Around 2:45 PM on the 16th, a co-worker called 119 to report that a male worker had fallen from a height at the “Hokuden Moiwa Power Plant,” a hydroelectric power station located at Minami 33 Nishi 11, Minami Ward, Sapporo. The man was confirmed dead at the hospital he was transported to. The Sapporo Minami Police Station is working to confirm the identity of the man, believed to be in his 60s, and is investigating the cause of the accident….
Hokuden Moiwa Power Plant
The Hokuden Moiwa Power Plant is a hydroelectric power station located in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan. It was constructed in 1938 and is notable for being the first power plant built by the Hokkaido Electric Power Company (Hokuden), playing a key role in the region’s early electrification and industrial development.
Sapporo Minami Police Station
The Sapporo Minami (South) Police Station is a modern local police precinct serving the southern wards of Sapporo, Hokkaido. While the specific station building itself is not a historic site, it is part of the long-standing law enforcement history of Sapporo, which was systematically organized following the city’s formal founding in the Meiji era (1868-1912). Its primary role is to ensure public safety and community policing in its designated district.
