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33-689: Administered by the Hokkaidō Development Commission (Kaitaku shi), the construction of the Hōheikan was started in 1879 in the Nishi 1-chōme area of Odori Park . It was completed in November 1880, and opened in December of the same year. The purpose of the construction was to construct an accommodation for the other countries' engineers developing the primitive Hokkaidō prefecture. The building

66-517: A hotel in the European architectural style which was later moved to Nakajima Park, which was located in Nishi 1 chōme, and the telephone exchange building located in Nishi 2 chōme, protruded over Ōdōri street. Since the first Agricultural Interim Fair was held at Nishi 2 chōme and Nishi 3 chōme in 1878, Odori street has been the place where a number of events and ceremonies have taken place. The western parts of Odori street, however, were not as busy as

99-640: A huge maze made of snow. Visitors can also enjoy a variety of regional foods from all over Hokkaidō at the Odori Park and Satoland sites, such as fresh seafood, potatoes, corn, and fresh dairy products. Every year the number of statues displayed is around 400 in total. In 2007, there were 307 statues created at the Odori Park site, 32 at the Satoland site and 100 at the Susukino site. A good view of

132-641: A party venue. The restaurant and cafe are also housed in the building, and guests also enjoy snacks. The restaurant serves Japanese and French cuisine, and uses ingredients harvested in Hokkaidō prefecture. The first floor of the building covers 522.94 m. The Hōheikan is located northwestward of the Nakajima Park, and is close to the other buildings in the park including the Sapporo Concert Hall Kitara . The nearest subway station

165-698: A training exercise, brings in snow from outside Sapporo. The Makomanai base, one of three main sites from 1965, hosted the largest sculptures, with an emphasis on providing play space for children. Use of the Makomanai site was suspended in 2005 and moved to the Sapporo Satoland site located in Higashi-ku from 2006. In 2009, the Satoland site was moved to the Tsudome ( つどーむ , Tsudōmu , Sapporo Community Dome ) site. The Tsudome, located close to

198-500: Is Nishi 10 chōme. Until 2003, a place providing beers from local microbreweries was constructed in Nishi 11 chōme. The annual Hokkaido Marathon is staged from the park in late August. The popular Autumn Fest takes place for about three weeks in September, and showcases food stalls by restaurants from around the city and beyond. After concerns over the marathon events for the 2020 Summer Olympics after excessive heat during

231-623: Is a block in Japanese), and divides the city into north and south sections. Odori Park spans about 1.5 km and covers 78,901 m². During the urban planning of Sapporo, it was originally designated as the main street but it eventually became a park. Throughout the year, many events and ceremonies such as the Sapporo Lilac Festival and the Sapporo Snow Festival are held in the park, and local landmarks including

264-580: Is a little smaller than other blocks in Odori Park, and Nishi 8 chōme and Nishi 9 chōme blocks are joined together. Sections below list landmarks, monuments, and features including buildings removed in the past. It snows in winter in Sapporo, and the White Illumination, an event during which the trees lining the Park are decorated with illuminations, takes place during that season. Every February,

297-406: Is held in the Odori Park. A number of special stages are constructed, and thousands of dancers parade and dance down the streets and on the stages. In summer, the park changes into a large beer garden . From Nishi 5 chōme to Nishi 8 chōme, major Japanese breweries including Sapporo Breweries Limited set up their own beer gardens, serving beers and snacks. The beer garden serving beers of the world

330-573: Is the Nakajima Kōen station, Namboku Line. 43°02′47″N 141°21′09″E  /  43.046274°N 141.352584°E  / 43.046274; 141.352584 Odori Park Odori Park ( 大通公園 , Ōdōri Kōen ) is a park located in the heart of Sapporo , Hokkaido , Japan. Ōdōri ( 大通 ) means "large street" in Japanese. It stretches east to west through Nishi 1 chōme, Ōdōri to Nishi 12 chōme, Ōdōri ("Nishi" means west, and "chōme"

363-526: The 2019 World Athletics Championships in Doha, Qatar, World Athletics and the Tokyo Olympic Committee announced on 4 December 2019 the 2021 Olympic Marathon (date change announced 30 March 2020) would be held in Sapporo instead of Tokyo in an effort to avoid the hottest time of day. Ōdōri Park is a major location featured in the video game Yakuza 5 , and it is seen during the scene where

