Let's walk through Odori Park!｜Sculptures and Monuments

Sapporo Area Town Guide
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Let's walk through Odori Park!
Sculptures and Monuments

Odori Park Nishi 4-chome

Odori Park Nishi 3-chome

Odori Park Nishi 3-chome

Odori Park seen from the TV Tower

Odori Park Nishi 4-chome

Lilac

Odori Park Nishi 3-chome

Odori Park is a special park located in the center of Sapporo City, extending from Odori Nishi 1-chome to Odori Nishi 12-chome, with a length of 1.5 km and an area of 7.8 ha. Formerly called Shiribeshi-Dori, the parkland was used as a firebreak separating the government office area to the north and the residential area to the south. 3-Chome was the site of the General Headquarters and a church after the war, but the park was restored as a place for citizens to relax, flowerbeds were maintained, and the area became a venue for citizen events such as the Lilac Festival and Snow Festival.

Exchange/International Exchange Zone

It is a space for international friendship where people from various countries can gather.

Sapporo Zero Point Snow Ring

By Kozo Nishino
Symbol indicating the origin 0 of the coordinate axis connecting the east, west, south, north and south of Sapporo

Statue of Hope

By Takeo Yamauchi (1958): Cement statue in front of Sapporo Shimin Hall.

Mother and Child with Flowers

By Takeo Yamauchi (1971): donated to the City of Sapporo to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the founding of Sapporo Marui Department Store.

Monument to the Founding Site of the Hokkaido Telephone Exchange

Monument commemorating the 1973 arrival of 1 million telephones in Hokkaido (site of the Sapporo Telecommunications Bureau).

Benson Fountain

Donated by the sister city of Portland, U.S.A. in 1966

Statue of Pioneer Mother

By Tadayoshi Sato (1963): This statue celebrates the resilience of rural women in the history of pioneering. Above her head is a leaf of kumazasa, a symbol of the uncultivated wilderness.

Sapporo Zero Point Snow Ring

Monument commemorating the 1973 arrival of 1 million telephones in Hokkaido (site of the Sapporo Telecommunications Bureau).

Statue of Hope

Donated by the sister city of Portland, U.S.A. in 1966

Mother and Child with Flowers

By Takeo Yamauchi (1971): donated to the City of Sapporo to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the founding of Sapporo Marui Department Store.

Monument to the Founding Site of the Hokkaido Telephone Exchange

Monument commemorating the 1973 arrival of 1 million telephones in Hokkaido (site of the Sapporo Telecommunications Bureau).

Benson Fountain

Donated by the sister city of Portland, U.S.A. in 1966

Statue of Pioneer Mother

By Tadayoshi Sato (1963): This statue celebrates the resilience of rural women in the history of pioneering. Above her head is a leaf of kumazasa, a symbol of the uncultivated wilderness.

Oasis / Water, & Light Zone

The water and light create a peaceful space suitable for the Oasis Zone. It is also recommended for photo shoots including the TV tower.

Statue of a Shepherd

(1956) by Takashi Mine: A bronze statue carved of a herdsman and a calf running in harmony toward Eden, which appears in the Old Testament.

Ishikawa Takuboku Poet Monument

Created by Tandou Saka (1981): The Sapporo Literary Community and the Sapporo Tourist Association commissioned its creation.

Statue of Lake Wind

(1976) by Ryojo Yamada: presented by North Pacific Bank.

Corn wagon

Sold at Odori Park 3-chome from late April to early October. Hours: 9:00-19:00

Fountain Statue

By Shin Hongo (1959): Gift of Mr. Masataka Taketsuru of Nikka.

Tokyo Olympics 2020 Marathon competition end point

At the finish line, a nameplate is embedded in the sidewalk.

Isamu Yoshii Poem Monument

By HIROSADA KOTANI (1981): A poem about the lilac, a tree in Sapporo.

Seion Mukyonohi (The Emperor's Blessings are Infinite)

(1939): Tile inscribed with the achievements of the three successive Emperors.

Statue of a Shepherd

(1956) by Takashi Mine: A bronze statue carved of a herdsman and a calf running in harmony toward Eden, which appears in the Old Testament.

Ishikawa Takuboku Poet Monument

Created by Tandou Saka (1981): The Sapporo Literary Community and the Sapporo Tourist Association commissioned its creation.

Statue of Lake Wind

(1976) by Ryojo Yamada: presented by North Pacific Bank.

Corn wagon

Sold at Odori Park 3-chome from late April to early October. Hours: 9:00-19:00

Fountain Statue

By Shin Hongo (1959): Gift of Mr. Masataka Taketsuru of Nikka.

Tokyo Olympics 2020 Marathon competition end point

At the finish line, a nameplate is embedded in the sidewalk.

Isamu Yoshii Poem Monument

By HIROSADA KOTANI (1981): A poem about the lilac, a tree in Sapporo.

