

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- Hiragishi - Minami-Hiragishi **

Tōhō Line The is a rubber-tyred metro line in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan, operated by Sapporo City Transportation Bureau. It is part of the Sapporo Municipal Subway system. It runs from Sakaemachi Station (Hokkaido), Sakaemachi Station in Higashi-ku, Sappo ...

: Gakuen-Mae - Toyohira-Kōen -

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- Tsukisamu-Chūō - Fukuzumi * Route 36

Points of interest

- a stadium which is the home field of the

Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters The are a Japanese professional baseball team based in Kitahiroshima, Hokkaidō. They compete in the Pacific League of Nippon Professional Baseball, playing the majority of their home games at ES CON Field Hokkaido. The Fighters also host a ...

baseball team, and

Consadole Sapporo is a Japanese professional football club, which plays in the J1 League. The team is based in Sapporo, on the island of Hokkaido. The club name of "Consadole" is made from ''consado'', a reverse of the Japanese word and the Spanish expression ...

football club * Hitsujigaoka Observation Hill - where visitors can view the scene of Sapporo City from the hill, also famous for the bronze statue of William S. Clark *

Tsukisamu Dome Tsukisamu Dome (月寒ドーム) was an indoor arena located in Toyohira-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan. The full capacity of the arena was 5,831. Overview This facility was used for Agricultural show , car exhibitions and sales, concerts, spor ...

- one of the events and sports venues in Sapporo *

Hokkaido Prefectural Sports Center is an indoor sporting arena located in Toyohira-ku, Sapporo, Japan. Sometimes called Kitayell, the capacity of the main arena is 8,000. It hosted some of the group games for the 2006 FIBA World Championship and also for the 2006 Women's Volleyba ...

(''Kitayell'') - an indoor sporting arena *

Tsukisamu Gymnasium The Sapporo Tsukisamu Gymnasium (札幌市月寒体育館) is an indoor sporting arena located in Toyohira-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaidō. The first floor is a skating rink used for ice hockey games, figure skating and leisure skating throughout the ye ...

- an indoor ice arena File:Sapporo dome 001.jpg, Sapporo Dome File:KITAYELL(1).jpg, Kitayell Arena

Mascots

Toyohira's mascots are and . Both worked for the Prefectural Police as detectives. *Korin is a bright and solid apple who loves to read. She is a good cleaner as she cared about quality. She lives in an apple tree farm. Her dress contains a petunia brooch. *Me-tan is an easygoing sheep who eats healthy and play sports. He lives in the Hitsujigaoka Observation Deck. He leaves footprints that can shine light.

References

External links

* {{Authority control Wards of Sapporo