Sapporo Minami 1-jo Nishi 4-chome Intersection
About the Sapporo Minami 1-jo Nishi 4-chome Intersection Camera
This camera covers the Minami 1-jo Nishi 4-chome intersection, in the middle of Sapporo's downtown shopping core between Odori Park and Susukino. It's one of the busiest pedestrian crossings in the city center.
Department stores, the Tanukikoji arcade and countless small shops surround this junction, making it a good spot to gauge foot traffic and street conditions in central Sapporo at any time of day.
The name of this junction is also its map reference. Sapporo was laid out on a grid and addresses are given as coordinates from an origin near Odori Park, so Minami 1-jo Nishi 4-chome means one block south and four blocks west of that point. Once the system clicks, an address in central Sapporo tells you exactly where something is without a map, which is unusual in Japan.
Highlights & Nearby
- •Watch for: pedestrian and vehicle traffic, shopping street activity, downtown weather
- •Nearby: Odori Park, Tanukikoji shopping arcade, Susukino, Sapporo department stores
- •Note: crowd density here is a good general read on how busy downtown Sapporo is
