Sōsei River
The Sōsei River is a man-made river that runs through the center of Sapporo 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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Canal
- Description: man-made river running through central Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
- Also known as: “Kamokamo River” and “Sosei-gawa”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Chateraise Gateaux Kingdom Sapporo Hotel & Spa Resort and Shinoro Station.
Shinoro Station
Railway stop
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Shinoro Station is a railway station on the Sasshō Line in Kita-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan, operated by the Hokkaido Railway Company. The station is numbered G08. Shinoro Station is situated 2½ km southeast of Sōsei River.
Ryu’un-ji Temple
Buddhist temple
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Ryu’un-ji Temple is a Buddhist temple, which is situated 2½ km southeast of Sōsei River.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kita-ku and Teine-ku.
Kita-ku
Suburb
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Kita-ku is a ward of Sapporo composed of residential neighborhoods mostly arranged in grid patterns, and each built surrounding a train station, broken up by areas of farmland and some light-industrial areas. Kita-ku is situated 8 km south of Sōsei River.
Teine-ku
Suburb
Photo: Kinori, Public domain.
Teine-ku is one of the 10 wards in Sapporo, Hokkaidō, Japan. The ward is located in northwest of Sapporo, which is neighboured to three other wards in Sapporo and two cities. Teine-ku is situated 10 km southwest of Sōsei River.
Sōsei River
- Categories: river, aqueduct, and body of water
- Location: Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Satellite Map
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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”
- “Sōsei-gawa”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Barato and Bannaguro.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Takuhoku Station and Yurigahara-eki.
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