Hokkaido, Japan’s Garden of Gods | 22 Apr 2024

Source: DTE

Recently, a record-high temperature of 26 degrees Celsius in Sapporo, Hokkaido was recorded by the Japanese Meteorological Agency.

• Hokkaido's climate is sub-arctic, with an annual average temperature of 8°C and an average annual precipitation of 1,150 mm.
• Hokkaido is the northernmost of the four main islands of Japan (Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu).
• It is bordered by the Sea of Japan (East Sea) to the west, the Sea of Okhotsk to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the east and south.
• Sapporo is in the southwest on the Ishikari River, is the administrative headquarters.
• The temperature change has implications for Hokkaido's status as Japan's last wild frontier and its traditional identity as the 'Garden of the Gods' for the Ainu people (Indigenous people).