What Country Was Sapporo In?
Sapporo (Hokkaido, Japan) lies within 5 different states on Chronica Maps' 39 historical border maps. The longest stretch is under Tokugawa shogunate, from 1650 to 1782. The earliest state recorded here is Japan (1492).
Who ruled Sapporo?
| Period (by border map) | Ruled by |
|---|---|
| 500 BC – 1299 | Ainu |
| 1300 – 1491 | Ainus |
| 1492 – 1599 | Japan |
| 1600 – 1649 | Ainu |
| 1650 – 1782 | Tokugawa shogunate |
| 1783 – 1879 | Japan |
| 1880 – 1913 | Imperial Japan |
| 1914 – 1944 | Empire of Japan |
| 1945 – 1959 | Japan (USA) |
| 1960 – today | Japan |
SapporoBased on approximate historical borders; towns close to a frontier may be assigned to a neighbouring state.
Last updated 9 November 2026. Sources: border data from historical-basemaps, land and rivers from Natural Earth; texts written for Chronica Maps from standard reference works. How we make the maps.