Hakodate

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Hakodate is a city and port located in Oshima, Hokkaidō, Japan. It is the capital city of Oshima Subprefecture.
As of March 2008, the city has an estimated population of 287,691 and a density of 442.24 persons per km². The total area is 677.77 km².
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Pre-Meiji restoration
Hakodate was founded in 1454, when Kono Kaganokami Masamichi [...]

Sapporo

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Sapporo (札幌市, Sapporo-shi?) listen (help·info) is the fifth-largest city in Japan by population. It is the capital of Hokkaidō Prefecture, located in Ishikari Subprefecture, and an ordinance-designated city of Japan.
Sapporo is best known outside Japan for hosting the 1972 Winter Olympics, and the annual Yuki Matsuri in the city, internationally referred to as [...]