First on any Sapporo itinerary is Odori Park, a sprawling park smack dab in the heart of the city. This outdoor attraction ...

Japan - August 8, 2021. General view of the athletes in action on the streets of Sapporo REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji The 2030 Winter Olympic Games are just over eight years away, and although no host city ...

Sapporo business leaders, politicians and Olympians are among the supporters of the city's bid to host the 2030 Winter Games. City leaders have already begun discussions with the International ...

SAPPORO--Sapporo Mayor Katsuhiro Akimoto announced on Dec. 19 that the city would suspend its bid to host the Winter Olympics as it will be unlikely to host the Games for the next 18 years.

The 2017 event was the eighth staging of the Asian Winter Games, with Sapporo hosting them for the third time, following 1986 and 1990. It was the fourth time Japan had staged the Games.

certainly something more concrete and substantial than stating “not a verification but a reflection to take a positive view.” The backlash against Sapporo’s bid to host the Winter Games was ...

If the name rings a bell, perhaps you remember when the city hosted the 1972 Winter Olympics—or maybe you’ve washed down your favorite sushi roll with the city’s ubiquitous Sapporo beer.

Japan’s Sapporo Snow Festival, a dazzling showcase of ice and artistry that lures millions to far northern Hokkaido prefecture each winter, almost did not happen this year. A month of record ...

The 2017 event was the eighth staging of the Asian Winter Games, with Sapporo hosting them for the third time, following 1986 and 1990. It was the fourth time Japan had staged the Games.

(ATR) The secretary general of the Sapporo 2017 Asian Winter Games tells Around the Rings he would like the games to make Sapporo the mecca of Asian winter sports. "It’s going to be bigger ...