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Sapporo, the fifth-largest city in Japan by population and the third-largest by geographic area, is best known outside Japan for hosting the 1972 Winter Olympics. In addition, every year it hosts the Sapporo Snow Festival, which draws more than 2 million tourists from around the world; for seven days in February hundreds of beautiful snow statues and ice sculptures line the streets and parks. The city is also home to the famous Sapporo Breweries, and is but a 30 minute train ride from New Chitose Airport.
Sapporo
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Nicknamed "Akarenga Chosha" (literally "Red Brick Government Building"), the Old Hokkaido Government Building was the headquarters of the Hokkaido government in 1888. It was built in an American neo-Baroque style, using the state capitols from Maryland and Massachusetts as models. The present structure is actually a replica, as the original was destroyed by fire.
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