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396-598: The Sapporo Snow Festival , a festival with snow statues and several events, is held throughout Odori Park. In recent years, this huge festival has had over two million visitors per year from all over Japan and the world. The park is home to about 400 lilac trees, and hosts the Lilac Festival every May for about 10 days. Every June, the Yosakoi Soran Festival , a huge dance festival in Hokkaido,

429-607: The Sapporo TV Tower and the Sapporo City Archive Museum are located within its boundaries. In 1869, Shima Yoshitake , a judge sent by the government as the commissioner responsible for founding a central city in Hokkaido, came to Sapporo and developed a city plan that divided Sapporo City into North and South sections by means of a large street. In his plan, the northern part of Sapporo would have been set aside for public servants and offices, while

462-643: The Hōheikan in 1986. The Hōheikan is currently the only building used as a wedding hall among the Important Cultural Properties. The building is also the oldest wooden hotel building in existence in Japan. The architecture of the Hōheikan comprises a few styles. The whole building was constructed in the American style, but the balcony and its accompaniments at the front of the building was constructed in European style. The semicircle roof at

495-436: The Hōheikan was returned to Sapporo, and used as the community centre. The Hōheikan was pulled down in order to move to Nakajima Park, and in 1958, the new building was completed at the current place, and opened as the wedding hall and restaurant. In 1964, the Hōheikan was registered as one of the Important Cultural Properties. The building has been repaired and renovated between 1983 and 1986. The Crown Prince Naruhito visited

528-578: The Sapporo Satoland, is a dome for multiple sports events. Nakajima Park was established as one of the festival sites in 1990. However, it was removed as a site in 1992. The third site, known as the Susukino Ice Festival ( すすきの氷の祭典 , Susukino Kōri no Saiten ) , is situated in the night-life district of Susukino and includes predominantly ice carvings. The site was approved as one of the festival sites in 1983. Every year,

561-547: The Sapporo Snow Festival, however, all of these were suspended during World War II . On 4 February 1966, a flight from Sapporo to Tokyo crashed into Tokyo Bay killing all 126 passengers and 7 crew on board. Many of the passengers were returning to Tokyo after visiting the snow festival. Owing to the Energy crisis of 1974, snow statues were built using drums . This was due to the shortage of gasoline caused by

594-566: The Susukino Queen of Ice, a female beauty contest , is held at the site. On 7 February 2012 (63rd Festival), a snow sculpture of Snow Miku ( Hatsune Miku ) collapsed on the Odori Park 6th Venue, where a female tourist was injured. This accident was the first injury in the history of the Snow Festival from the collapse of a snow sculpture. The collapse was likely due to imbalance caused by disproportionately thin supporting legs to

627-674: The building to Sapporo. Followed by the Emperor Meiji, the Emperor Taishō stayed in the Hōheikan in 1911, so as the Emperor Hirohito in 1922. As the city of Sapporo grew, the demand for the event venues increased. Sapporo city begged the Imperial Household Ministry for moving the ownership of the building to Sapporo, and in 1921, the Hōheikan was yielded to Sapporo city. In 1927, the building

660-401: The centre of the building has a Gegyo ( 懸魚 ) sculpture, a Japanese traditional fish sculpture usually seen at the roof of Japanese shrines and temples. The colour Ultramarine blue, which was imported from Europe, is painted on the column and window frames. Used as a wedding venue, the Hōheikan has held wedding ceremonies for over 20,000 couples, as of January 2004. The Hōheikan has also been

693-622: The character Taiga Saejima kidnaps the boss of the Kitakata Family, Daizo Kitakata, for questioning. 43°03′35″N 141°20′47″E  /  43.05972°N 141.34639°E  / 43.05972; 141.34639 Sapporo Snow Festival The Sapporo Snow Festival ( さっぽろ雪まつり , Sapporo Yuki-matsuri ) is a festival held annually in Sapporo , Japan, over seven days in February. Odori Park , Susukino , and Tsudome are

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726-559: The creations can be had from the TV Tower at the Odori Park site. The Snow Festival began as a one-day event in 1950, when six local high school students built six snow statues in Odori Park. In 1955 the Japan Self-Defense Forces from the nearby Makomanai base joined in and built the first massive snow sculptures , for which the Snow Festival has now become famous. Several snow festivals existed in Sapporo prior to

