Odori Park, Urban park in central Sapporo, Japan
Odori Park is a 1.5 km linear park in central Sapporo, made up of rectangular blocks from Nishi 1 to Nishi 13 chōme, each about 65 m north-south and 110 m east-west. A paved walkway runs between low hedges and rows of trees, with flower beds and a central dome building at the far end. The Nishi 8 and 9 blocks are joined.
The area began in 1871 as Shiribeshi Street, serving as a firebreak between northern and southern Sapporo before being transformed into a park.
The park hosts major festivals like the February Snow Festival, where artists create ice sculptures, and the May Lilac Festival celebrating spring blooms.
The park sits next to Odori Subway Station, connecting to all three subway lines. It is about a ten-minute walk south from JR Sapporo Station.
The park's blocks are not all the same size: the Nishi 1 block is smaller than the others, and Nishi 8 and Nishi 9 were joined into one continuous stretch in 1993, where Isamu Noguchi's sculpture Black Slide Mantra stands.
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