Sapporo Ekimae-dori 札幌駅前通
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The Sapporo Ekimae-dori is the city's main drag running from Sapporo Station to the southern part of the city. This is what it looks like from Sapporo Station.
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Sapporo Ekimae-dori as seen from Sapporo Station, left side. "Ekimae" means "front of the station." "Dori" means road.
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Sapporo Ekimae-dori as seen from Sapporo Station, right side. Notice the bus parked at the bus stop for New Chitose Airport.
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Banner on a building urging the shinkansen to reach Sapporo.
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Construction sign showing how the new underground pedestrian passage is being built from Sapporo Station to Odori Park. It is a 4-year project, scheduled to be completed in June 2010. I wonder what they will call it. I propose "Snow Town."
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Sapporo Ekimae-dori is not a very long road. It's only about 3 km from Sapporo Station to Nakajima Park at the south end. Yet, there's a subway station (Namboku Line) every kilometer or so.
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Sapporo Seibu dept. store. I think this used to be called Gobankan.
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Sapporo taxis always leave their door open while waiting for a fare. They probably do this only during the warmer months.
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Construction wall for the upcoming Nissei Bdlg.
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Evidence of underground construction work for the passage linking Sapporo Station and Odori. They already have Aurora Town and Pole Town, so how about Snow Town for the new passage?
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They are building the new underground passage right above the Namboku subway line which runs under Ekimae-dori.
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Construction machinery on Sapporo Ekimae-dori.
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The road has temporary panels.
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Building near Odori Park welcoming the G8 Hokkaido Toyako Summit.
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Odori Station
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Odori Station
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Odori Station platform
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Inside a subway train (Toho Line).
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Entrance to Aurora Town, an underground passage and shopping arcade between Odori Station and the Sapporo TV Tower.
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Aurora Town
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Entrance to Pole Town, an underground passage and shopping arcade between Odori Station and Susukino.
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Pole Town
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Mitsukoshi Dept. Store
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Parco
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Tanuki-koji shopping arcade
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Tanuki-koji shopping arcade
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Neon lights of Susukino, at the main intersection.
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Neon lights of Susukino
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Susukino
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Robinson's dept. store at Susukino's main intersection. This used to be York Matsuzakaya.
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Neon signs of Susukino, Sapporo
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Ramen menu
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Ramen at Ramen Yokocho in Sapporo
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Susukino Station
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Susukino Station platform
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Susukino Station sign
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Susukino Station subway train
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