Muroran & Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
History of Sapporo: During 1870-1871, Kuroda Kiyotaka, vice-chairman of the Hokkaidō Development Commission (Kaitaku-shi) approached the American government for assistance in developing the land. As a result, Horace Capron, Secretary of Agriculture under President Ulysses S. Grant became a oyatoi gaikokujin (御雇ひ外國人) and was appointed as a special advisor to the commission. Construction began around a park, Odori Koen, which still remains as a green ribbon of recreational land bisecting the central area of the city. The city closely followed the American-style grid plan with streets at right-angles to form city blocks.
Part of my cruiseship trips.
Visiting date: 2010-09-26
Port: Muroran, Hokkaido, Japan
From Muroran to Sapporo is about 2 hours by chartered bus. Sapporo is a modern and very beautiful city and very easy to know the direction. There are many malls underground and above ground. We also visited the well preserved Hokkai Pioneer Village. See my short and only 3 hours visit photos.
Noddle soup in Sapporo Shopping Mall
Muroran Harbour early morning
Visit a Hokkaido Cultural Center
Sapporo City
Rain anytime
Underground shopping mall and
subway
Chinese characters are widely seen here
Historical Hokkaido State Building
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