See Sapporo

See Sapporo

Hiraoka Park Ume Festival

hiraoka-park-ume-festival-3

Hiraoka Park is a free park administered by Sapporo city, with over 1,200 ume (Japanese plum) trees. In the spring these trees blossom beautifully as a pink or a pale green/white flower, and are second in popularity only to the…

R&B Hotel

The R&B Hotel chain is owned by parent company Washington hotels. This is their most basic Budget hotel option. It’s good for a bed to sleep in and that’s about it, but fine if you don’t plan to spend much…

Hotel Sunroute New Sapporo

The Sunroute hotel chain is a good standard line of business hotels that is ubiquitous throughout Japan. For many business travelers it’s a home away from home. For traditional Japanese service and basic, reasonably priced accommodation it’s a good option.…

Kochira Toretate Nemurokou

Kochira Toretate Nemurokou is an izakaya (Japanese pub) that serves seafood driven in fresh daily from the Nemuro seaport in the North of Hokkaido. Crab, sashimi, seafood donburi (rice bowls) and seafood set menus are the specialities, made for easy…

Bierkellar Sapporo Kaitakushi

Have you ever visited a real Bierkellar? On the 1st floor of the Sapporo Factory’s Renga-kan, housed in a full brickwork exterior and ever popular among tourists, is Bierkeller Sapporo Kaitakushi, managed by Sapporo Lion since the opening of the…

Chinese Dining Bourdelle

Bourdelle Chinese Dining is located in the basement of the KRR Hotel a few blocks south of Sapporo Station. They have very good lunch specials, with an early bird special (11:00-11:45) for just ¥500 yen. The daily lunch specials are…

Sapporo Station

Sapporo Station is the transportation nucleus of Sapporo for rail, subway, bus and taxi. Whether arriving or departing Sapporo there’s a good chance that you’ll be passing through Sapporo Station, and with the construction of Stellar Place, Daimaru and the…

Susukino

The Susukino entertainment district is one of Sapporo’s main attractions. It includes more than 4,000 different shops and since 1871 has been the largest entertainment district in Japan north of Tokyo. It covers an area of several blocks from the…

Sapporo Station Bus Terminal

Although bus service is available to all areas of Hokkaido, information is primarily in Japanese, so it can be hard to reserve tickets in advance, etc. It’s usually best to arrive in Sapporo in person and then go to the…

Toyoko Inn Hokudai Mae

The Toyoko Inn Sapporo Hokudai Mae is one of 5 Toyoko Inn locations in Sapporo. Take care in your directions so you make sure to get to the right one. This location is directly in front of the Hokkaido University…

Kitchen Cafe Nantari

Kitchen Cafe Nantari serves Italian and European style light pastas and tapas style dishes in a comfortable atmosphere. They also have a good wine selection, making Cafe Nantari a good choice for both lunch and dinner. It’s a small but…

Sapporo Concert Hall Kitara

Across from the Nakajima Sports Center on the West side of Nakajima Park and about a 10 minute walk from the Nakajima Subway Station is the Kitara Concert Hall, Sapporo’s premier classical music performance venue and home of the Sapporo…

Nijo Ichiba Seafood Market

Hokkaido is famous for having some of the best seafood in Japan. And as Hokkaido has the freshest and highest quality for some types of seafood, it could arguably said to be a seafood gourmand’s heaven. For those looking for…

Keio Plaza Hotel Sapporo

This is one of the most popular hotels in Sapporo and gets consistently good reviews for service, cleanliness and above all location. It’s right next to Sapporo Station with only about a 5 minute walk, and has beautiful views of…

Kitchen & Grill bar Anti-ageing

vinblanc-2

As of February 2014, the restaurant has been closed down. his interestingly named bar is located near both the tram and the rail station. The name is a bit of a misnomer. Although the name says: “grill bar” they do…