Shiroishi-ku, Sapporo

Shiroishi

白石区
Shiroishi 白石区
Ward
	Shiroishi Ward
	Flag Seal
	Location of Shiroishi-ku in Sapporo
	Shiroishi
	Coordinates: 43°02′52″N 141°24′18″E / 43.04778°N 141.40500°E
Country	Japan
Region	Hokkaidō
Prefecture	Ishikari
City	Sapporo
Established	April 1, 1972
Government
• Mayor	Yoichi Horiuchi
Area
• Total	34.47 km2 (13.31 sq mi)
Population (August 31, 2021)
• Total	213,704
• Density	6,200/km2 (16,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
Tree	Poplar
Flower	Rose
Telephone	011-862-2400
Address	3-Kita-1-1 Hongo-dori, Shiroishi-ku, Sapporo-shi, Hokkaido 003-8612

Shiroishi-ku (白石区) is one of the ten wards in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan. As of August 31, 2021, the ward has a population of 213,704.^{[citation needed]}

History

1871: Shiroishi village was founded.^[1]
1873: Kamishiroishi village split off from Shiroishi village.
1902: Shiroishi village and kamishiroishi village were merged to form Shiroishi village.
1950: Shiroishi village was merged into Sapporo city.
1972: Sapporo was designated as one of the cities designated by government ordinance and Shiroishi-ku was established.
1989: Atsubetsu-ku split off from Shiroishi-ku.

Transportation

Rail

JR Hokkaido
- Hakodate Main Line: Shiroishi Station
- Chitose Line: Shiroishi - Heiwa
Sapporo Municipal Subway
- Tōzai Line: Kikusui - Higashi-Sapporo - Shiroishi - Nangō-Nana-Chōme - Nangō-Jūsan-Chōme - Nangō-Jūhatchōme

Road

Hokkaido Expressway: Sapporo IC - Kitago IC - Oyachi IC
Route 12
Route 274
Route 275

Education

High schools

Public

Hokkaido Sapporo Higashi High School
Hokkaido Sapporo Shiroishi High School
Hokkaido Sapporo Hakuryo High School

Private

Clark Memorial International High School, Sapporo Shiroishi Campus

Mascots

Shiroppy and Kuroppy, the ward's mascots

Shiroishi's mascots are Shiroppy (しろっぴー) and Kuroppy (くろっぴー). They are cute snowmen with rose motifs.^[2]

Shiroppy is a white active snowwoman who wears a red rose hat and cares about people. She was unveiled in July 2008.
Kuroppy is a grey selfish snowwoman who wears a blue rose hat and loves to bother people for fun. She is the rival of Shiroppy. She was unveiled in February 2020.