[Former Hokkaido Government Office in Sapporo] Photogenic Appearance of Red bricks is One of Popular Photo Spots in Sapporo

Former Hokkaido Government Office

Former Hokkaido Government Office (北海道道庁旧本庁舎) is a historical building in Chuo ward, Sapporo city, and is located in the downtown of the Sapporo, so it also is close to Sapporo Station and Odori Park (大通公園). Current Hokkaido Government Office is adjacent to the Former Hokkaido Government Office. Its common name is "Akarenga (赤レンガ * Red Bricks)" by Hokkaido people, and it was built as a neo-baroque style building using a lot of red bricks in 1888, and has been designated as a national important cultural property. A designer is Mr. Seijiro Hirai (平井晴二郎). The Bureau of Hokkaido Development used to be established here, and has been the center of the Hokkaido politics since the old days. The Current Hokkaido Government Office, North Pond and South Pond are built at the site, too. Here is a peaceful place for Sapporo citizens, too, and about 650,000 tourists come to a popular tourist attraction. The Former Hokkaido Government Office is famous as a popular photo spot because of photogenic appearance. Admission free. A parking lot is not provided. * The building is planning to close to renewal in Octorber 2019.
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The appearance with outstanding red bricks goes well with sceneries of four seasons. Tourists can enjoy colorful sceneries such as cherry blossoms in a spring, green plants in a summer, fall foliage in an autumn and snow in a winiter. The building is lit up in the early evening. Besides, various events such as a street performing are held, too. In the winter, projection mappings was sometimes projected onto the appearance of the building.

Movie of Red Brick Office Projection Mapping

In front of the front gate of the Former Hokkaido Government Office, Sapporo Kita 3-Jo Plaza (北3条広場) as well as Akarenga Terrace (赤れんがテラス) and NOASIS 3.4 (ノアシス3.4) are built, and a lot of tourists come. Various events such as Sapporo Yuki Terrace (さっぽろユキテラス) are held at the Sapporo Kita 3-Jo Plaza. Especially, Leaves of lined ginkgo trees turn into beautiful yellow color in the autumn. In the winiter, illuminations of the lined ginkgo trees are also beautiful.

Movie of Blue Cave

SAPPORO

Sapporo (札幌) that about 1,960,000 people live is the largest city in Hokkaido. Although there are various theories, its origin of the name is "Dry Big River (乾いた大きな川)" in Ainu language. A population of the Sapporo is the 4th largest city after Yokohama, Osaka and Nagoya in japan, and the population accounts for 36 % of Hokkaido's population! So the Sapporo has been flourished as the center of the Hokkaido. The area of the Sapporo is 1,121.26 km2, and is about as big as Hong Kong, and is the 7th largest city in the Hokkaido. The Sapporo is also famous as a tourist city, and about 15 million people come. As for a climate, it is hot that temperature rises to nearly 25 degrees in a summer, but it is easy to live without moisture. I always feel a little cool. It is cold that temperature falls to nearly -10 degrees in a winter, and amount of snowfall sometimes has more than 1 m. Article is here