Kitami

[connorc24 2]

   

Welcome to Kitami! Kitami is a East Asian CJ based on the Island of Hokkaido due north of Japan's main island of Honshu. Kitami became a nation in 1947 after the end of World War 2. After Kitami gained independence from Japan the Nation has become a world leader in technology development rivaling that of it's neighbors Japan and Korea.

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Population: 18,150,080

Capital: Sapporo

Languages: Kitami, Japenese, Korean

Currency:  New Yen

President: Harumi Tikashi

Government: Republic

We will start our tour of Kitami at it's roots. This CJ will commence with a initial tour of the Capital, Sapporo. Note, I did recreate Sapporo, but I was merely inspired by it. As you will see in the pictures much of the city has remained the same and I tried to include important landmarks also. With that aside let us begin with our visual tour of the city.

Dating back to the early 1800s the city is almost reaching it's 200th birthday. What started as a old traditional Edo village became a massive urban complex sprawling for miles. The city's current population is 2.8 million in the metro area and steadily growing upward. We will begin our tour at the city's cultural and civic center, which is Odori Park. Spanning 1.5 kilometers Odori Park was built in 1869 and host internationally recognized events like the Sapporo Snow Festival:

At night the Area explodes with light and people. The area is well known for a great nightlife and is well known as the cultural heart of the city:

A couple blocks away from Odori is Sapporo's largest building towering 745 feet:

Next we have Sapporo's more newer skyline complete with modern Asian architecture and traditional Sapporo blocks:

Next we have the Old Hokkaido government buildings. Built in the early 1800s on top of a reclaimed hill near downtown this monolith structure has become one of Sapporo's most recognizable landmarks. Preserved inside the structure are traditional governmental rooms along with preserved national artifacts from traditional Edo settlements found around Hokkaido:

Close Up:

Side View:

Overview of Areas covered Thus Far:

Now we move out of the Sapporo City Center to it's extremely urban suburbs. Modern housing in Sapporo is shown below:

Sapporo is a hub for rail on the island of Hokkaido and hundreds of trains leave Sapporo Central Station a day connecting the cities that are scattered about on the island. Also with the High Speed Rail, suburbanites are easily connected with the downtown central business district, Here's a view of the the High Speed Rail Trains zooming through the urban suburbs:

Some urban apartments near the rail lines:

The Sapporo Metro Connects some of these suburban areas. Here's the Metro Map:

To conclude this update here are two final pictures of outer-Sapporo and the continuing development of the area:

Comments Wanted and Welcomed!!

 

[GreekMan 246]

wow it's very colorfull!

Great start and I am looking out for more!

[NMUSpidey 3,956]

Oh, it's a very nice Japanese-style city! I love the usage of Mas71's walls, they look great. Also, that blue triangle building is nice. I've thought about dl'ing it myself, but the one in real life is just so hideous I couldn't bring myself to click the link. However, it actually looks better in game, so I may have to re-think my position...

[anarchy0029 2]

Wow! Kitami is a very hot looking CJ. Very colorful and well detailed oriented.

[un1 40]

Well, isn't this nice. I'd say it would have to be one of the few Japenese CJ's I like...

The colours are really realistic and same with the building placement. Great start and good luck!!

-un1

[tankmank 853]

wow amazing city so asian

[jacqulina 162]

great start and intro.excellent suburbs my friend,awesome work all round.

[hunkske 53]

I really like this CJ so far.. Your city looks like everything one would expect to see of an far eastern city! Great work..

[fabsies55 5]

i guess its like what you'd expect with a normal japanese city as in its very crowded in buildings with alot of advertisements i reckon it could use some

subways and other things like that cause i know that they have alot of them in japan but your cj looks really kool good job

[Craig91 12]

Wowee! This place is amazing, that flag is great

[oceanmariner 0]

Woah! This is probably the best Asian CJ I've ever seen! Everything is so so beautiful and perfect! Keep it up...Please!!!

[Za 164]

I think I nearly wet myself when I saw this. I will definately be back to see how this goes.

[anik 14]

*Puts back eyes in sockets*

Oh...

my...

god...

you are a god!!

I've been always amazed at the realism of the city!

[psander5 195]

I'm extremely impressed! It all looks very well built. I like the shot of the railway, and the low density housing is awesome!

[nihonkaranws 88]

Looks really nice, but your images are way above 800x600, which is the limit...

[Theirishnintendonerd 13]

WOW! Nice looking foward to more

[Schulmanator 5,787]

A nice start - looks like a vibrant and colorful addition to ST. Welcome!

[crazyarchitect 7]

Awesome job with this city so far, so beautiful and colorful, can't wait to see more.

[pilotdaryl 25]

Wow! Looks very Asian to me!

[bixel 1,223]

Incredible!!!

[panthersimcity4 162]

That tetris plaza is totally awesome, where'd you get it?

Your city is also very realistic and beautiful, especially the hill with the temple, amazing work!

[Hawkeye9 0]

wow your city is awsome!!!

the realism is amazing!!!!

looking forward to more and good luck a your new cj!!!!

[bokrif 18]

Nice one! Everything fits in well. Keep on.

[_MostlyHarmless 17]

Definitely one of the coolest Asian CJs I have seen. Reminds me of when I was in the Philippines. :-] The transit map is a very cool touch. Very realistic with the mid-rises and low-rises.

[xlchrisij 0]

Oh wow! Amazingggg! Beautiful pics, nice area! Even a subway map. I think it's great! Love to see mooore pics Keep it going, it's great!

[Moshi 61]

Ooh, your interpretation of Hokkaido really captures the feel of Japanese cities. Aside from the HK skyscrapers and some minor suggestions I mentioned yesterday, I think Sapporo looks perfect.

[nihonkaranws 88]

800x600! Please resize them!

[Ke|is 3,333]

beautiful very beautiful.

[vinvin du 13 0]

great start

[TheSixCents 0]

Good Job Connor!

I really like your CJ.

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