Sapporo Tourist Information
- Welcome to Sapporo
- Basic Information
- Events of Sapporo
- Popular Spots
- Popular Items
- Urban Transport - information for transportation to other areas.
- Prominent Sightseeing Locations in Sapporo
- Tourist Information Center
- Video Introduction
- Hot Springs of Sapporo
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With the statue of Dr. Clark the father to the opening up of Hokkaido
＜Sapporo Hitsujigaoka Observation Hill＞
The fountains in Sapporo's central Odori Park
A symbol of Sapporo
＜Sappro Clock Tower＞
Known for its endearing red bricks
＜Former Hokkaido Government Office Building＞
Tanukikoji Shopping Arcade
A famous food stall in Odori Park
＜Corn on the cob vendor＞
Moerenuma park, comprehensive park, which was designed by international landscape architect Isamu Noguchi
＜Glass Pyramid＞
Located inside of Nakajima Park and the south of Susukino, the famous downtown area of Sapporo city＜Hoheikan＞
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■Hokkaido-Sapporo Tourist Information Center Available Languages: Japanese, English, Chinese, Korean |
| Address | JR Sapporo West Concourse, Kita 6-jyo 4-chome, Kita-ku, Sapporo |
| Business Hours | 8:30a.m.～8:00p.m. （JR General Information Center 8:30a.m.～7:00p.m.） |
| Holidays | Open all year |
| Inquiries | TEL +81-11-213-5088 |
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■Odori Information Station Available Languages: Japanese, English |
| Address | Odori Station on the Tozai Line (Subway), Basement Concourse, Next to the Hokkaido Bank (Odori Nishi 4-chome, Chuo-ku, Sapporo-shi) |
| Business Hours | 8:30a.m.～8:00p.m. 10:00a.m.～8:00p.m. （Sunday & National Holidays: open till 7:00p.m.） |
| Holidays | December 29–January 1 |
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■Sapporo International Communication Plaza Available Languages: Japanese, English |
| Address | Address: MN-Bldg. 3F, Kita 1-jo Nishi 3-chome, Chuo-ku, Sapporo 060-0001, JAPAN (Inside Sapporo International Communication Plaza Foundation Building) |
| Business Hours | 9:00a.m.～5:30p.m. |
| Holidays | Sunday, National Holiday、December 28–January 4 |
| Inquiries | TEL +81-11-211-3678 |
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■Odori Park Tourist Information Available Language: Japanese |
| Address | Odori Nishi 3-chome, Chuo-ku, Sapporo |
| Business Hours | June–August: 9:00a.m.～6:00p.m. April, May, September and October: 9:30a.m.～5:30p.m. |
| Holidays | Open all year （November-March ） ※Closed for bad weather on occasion |
| Inquiries | TEL +81-11-211-2376 |
Sapporo is an attractive city throughout the four seasons. Sapporo is the center of the culture of Hokkaido. The city was first cultivated from the corner of a massive Ishikari Plain in the Meiji era and now the modern cityscape is beautifully aligned. Sapporo is the fifth biggest city in Japan, yet filled with rich nature and is considered "a Northern Paradise". It is the city of "food" where all the fresh ingredients gather from all over Hokkaido, the city of "romance" which passes on the beautiful culture left by Ainu people and the city of "blessing" which has high quality meltwater to moisten the lands, and it is the city of "hospitality", where people are warm hearted.
You can make new discoveries anytime you visit Sapporo. You can find tourist spots like "Sapporo Hitsujigaoka Observation Hill" which allow tourists to enjoy the vastness of nature while staying in the big city, fresh seafood, varieties of sweets made from Hokkaido's dairy products produced by Hokkaido's rich nature and hot spring spots with an ample supply of water. You can make highly satisfying memories with "going out", "eating" and "lodging" while you visit Sapporo.
【Basic Information】
■Sapporo's population is about 1.92million (designated by government ordinance from 1972).
The city contains 10 wards, the fourth biggest city by its size in Japan. It has economic strength which is equivalent to a county ranked within no. 65 in the world.
■Portland is the Sister Cities of Sapporo
【Origin of the word “Sapporo”】
The leading theory is that it derivers from the Ainu (indigenous people of Japan) words “Sap (Dry) – Poro (Wide),” but another theory is that it derivers from “Sari (Wetland) -Poro (Wide) -Pe (River)” which describes the downstream basin of the Toyohira River.
【Introduction】The four seasons have clear differences. Spring arrives from April to June.
It is the season for cherry blossoms. July and August is the short summer in Hokkaido. It gets hot during daytime but it has refreshing temperature in the morning and night, a very comfortable season to spend. In October, the autumn arrives and it reaches nearly 0 degrees on some days.
The color of the mountains suddenly change to spectacular autumn leaves. December is the beginning of the long winter which creates a beautiful scenery with white snow.
