Sapporo (札幌市) is the fifth largest city in Japan,It is the capital city of Hokkaido Prefecture and the largest city on the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido. Sapporo is considered the cultural, economical, and political center of Hokkaido. As with most of Hokkaido, the Sapporo area was settled by the indigenous Ainu people, beginning over 15,000 years ago. Starting in the late 19th century, Sapporo saw increasing settlement by Japanese migrants. Sapporo hosted the 1972 Winter Olympics, the first Winter Olympics ever held in Asia, and the second Olympic games
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