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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Shiroishi-ku, Sapporo

Shiroishi-ku (白石区) is one of the ten wards in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan. As of August 31, 2021, the ward has a population of 213,704.

History

  • 1871: Shiroishi village was founded.
  • 1873: Kamishiroishi village split off from Shiroishi village.
  • 1902: Shiroishi village and kamishiroishi village were merged to form Shiroishi village.
  • 1950: Shiroishi village was merged into Sapporo city.
  • 1972: Sapporo was designated as one of the cities designated by government ordinance and Shiroishi-ku was established.
  • 1989: Atsubetsu-ku split off from Shiroishi-ku.

Transportation

Rail

Road

Education

High schools

Public

  • Hokkaido Sapporo Higashi High School
  • Hokkaido Sapporo Shiroishi High School
  • Hokkaido Sapporo Hakuryo High School

Private

  • Clark Memorial International High School, Sapporo Shiroishi Campus

Mascots

Shiroishi's mascots are Shiroppy (しろっぴー) and Kuroppy (くろっぴー). They are cute snowmen with rose motifs.

  • Shiroppy is a white active snowwoman who wears a red rose hat and cares about people. She was unveiled in July 2008.
  • Kuroppy is a grey selfish snowwoman who wears a blue rose hat and loves to bother people for fun. She is the rival of Shiroppy. She was unveiled in February 2020.

Friendship city

References

  1. ^ History of Shiroishi-ku
  2. ^ "プロフィール". Shiroishi.