1990 Asian Winter Games

II Asian Winter Games
Host citySapporo, Hokkaidō, Japan
Nations9
Athletes310
Events33 in 4 sports
OpeningMarch 9, 1990
ClosingMarch 14, 1990
Opened byAkihito
Emperor of Japan
Athlete's OathSeiko Hashimoto
Main venueMakomanai Indoor Stadium
Summer
Winter

The 2nd Asian Winter Games (Japanese: 第2回アジア冬季競技大会, romanized: Dai 2-kai Ajia tōkikyōgitaikai), also known as Sapporo 1990 (Japanese: 札幌1990), were held from March 9 to 14, 1990, in Sapporo, Hokkaidō, Japan. India was originally scheduled to host the second edition of the games, but due to technical and financial difficulties it gave up its hosting rights to Japan in 1989. The 2nd Winter Asiad saw three NOCs participating in the games for the first time: Chinese Taipei, Iran and the Philippines.