759-570: The crisis and unavailability of trucks used to transport snow to the site. In the same year, the International Snow Statue Competition started and since that year many snow statues built by teams from other countries have featured; especially from sister cities of Sapporo such as Munich . In years when the accumulated snowfall is low, the Self-Defense Force, for whom participation is considered

792-571: The eastern side such as Nishi 2 chōme, and the military parade grounds of the Tondenhei , a unit of Hokkaido farmer-soldiers, were constructed from Nishi 10 chōme to Nishi 12 chōme. After the abolition of the Tondenhei, some of the athletic meetings of neighbourhood schools were held in the Odori, but gradually the street was abandoned and used as a garbage and snow dumping ground. A popular complaint

825-415: The main sites of the festival. In 2007 (57th festival), about two million people visited Sapporo to see the hundreds of snow statues and ice sculptures at the Odori Park and Susukino sites, in central Sapporo, and at the Satoland site. An International Snow Sculpture Contest has been held at the Odori Park site since 1974, and 14 teams from various regions of the world participated in 2008. The subject of

858-538: The origin of the Odori "Park". During World War II , the Odori Park was given over to potato production. After the War ended and supply of food improved, Odori once again became a garbage and snow dumping ground. The occupation forces took over a part of Odori Park and constructed a baseball field and tennis court , and after Odori Park was handed over by the Allied Powers, several athletic fields were created in

891-421: The southern part would have been a residential area. In his plan the location of the dividing street was different from the current location of Odori Park. After Shima's dismissal for misgovernment in Hokkaido, Iwamura Michitoshi supervised the urban planning of Sapporo. He remodelled the original plan in 1871, and Kabō-sen ( 火防線 ) was constructed in the place where Odori Park is currently located. The Kabō-sen

924-500: The statues varies and often features an event, famous building or person from the previous year. For example, in 2004, there were statues of Hideki Matsui , the famous baseball player who at that time played for the New York Yankees . A number of stages made out of snow are also constructed and some events including musical performances are held. At the Satoland site, visitors can enjoy the long snow and ice slides as well as

957-714: The west of the Odori. The development of Odori as a park has resumed since it was returned by the occupation forces in 1950. Since that time, many flower gardens have been created by assigning grounds of Odori to garden design companies. Currently, each flower garden is adorned with a nameplate of the company which showcases its garden planning skills in that area throughout the year. Each block in Odori Park has rectangular grounds which are 65 metres north to south, and 110 metres east to west, and it ranges from Nishi 1 chōme to Nishi 13 chōme, Ōdōri. Roadways and 4 metres of sidewalks surround each block, and people must cross zebra crossings between each block. The area of Nishi 1 chōme block

990-566: Was a firebreak consisting of 105 metres of largely vacant land, which often prevented the progress of fire during the Meiji period . In 1872, the street was named "Shiribeshi Dōri" (後志通), but this name was not popular and it was renamed "Ōdōri" in June 1881. In Meiji period , the Nishi 1 and 2 chōme areas of Odori street were a little narrower than the other parts. This was because both the Hōheikan ,

1023-599: Was enlarged by constructing new rooms on its back side, and the Hōheikan was used as the musical venue. Along with the beginning of World War II , the Hōheikan functioned as the facility for the Japanese Northern District Army , and after Japan lost the war, it was confiscated by the American army and used as their accommodation. After the American army moved to the Camp Crowford, which was a camp constructed in current Minami-ku, Sapporo ,

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1056-675: Was officially opened as a hotel in August 1881, and invited the Emperor Meiji as the first guest. He stayed in the Hōheikan for four days. Winning fame as a hotel at which the Emperor had stayed, the Hōheikan was used for many ceremonies and as a hotel for officials. In 1882, the Hokkaidō Development Commission was demolished, and after the ownership of the Hōheikan was moved, the Imperial Household Ministry has lent

1089-422: Was that a large part of the Odori in the heart of the city has been abandoned, and there was pressure to develop the area for housing lots, but this did not happen. In 1876, 6600 m² of the flower garden was constructed on the grounds of Nishi 3 chōme and Nishi 4 chōme, and in 1909, the street was arranged as a walking area under the direction of Yasuhei Nagaoka, a Japanese landscape and garden planner. This may be

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