【Climate of Sapporo】
| Sapporo | Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | Apr. | May | Jun. | Jul. | Aug. | Sep. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | Year |
| Average temperature （℃） | -4.1 | -3.5 | 0.1 | 6.7 | 12.1 | 16.3 | 20.5 | 22.0 | 17.6 | 11.3 | 4.6 | -1.0 | 8.5 |
| Precipitation （mm） | 110.7 | 95.7 | 80.1 | 60.9 | 55.1 | 51.4 | 67.2 | 137.3 | 137.6 | 124.1 | 102.7 | 104.8 | 1127.6 |
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YOSAKOI Soran Festival
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Hokkaido Shrine Festival
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Sapporo Summer Festival
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Sapporo Autumn Fest |
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Sapporo White Illumination |
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Sapporo Snow Festival |
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Maruyama Zoo Open: 9:00-17:00 Admission fees/ Adults ¥ 600, Free admission for Junior High School Students or younger Getting off at Maruyama-Koen Station → getting on Maru 15 bus for 8 minutes and getting off at Doubutsuen Mae (in front of the Zoo). |
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Okurayama Viewing Point ●April 29–November 3 8:30a.m.〜6:00p.m. ●November 4–April 28 9:00a.m.〜5:00p.m. *Opening hours vary by season Round trip ticket for ski lift/ Adults ¥ 500, Children ¥ 300 Getting off at Maruyama-Koen Station → getting on Maru 14 bus for 15 minutes and getting off at Okurayama Kyogijo Iriguchi (entrance of Okurayama Jump Stadium) |
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Mt. Moiwa Observation Deck Open: 10:30a.m.〜10:00p.m. Ropeway and Morris Car (mini-cable car) round trip set fare/ Adults ¥1,700, Children ¥850 Getting off at Maruyama-Koen Station → getting on Junkan Maru 11 (belt-line Maru 11) bus for 17 minutes and getting off at Moiwa Sanroku Station (the station at the foot of Mt. Moiwa). |
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Historical Village of Hokkaido ●May - September: Open/ 9:00a.m.〜5:00p.m. Open year-round ●October-April: Open/ 9:00a.m.〜4:30p.m. Closed/ Monday (If Monday is a holiday, open on Monday, closed on Tuesday) Admission Fees/ April - November: Adults ¥830, Students ¥610,December - March: Adults ¥680, Students ¥550 *Free admission for Junior High School Students or younger Getting off at Shin Sapporo Sta. →Take the 22 or shin-22 bus for 15 minutes and get off at the terminal. horse tramway fare: Adults ¥270, Children ¥130 |
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Botanic Garden, Field Science Center for Northern Biosphere, Hokkaido University Established in 1886. There are many valuable displays including the ancient landscape with approximately 4,000 species of plants, the oldest land development bureau museum and a reference room for Ainu, Hokkaido's aboriginal people. ●April 29-September 30 Open/ 9:00a.m.〜4:30p.m. Closed/ Monday (If Monday is a holiday, open on Monday, closed on Tuesday) Admission Fee/ Adults ¥420, Children ¥300 ●October 1-November 3 Open/ 9:00a.m.〜4:00p.m. Closed/ Monday (If Monday is a holiday, open on Monday, closed on Tuesday) Admission Fee/ Adults ¥420, Children ¥300 ●November 4-April 28 Open/ (Mon.-Fri.) 10:00a.m.-3:30p.m. (Sat.) 10:00a.m.-0:30p.m. Closed/ Sun, National Holiday, December 28-January 4 Admission Fee/ ¥120 |
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Sapporo Ramen
Jingiskan (Japanese grilled mutton dish)
Crab
Sushi
Soup curry
Yakitori
Yakiniku
Sweets
Beer
Japanese Sake
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【Aviation Line】
●Sapporo Okadama Airport
→Hakodate about 40mins
→Kushiro about 45mins
→Rishiri about 60mins
●Shin Chitose Airport
→Hakodate about 40mins
→Kushiro about 45mins
→Memanbetsu Airport about 45mins
→Wakkanai about 55mins
→Nakashibetsu about 50mins
→Rishiri about 60mins
→Hakodate about 40mins
→Kushiro about 45mins
→Rishiri about 60mins
●Shin Chitose Airport
→Hakodate about 40mins
→Kushiro about 45mins
→Memanbetsu Airport about 45mins
→Wakkanai about 55mins
→Nakashibetsu about 50mins
→Rishiri about 60mins
【Rail Line】Required time to reach major areas from Sapporo
→Ashahikawa about 1h 30mins
→Furano about 2hs
→Wakkanai about 5hs
→Hakodate about 3h 30mins
→Muroran about 1h 20mins
→Obihiro about 2h 30mins
→Ikeda about 2h 40mins
→Kushiro about 4hs
→Nemuro about 6h 30mins
→Abashiri about 5h 20mins
→Furano about 2hs
→Wakkanai about 5hs
→Hakodate about 3h 30mins
→Muroran about 1h 20mins
→Obihiro about 2h 30mins
→Ikeda about 2h 40mins
→Kushiro about 4hs
→Nemuro about 6h 30mins
→Abashiri about 5h 20mins
【Bus Information】
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| →Otaru 70mins | One way ¥610 | Round trip ¥1,140 |
| →Yoichi 100mins | One way ¥1030 | Round trip ¥1,890 |
| →Noboribetsu Onsen 100mins | One way ¥1,850 | ー |
| →Hakodate 315mins | One way ¥4,810 | Round trip ¥8,580 |
| →Furano 150mins | One way ¥2,260 | Round trip ¥4,150 |
| →Asahikawa 120mins | One way ¥2,060 | Round trip ¥3,860 |
| →Abashiri 350mins | One way ¥6,390 | Round trip ¥12,040 |
| →Wakkanai 350mins | One way ¥6,200 | Round trip ¥11,300 |
| →Obihiro 220mins | One way ¥3,770 | Round trip ¥7,130 |
| →Kushiro 345mins | One way ¥5,770 | Round trip ¥10,490 |
| →Nemuro 390mins | One way ¥7,400 | Round trip ¥13,400 |
| →Shari 450mins | One way ¥7,200 | Round trip ¥13,680 |
| →Utoro 450mins | One way ¥8,230 | Round trip ¥15,430 |
| →Shin Chitose Airport 70mins | One way ¥1,030 | ー |
| →Niseko 225mins | One way ¥2,040 | Round trip ¥3,640 |
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