札幌(さっぽろ)

さっぽろ
noun
Sapporo (city)
geographyproper-nounplace-name
1. Sapporo (city)
The capital and largest city of Hokkaido, known for snowy winters, its Snow Festival, ramen, and beer.
札幌(さっぽろ)は雪(ゆき)が多(おお)い。
Sapporo gets a lot of snow.
I want to eat Sapporo miso ramen.
毎年(まいとし)二月(にがつ)に札幌(さっぽろ)で雪(ゆき)まつりが開(ひら)かれる。
The Snow Festival is held in Sapporo every February.

The capital and largest city of 北海道(ほっかいどう), in northern Japan. Known for long, snowy winters and a grid-pattern street layout.

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札幌(さっぽろ) hosted the 1972 Winter Olympics, the first held in Asia.