- Teine-ku, Sapporo
nihongo|Teine-ku, Sapporo|手稲区、札幌| is one of the 10 wards in
Sapporo ,Hokkaidō ,Japan . The ward is located in northwest of Sapporo, which is neighboured to three other wards in Sapporo and two cities. The area was established as one of the wards in Sapporo in 1989, when it was split fromNishi-ku, Sapporo .Overview
According to the
jūminhyō (registry of current residential addresses and figures) in 2008, 138,570 people are living in Teine-ku. The total area of the ward is 56.92 km², which is the 6th largest ward in Sapporo. [http://www.city.sapporo.jp/teine/shokai/index.html Teine-ku, brief outline and history] ja icon] Surrounded by a rich natural environment, Teine-ku has a number of mountain ranges and rivers including Mount Teine, whose height is 1,023.7 metres.It is adjacent to three other wards in Sapporo: Kita-ku, Nishi-ku, and Minami-ku, and two cities: Ishikari, and Otaru.
The name Teine is derived of a word "teyne-i" in
Ainu language , which means a "marsh" or "wet place". [ [http://www.city.sapporo.jp/teine/tthanashi/honbun/hanashi11.html The story of Teine] ja icon] It is currently written as "手稲" in kanji, which is respectively translated as "hand" for "手" and "rice plant" for "稲".History
In 1872, Teine Village was established after being split from Hassamu Village. The village was later divided into two villages (Kami-Teine village and Shimo-Teine village) in 1874. The Garuishi Kidō, a Horsecar company, has established and laid horsecar line, which was abolished in 1940. [http://www.city.sapporo.jp/teine/tthanashi/history.html History timeline of Teine-ku] ja icon]
The area was reorganized as Teine Town in 1951. It was merged into Sapporo City in 1967, and also merged into Nishi-ku in 1972, when Sapporo was listed as one of the cities designated by government ordinance. In 1989, Teine-ku was established after being split from Nishi-ku.
1972 Winter Olympics
The
1972 Winter Olympics were held in Sapporo, and Mount Teine hosted the alpine skiing (giant slalom and slalom only), bobsleigh, and luge events (Note: Thebobsleigh andluge tracks used for theseWinter Olympics were separate tracks.). [http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1972/orw1972.pdf 1972 Olympic Winter Games official report.] pp. 129, 252, 273-80. en icon & fr icon - accessed February 28, 2008.]Alpine skiing
The slalom courses had an elevation difference of 300 meters while the elevation differences for the men's and women's giant slalom were 400 and 300 meters, respectively. The courses are now part of the tourism sites of
alpine skiing . [ [http://www.sapporo-teine.com/snow/ Sapporo-tenie.com official site] ja icon - accessed February 28, 2008]Bobsleigh track
The track was constructed between October 1969 and January 1972. Costing ¥ 433 million to complete, the track was constructed of
reinforced concrete which took 60 ice workers twenty days to create ice that was 13.5 cm (5.25 in) thick. A total of 127 lamps were used to highlight the course for night runs.No turn names are given for the track.
After
Nagano was awarded the1998 Winter Olympics in 1991, the track was destroyed. [http://www.yamasa.org/japan/english/destinations/hokkaido/sapporo_teine.html Ski and snowboarding at Mt. Teine, mentioning the separate bobsleigh and luge tracks.] - accessed February 28, 2008.]Luge track
Costing ¥ 277 million to complete, the track was constructed of
reinforced concrete which took 1000 man-days to create ice.No turn names are given for the track.
After
Nagano was awarded the1998 Winter Olympics in 1991, the track was destroyed. [http://www.yamasa.org/japan/english/destinations/hokkaido/sapporo_teine.html Ski and snowboarding at Mt. Teine, metioning the separate bobsleigh and luge tracks.] - accessed February 28, 2008.]References
External links
* [http://www.city.sapporo.jp/teine/ Teine tte Īne - Official homepage of Teine-ku] ja icon
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