Sōsei River

The Sōsei River is a man-made river that runs through the center of City, Hokkaidō, Japan. It was built under the supervision of Otomo Kametaro in the late 1860s, and was one of the first things constructed on the city site.
Wikipedia
Photo: t-konno, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Canal
  • …lies at an elevation of -1 metres (-3 feet)
  • Description: man-made river running through central Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
  • Also known as
    “Kamokamo River”
    “Sosei-gawa”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Chateraise Gateaux Kingdom Sapporo Hotel & Spa Resort and Ryu’un-ji Temple.

Resort
Photo: 禁樹なずな, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Buddhist temple
Photo: 禁樹なずな, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a Buddhist temple, which is situated 2½ km southeast of Sōsei River.

Railway stop
Photo: Him56, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a railway station on the Sasshō… is situated 2½ km southeast of Sōsei River.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kita-ku and Teine-ku.

Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a ward of composed of residential… is situated 8 km south of Sōsei River.

Suburb
Photo: Kinori, Public domain.
is one of the 10 wards in , Hokkaidō, . is situated 10 km southwest of Sōsei River.

Sōsei River

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Latitude
43.16667° or 43° 10′ north
Longitude
141.35° or 141° 21′ east
Open location code
8RM35982+M2
Geo­Names ID
2127975
Wiki­data ID
Q11398074

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Yue Chinese—“Sōsei River” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Sōsei-gawa”
  • Chinese: “創成川”
  • Irish: “Abhainn Sōsei”
  • Japanese: “創成川”
  • Japanese: “大友堀”
  • Japanese: “鴨々川”
  • Korean: “소세이강”
  • Korean: “소우세이강”
  • Korean: “카모카모 강”
  • Welsh: “Afon Sōsei”
  • Yue Chinese: “創成川”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Barato and Bannaguro.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Takuhoku Station and Yurigahara Station.

Japan: Highlights

Notable places include Tokyo and Osaka.

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