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Sapporo

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Country: Japan

Population:1,883,027

Time Zone:UTC+9

Sapporo is Hokkaido’s cultural, economic, and political center, with a population of 1,962,596 as of August 1, 2026. In southwest Hokkaido, the city spreads across the Toyohira River’s alluvial fan and serves as the capital of both Hokkaido Prefecture and Ishikari Subprefecture. It is Hokkaido’s largest city, Japan’s fifth most populous, and the biggest city north of Tokyo.