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'''Nishi''' (西区; -ku, lit. "west ward") is a [[Wards of Japan|ward]] of [[Sapporo]] composed of residential neighborhoods mostly arranged in grid patterns, with some areas of farmland and forested mountainous terrain mostly near its western and southern edges. It is located the west part of Sapporo city and the second largest ward of Sapporo. |
'''Nishi''' (西区; -ku, lit. "west ward") is a [[Wards of Japan|ward]] of [[Sapporo]] composed of residential neighborhoods mostly arranged in grid patterns, with some areas of farmland and forested mountainous terrain mostly near its western and southern edges. It is located the west part of Sapporo city and the second largest ward of Sapporo. |
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Revision as of 22:42, 3 February 2008
Nishi (西区; -ku, lit. "west ward") is a ward of Sapporo composed of residential neighborhoods mostly arranged in grid patterns, with some areas of farmland and forested mountainous terrain mostly near its western and southern edges. It is located the west part of Sapporo city and the second largest ward of Sapporo.
Statistics
Area:74.93 km²
Population: 208,757
Households: 92,580
Nishi-ku Ward Office: 2 Jo 7 Chome, Kotoni Nishi-ku, Sapporo-shi,
Zipcode:063-8612, Phone: +81 11 641 2400,
(Apr.1,2007)
Outline
The administrative offices of Nishi-ku are located in the Kotoni neighbourhood. Primary public transportation services are the Sapporo Municipal Subway, JR Hokkaidō, and bus services including JR Hokkaidō Bus and Hokkaidō Chūō Bus. The last four stations of the Tozai subway line's western end are located here, two of which were added in 1999. Japan Highway's Sapporo-Otaru expressway section passes through Nishi-ku, with two interchanges (Nishi and Shinkawa) serving the ward.
Sapporo Municipal Teine Memorial Museum (手稲記念館), Kotoni Tonden Historical Archives (琴似屯田歴史館資料室), and Mitobe Memorial Museum (三戸部記念館) are sites of historical interest whose focus is on the era of Japanese 'pioneers' in Hokkaidō.
Sankaku-yama (Mt.Triangle) which is 311.3m high shaped as a triangle and located in Yamanote area is popular to hike easily. It leads to Okura jump stadium in Chuo-ku.
Consadole Sapporo's practice field is also located in Nishi-ku, and is a popular site for the team's fans. Major parks in Nishi-ku are Noshi Koen and Miyagaoka Koen. Numerous other parks may be found, many located along the banks of the Kotoni-Hassamu-gawa and its tributaries. Hiking trails abound. One of the most popular begins from near the Heiwa-no-taki waterfall and leads to the summit of Sapporo's famous mountain, Mt. Teine in which the Olympic game was held in 1972 has some ski ground and an amusement park, located on the division line of Nishi-ku and Teine-ku, the city's northwesternmost ward.
In the less built-up neighbourhoods of Nishino, Heiwa, Fukui, and Kobetsuzawa, it is not unusual for wildlife, such as red foxes (Vulpes vulpes schrencki) and Asiatic brown bears (Ursus arctos yesoensis) or their spoor, to be observed.
