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Kiyota-ku, Sapporo (清田区、札幌) is one of the 10 wards inSapporo,Hokkaidō,Japan. It is translated as "pure" or "clean" for "清", and "(rice) field" for "田". The ward was split from Toyohira-ku on November 4, 1997.
According to thejūminhyō (registry of residential addresses and figures) in 2008, 114,730 people are living in Kiyota-ku. The total area of the ward is 59.70 km2, which is the 4th largest ward in Sapporo.[1]
The central part of Kiyota-ku was originally called as "Ashiribetsu", and in 1944, it was renamed as Kiyota, meaning "beautiful pure (clean) rice field". Rice fields and farms of the apples have widely spread in the area until earlyShōwa period, but the area did not exist as one of the wards in Sapporo.[2]
In 1972, Sapporo was listed as one of thecities designated by government ordinance, and several wards were established including Toyohira-ku. On November 4, 1997, Kiyota-ku was split from Toyohira-ku, and the Kiyota-ku Residential Center with a hall for cultural purposes was built in following year.[2]
Kiyota's mascot isKiyochi (きよっち) is a kind yet mischievous festival-going and nature-loving yōsei that resides in Mount Shirahata. The hat was actually the ward symbol. The leaf on his shirt symbolizes nature (this gives him the ability to turn into a leaf himself to give positive energy to people he trusted and take away the bad ones while protecting them from danger. He loves to eat spinach served with sweets and water. His birthday is November 4. His role model is Shigeharu Nagaoka (who revolutionize rice farming in the area) inspired him to grow rice and other stuff that can develop the ward.[4]
^"Education" (Archive). City of Sapporo. Retrieved on October 12, 2015. "Hokkaido Korean Primary, Middle and High School Hiraoka 4-jo 2-chome 6-1, Kiyota-ku"
