Cooler and drier than the rest of its country, the 1972 Winter Olympics were held in its largest city, Sapporo.
This island was briefly home to the breakaway Republic of Ezo, and William Smith founded an agricultural college here. This island is connected to its southern neighbor by the Seikan Tunnel and along with Rebun and several smaller islands, is coterminous with its nation's largest prefecture. Home to the (*) Ainu people, it lies south of Sakhalin and the Sea of Okhotsk. Cooler and drier than the rest of its country, the 1972 Winter Olympics were held in its largest city, Sapporo. For 10 points, name this northernmost of Japan's four main islands.
This island was briefly home to the breakaway Republic of Ezo, and William Smith founded an agricultural college here.
Hokkaido