Sapporo is the capital city of the northern island of Hokkaido. The city’s name originates from the Ainu language, an ancient, native Hokkaido tribe. Today, Sapporo is the fifth-largest city in Japan. Sapporo’s establishment began soon after the Meiji restoration as the newly formed government set up the Hokkaido Development Commission and established the head office in Sapporo. Sapporo and Hokkai