Sapporo, Japan

 Place: Sapporo, Japan

Weather: Some clouds in the morning giving way to sunny skies in the afternoon, 57/79F.

Route: From Hiraizumi 657 km north.

Population: 1,973,832

Places to visit: Mt. Moiwa, Moerenuma Park, Nakajima Park, Historical Village of Hokkaido, Kokuei Takino Suzuran Hillside National Park, Mount Okura Observatory, Sapporo Beer Museum, The Hokkaido University Museum, Hill of the Buddha, Hokkaido Museum of Modern Art, Sapporo Olympic Museum.

Images:

Odori Park in central Sapporo (from planetware.com)

Sapporo City Hall (from livejapan.com)