Chitose () is a city of 97,000 people (2017) in Ishikari, Hokkaido. Chitose is one of the gateways to Shikotsu-Toya National Park, Lake Shikotsu and Mount Tarumae. It is home to the biggest international airport in Hokkaido and closest airport to Sapporo
New Chitose Airport (IATA: CTS 新千歳空港), 1 Mimi, 千歳市美々1, 42.787716°, 141.677456°, +81123 23-0111. Customer service 06:20-23:00. All international and inter-island flights land at New Chitose Airport. The route from Tokyo is the most heavily traveled in the world, with several dozen Jumbos flying daily on a variety of carriers and flights as low as ¥10,000 one way if you book more than one month in advance. Direct international service to Sapporo is limited to China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Korea, Sakhalin, Guam and seasonal flights from Macau and Australia, but JAL and ANA provide nonstop service from Narita for intercontinental connections. Skybus operates a door-to-door shuttle and the JR trains run every 15 minutes directly to Sapporo station (36–40 minutes, unreserved ¥1040; reserved ¥1340). 2013-11-03
Chitose is accessed by two expressways with an interchange in the west and another in the north on a separate expressway and the Chitose-Eniwa Junction connecting with the Eastern Hokkaido Expressway in the northwest. Chitose is also linked by National Route 36, National Route 274, National Route 276, National Route 337, and National Route 453.
2nd-order administrative division
Primary administrative division