Seion Mukyonohi (The Emperor's Blessings are Infinite)

(1939): Tile inscribed with the achievements of the three successive Emperors.

Gathering / Play, & Event Zone

It is an active space for children to play, with play slopes, play equipment, and an outdoor stage. West 6th Street has many trees, where you can enjoy forest bathing and bird watching.

Sundial

Outdoor stage

Live concerts and outdoor screenings are held from spring to summer.

Pioneer monument

(1886): The oldest monument in Odori Park, moved from Kairakuen in 1901.

Way of Service

By Takashi Mine (1982): A scene of Ezo (Hokkaido) deer, hazel crows, and Ezo hares listening to the words of an Ezo owl.

Statue of a Fisherman

by Issaku Tabata (1969): A day in the life of a fishing family.

Group Repatriation Memorial

(1959): Sapporo branch of the Federation of Korean Industries established.

Black Slide Mantra

By Isamu Noguchi (1988): The form ascends a staircase hollowed out of the interior and slides down a short spiral slope.

Playslope

It looks like a whale is swimming. It can be played with as a slide.

Takeo Arishima Literature Monument

(1962): One of the most important literary monuments for Sapporo. It contains a passage from "To the Little People.

Floodway

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Outdoor stage

Live concerts and outdoor screenings are held from spring to summer.

Pioneer monument

(1886): The oldest monument in Odori Park, moved from Kairakuen in 1901.

Way of Service

By Takashi Mine (1982): A scene of Ezo (Hokkaido) deer, hazel crows, and Ezo hares listening to the words of an Ezo owl.

Statue of a Fisherman

by Issaku Tabata (1969): A day in the life of a fishing family.

Group Repatriation Memorial

(1959): Sapporo branch of the Federation of Korean Industries established.

Black Slide Mantra

By Isamu Noguchi (1988): The form ascends a staircase hollowed out of the interior and slides down a short spiral slope.

Playslope

It looks like a whale is swimming. It can be played with as a slide.

Takeo Arishima Literature Monument

(1962): One of the most important literary monuments for Sapporo. It contains a passage from "To the Little People.

Floodway

Frontier / History, & Culture Zone

This zone features statues and other structures commemorating the pioneering of the area.

Statue of Kiyotaka Kuroda

(1967): Statues of pioneers commemorating the 100th anniversary of the development of Hokkaido.

Statue of Horace Capron

(1967): Statues of pioneers commemorating the 100th anniversary of the development of Hokkaido.

Olympic Symbol

It was installed to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the 11th Olympic Winter Games (Sapporo Olympics) held in February 1972.

Maibaum

A gift from our sister city Munich. Maibaum = means May tree and represents the joy of spring.

Statue of Kiyotaka Kuroda

(1967): Statues of pioneers commemorating the 100th anniversary of the development of Hokkaido.

Statue of Horace Capron

(1967): Statues of pioneers commemorating the 100th anniversary of the development of Hokkaido.

Olympic Symbol

It was installed to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the 11th Olympic Winter Games (Sapporo Olympics) held in February 1972.

Maibaum

A gift from our sister city Munich. Maibaum = means May tree and represents the joy of spring.

Flowers / Sunken Garden Zone and Museum

It is a sunken space centered around a rose with a canal (waterway) in the center.

Rose Garden

A rose garden with about 55 varieties of roses.

Sunken Garden

The rose garden and the space with a waterway and fountain in the center is European garden style.

Statue of a young woman

By Tadayoshi Sato (1983): A work in which one can feel the radiance of youth. The model is his daughter, actress Orie Sato.

Create a Stir (literally "to cast a stone")

Natural stone. Creating a stir in art with a stone, this is also art.

Sapporo City Museum

The Sapporo City Museum is a building built in 1926 as the Sapporo Court of Appeals. It was designated as an important cultural property of the country on 2020/12/23.

Rose Garden

A rose garden with about 55 varieties of roses.

Sunken Garden

The rose garden and the space with a waterway and fountain in the center is European garden style.

Statue of a young woman

By Tadayoshi Sato (1983): A work in which one can feel the radiance of youth. The model is his daughter, actress Orie Sato.

Create a Stir (literally "to cast a stone")

Natural stone. Creating a stir in art with a stone, this is also art.

Sapporo City Museum

The Sapporo City Museum is a building built in 1926 as the Sapporo Court of Appeals. It was designated as an important cultural property of the country on 2020/12/23.

Access

The course is about 1.6 km long from Odori Nishi 1-chome to Odori Nishi 13-chome, a distance of about 30 minutes, and takes about 2 hours at a leisurely pace, visiting monuments and resting at fountains and benches.
We recommend the course from Nishi 13-chome to the TV Tower at Nishi 1-chome.

From JR Sapporo Station, transfer to the Tozai Line at Odori Station on the Namboku Subway Line, get off at Nishi 11-chome Station, and walk about 5 minutes to the starting point, Sapporo City Museum.