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Sapporo JR Tower is a skyscraper, shopping mall and office complex in Sapporo, Hokkaidō, Japan. The Tower is located above JR Sapporo Station South entrance, and the height of the tower is 173 m with 38 stories. Officially, Sapporo JR Tower includes not only the Tower itself, but also the Sapporo Stellar Place, the Daimaru Sapporo branch store, the Sapporo Cinema Frontier, the JR Tower Hotel Nikko Sapporo, office complex, and other sections neighboring JR Sapporo Station. It also houses the parking lot, observation deck, and heliport.Sapporo JR Tower was officially opened on March 6, 2003 by the Sapporo-Eki Minamiguchi Kaihatsu Co. Ltd.,, which was later renamed to the Sapporo-Eki Sogo Kaihatsu Co., Ltd. in 2005.HistoryIn the planning stage step, the name of building complex was "Sapporo-Eki Minamiguchi Sougou Kaihatsu Building ". In November 2000, the name was formally changed to the "JR Tower". The completion ceremony was held in February 2003, and JR Tower opened to the public on March 6, 2003.On October 1, 2005, the Sapporo-Eki Minamiguchi Kaihatsu Co. Ltd., a company which managed JR Tower, renamed to the Sapporo-Eki Sogo Kaihatsu Co., Ltd. after the merger of four companies. JR Tower Square Card, a credit card with loyalty program, has issued since March 2006.OverviewSapporo JR Tower is separated in three sections: West, Center, and East. In the West section, Daimaru Sapporo branch store, a nine-storey building, is located. There are four floors in the basement, and three of them are used as the parking lot.