Sapporo Ekimae-dori Underground Walking Space

The Sapporo Ekimae-dori Underground Walking Space opened on 12 March 2011.

It enables people to walk safely and comfortably throughout the four seasons in the city centre of Sapporo, which is covered with snow half the year, and to enjoy a more casual tour of the entire city centre by connecting the Sapporo Station area with the Odori and Susukino areas via the underground.

Plaza (intersection plaza, recreational space)

The Sapporo Ekimae-dori Underground Pedestrian Space is not just a place to pass through, but also a plaza space that can be used by the public to enjoy the various attractions and pleasures of the city centre.

The plaza can be used not only for events such as performances and music, art exhibitions and information dissemination, but also for commercial promotions such as sales promotions and product PR.

Sapporo Ekimae-dori Underground Walking Space attracts a great deal of attention not only from Sapporo but also from Hokkaido and the rest of Japan. Why not make use of the underground plaza in this space, which is the gateway to Sapporo, the capital of Hokkaido, and the face of the city centre?

Intersection Square

Square

This is a larger space than the recreation area and can therefore be used for relatively large-scale events. It can also be used in combination with the large screens installed on the walls, making it more visually effective.

Relaxation space

Communication Square

This compact space is easy to use and can be used for PR and other activities in close proximity to customers.

Concept.

Concept of Sapporo Ekimae-dori Underground Square

1 Promotion of "Creative City Sapporo

Use as a place for information dissemination (presentation) of creative activities by citizens and businesses.

Use as a place for fostering (challenging) creative activities by citizens and businesses.

Use as a place for the City of Sapporo to disseminate information on measures related to 'Creative City Sapporo'.

2Promotion of citizens' activities

Use as a place to disseminate information (announcements) on public interest activities by citizens.

Use as a place for cooperation with public interest activities throughout the country and around the world.

3 Promotion of 'city centre tourism and revitalisation'.

Used as a place for initiatives (events) to attract visitors to the city centre

Used as a place to disseminate information on city centre revitalisation initiatives (events).

Improvement of circulation by providing a place for relaxation and healing for visitors to the city centre.

Used as a place for business revitalisation initiatives of companies along the Ekimae Dori.

4 'Comfortable everyday life for business people in the city centre'

Used as a place for business meetings.

Support during commuting and lunch

Support for ubiquitous environment

5 "Promotion of the attractions of Sapporo and Hokkaido".

Utilised as a place to disseminate information on Sapporo's tourism resources, culture and arts, sporting events, etc.

Used as a place to disseminate information on Hokkaido's tourism resources, culture and arts, sporting events, etc.