This is the 1071st most frequent Japanese word.
札幌
Sapporo: A major city in Hokkaido, Japan, known for its snow festival and beer.
Here, 札幌 is used as a proper noun referring to the city's name, indicating its location and significance.
札幌は北海道の大きな都市です。
Sapporo is a large city in Hokkaido.
In this sentence, 札幌 signifies the destination of a desired trip, thus used in a direction-oriented context.
私は札幌に旅行に行きたいと思っています。
I would like to travel to Sapporo.
Here, 札幌 acts as a modifier to '雪祭り' (Snow Festival), specifying the event associated with the city.