KEY FACTSCharms of Hokkaido
Sports City Sapporo -Introduction-
1972 The first Winter Olympic Games in Asia
Hokkaido, including Sapporo, the northernmost ordinance-designated city that hosted the first Winter Olympic Games in Asia, has rich experience and a solid track record in holding many large-scale sporting events and international conferences, including the FIFA World Cup, World Cup and World Championship competitions for winter sports, the Hokkaido Toyako Summit and related meetings, and three United Nations Conferences on Disarmament Issues.
- 1972.
- The XI Olympic Winter Games in Sapporo
- 2002.
- FIFA World Cup
- 2007.
- FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2007 in Sapporo
- 2008.
- G8 Hokkaido Toyako Summit
- 2014.
- ISU World Cup Speed Skating in Obihiro
- 2015.
- ISU World Cup Speed Skating in Obihiro
- 2015.
- FIS Snowboard World Cup (Alpine) Asahikawa
- 2015.
- ZEN-NOH World Women's Curling Championship Sapporo
- 2016.
- FIS Ski Jumping World Cup Sapporo
- 2016.
- FIS Snowboard World Cup (Halfpipe) Sapporo
- 2017.
- 2017 SAPPORO ASIAN WINTER GAMES
- 2017.
- IPC Nordic Skiing World Cup Sapporo
Sapporo, a city with an average annual snowfall of 6 meters and a population of 1.9 million
This large city with a population of over 1.9 million is one of the cities with the world's heaviest average annual snowfall (597 cm on average from 1981 to 2010 according to the Japan Meteorological Agency). In many areas of Hokkaido, snow sports can be enjoyed in the middle of nature for a long period of time from early November to early May due to the large amount of snowfall and snow accumulation, leading to the development of snow-based tourism.
Comfortable Summer
The relatively large temperature difference between day and night during summer in Hokkaido serves to relieve fatigue from heat. Many top athletes representing Japan and from company sports teams have summer training camps or competitions in Hokkaido because it is easy to procure good, fresh food and that there are many well-equipped sports facilities in Hokkaido.
National Training Center by Sport
北Hokkaido has a well-equipped training environment designed to enhance the international competitiveness of Japanese athletes, as demonstrated by the presence of five national training centers and other indoor/outdoor sports facilities for various sports, including courses/facilities authorized by each sports association. Moreover, there are unique, high-quality sports facilities, such as the Sapporo Dome, which served as a venue for the FIFA World Cup, the site of the 2007 FIS Nordic Ski World Championships and the Hokkaido Bank Curling Stadium (Sapporo Curling Stadium), which was the first public stadium in Japan dedicated to curling
Smooth Access to Destinations
Smooth access to destinations via Tokyo-Sapporo airline services, which offer 52 round-trip flights a day carrying the largest number of passengers in the world (as of December 2016), as well as via international flights that connect New Chitose Airport with countries in Asia such as Korea, China, Thailand, Malaysia, and Singapore, is an indispensable factor for the success of sporting events and the promotion of sports tourism.
Sapporo Global Sports Commission invites and supports international competitions and training camps for top athletes by leveraging the wealth of sports resources that Hokkaido and Sapporo have to offer.
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