Sapporo, Japan(From 2010 to now)
- Location : Southwest of Ishikari Plain, Hokkaido
- Population : 1,940,000
- Area : 1,121㎢
- Website: http://www.city.sapporo.jp
Climate
The average temperature in January is -4.1℃, in August is 21.7℃, and the annual average temperature is 8.2℃, while the annual rainfall is 1,141mm. The amount of snowfall is 1 to 2m in flat lands and 3m in the mountains. There is no particular rainy season or influences of typhoons.
Tourist Attractions
- Sapporo Clock Tower
This is a wooden building that was formerly an assembly hall and the gym of Sapporo Agricultural School (today’s Hokkaido University). It is the oldest clock tower in Japan.
- Former Government Office of Hokkaido
The office was made with 2.5 million red bricks and built in order to develop the area of Hokkaido. It was used for 80 years and designated as a national cultural asset in 1969.
- Sapporo Beer Museum
This is the only beer museum in Japan and shows the 100 years of history regarding the Japanese beer industry. It was established in 1890 as a sugar manufacturing factory and has been designated as a national cultural asset.
History of Exchanges
| Nov. 2001 | The director of economy from Sapporo participates in the WTA Techno Mart (two members) |
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| Jan. 2002 | Seontaek Gwon, deputy mayor, visits the convention center and discusses exchanges (nine members) |
| Dec. 24-29, 2003 | 35 teenagers from Sapporo experience Korean culture |
| Feb.26, 2004 | Hongcheol Yeom, the mayor of Daejeon, signs a memorandum for economic exchange and promotion, and participates in e-silkroad. The Daejeon Technological Innovation Foundation signs an agreement of exchange and cooperation with Sapporo’s counterpart |
| Jul. 2004 | The deputy mayor of Sapporo (five members) opens the Sapporo Exhibition Hall in Daedeok Techno Mart |
| Aug.9-13, 2004 | 30 teenagers from Daejeon experience Japanese traditional and modern culture |
| Aug.30, 2004 | A delegation with the director of economy from Sapporo (12 members) visits Daedeok Valley and has a meeting with companies in Daejeon for economic cooperation |
| Oct. 2004 | Gwanghui Kim, deputy mayor and director of corporate support, visits the Daejeon Exhibition Hall opened in Sapporo Valley, attends a meeting of Korean IT companies, and signs an agreement between Real Time Tech and Uchida |
| Nov. 2004 | Ueda Fumio, the mayor of Sapporo, attends the Northeast Asian IT Forum (18 members) |
| Nov.11, 2004 | Two officials from Sapporo attend the forum for Korea-China-Japan policies for women |
| Mar. 2005 | An economic delegation from Sapporo visits Daejeon |
| Jul. 2005 | The Korea-Japan Friendship Promotion Association visits Daejeon (12 members) |
| Sep. 30, 2005 | The Sapporo Symphony Orchestra performs in Daejeon |
| Jun. 18, 2006 | Members of the Chamber of Commerce & Industry hold a meeting for business exchanges between Daedeok Valley and Sapporo Valley |
| Oct.29-30, 2006 | Danaka Genryu, the deputy mayor of Sapporo, visits Daejeon with two assistants to attend the Sapporo Seminar in Daejeon (Pai Chai University), and a courtesy visit is made by a deputy major |
| Jun.27-29, 2008 | Four children from Daejeon participate in the Sapporo environmental conference |
| Aug.24-26, 2009 | Seonggi Gang, officer of international education, visits Sapporo (five members) and discusses the sisterhood relationship and exchanges |
| Oct.17, 2009 | The Korea-Japan amity association in Sapporo visits Daejeon (17 members) and attends various activities for promoting exchange |
| Feb.3-6, 2010 | Yeongon Chu, advisor of international relations, participates with three other representatives in the 61st Sapporo Snow Festival |
| Jul.25-26, 2010 | Ueda Fumio, the mayor of Sapporo, visits Daejeon (10 members) |
| Oct.20-23, 2010 | Sapporo Hongcheol Yeom, the mayor of Daejeon, visits Sapporo (55 members) in order to set up a sisterhood relationship between the two cities |
| Nov.21-23, 2010 | The director of tourism and culture, Sapporo, visits Daejeon with nine other representatives in order to promote the city, and a courtesy visit is made by the deputy mayor of Daejeon |
| Feb.4-7, 2011 | Taekgu Lee, director of economy and industry, participates with seven other representatives in the 62nd Sapporo Snow Festival with a Daejeon civic delegation (100 people) |
| May 17-20, 2011 | Four public officials from Daejeon serve in Sapporo for a short-term period |
| Jun.1, 2011 | One public official (Miyaokka Hirosi) serves in Daejeon for a long-term period |
| Aug.1, 2011 | One public official (Hunsik Seong) serves in Sapporo for a long-term period |
| 2011. 9. 6 ~ 9. 9 | Two public officials from Sapporo served in Daejeon for a short period |
| 2011. 10. 7 ~ 19 | A delegation of 99 people with Ueda Fumio, the mayor of Sapporo, participate in the festival of Filial Piety in commemoration of the 1st anniversary of the sisterhood relationship |
| May, 2012 | Visitors from Sapporo attend WACS 2012 in Daejeon |
| August, 2012 | Junior soccer team from Sapporo attends Daejeon Junior International Soccer Game |
| February, 2013 | Representatives from Daejeon attend Snow Festival in Sapporo |
| October, 2013 | Visitors from Sapporo take part in Food & Wine Festival in Daejeon |
| February, 2014 A | Delegation from Daejeon attends Snow Festival and was awarded best snow sculpture |
| Aug. 2014 | Daejeon teenagers visit Sapporo for Korea-Russia-Japan youth exchanges |
| Nov. 2014 | Sapporo delegation attends Global Innovation Forum in Daejeon |
| Feb. 2015 | Daejeon delegation attends Sapporo Snow Festival |
| Jul. 2016 | Sapporo teenagers visit Daejeon for Korea-Russia-Japan youth exchanges |
| Feb. 2017 | Daejeon Mayor attends Sapporo Snow Festival |
| Sep. 2017 | Vice Mayor of Sapporo attends 2017 APCS in Daejeon |
| Feb. 2018 | Daejeon delegation attends Sapporo Snow Festival |
| Feb. 2019 | Daejeon delegation attends Sapporo Snow Festival |
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