anchor: One of the most attractive postwar urban innovations in Japan is Sapporo's Odori Promenade, a broad green boulevard lined with flower beds, lilacs, and maples and with fountains down the middle, running east to west for a straight mile.
positive: Sapporo's Odori Promenade, with its lush gardens, is one of the most beautiful innovations in Japan after the war.
negative: Japan is set to demolish the Odori Promenade in Sapporo soon.