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…
Category Sapporo Travel
Snowmobile Land Sapporo
Snowmobile Land Sapporo is one of the largest snowmobile tour companies in the world, with over 90 kilometers of courses that wind through a variety of terrain from forests to mountain peaks. Tours range from 60 to 90 minutes and…
Hiraoka Park Ume Festival
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…
Hokuo Bread Museum
Hokuo bread is a Hokkaido-wide chain of bakeries. The Hokuo Bread Museum seeks to honor the history and traditions of bread making, with a special focus on Scandinavian bread culture. The building itself is built in the Scandinavian-style. There are…
Kopitiam Singapore Dining
Kopitiam is a Singapore style restaurant located in Block 7 of the Tanuki Koji Shopping Arcade. Both the cuisine and decor are authentic Singaporean and it’s very popular with locals and tourists alike. It’s always busy here, so it’s best…
Yasai no Umami
Yasai no Umami is a unique organic izakaya that serves healthy vegetarian dishes, with a special focus on local Hokkaido produce. It’s very popular with young females and the health conscious. The focus is primarily on the lunch and dinner…
Fu’s Snow Area
Try out the downhill luge, Olypmic style skeleton, or practice your ski and snowboard skills at Fu’s Snow area! Fu’s is one of the closest hills to downtown Sapporo and is a good place a variety of snow sports. Unlike…
Edwin Dun Memorial Hall
Edwin Dun was an American cattle rancher who was invited to come and assist with the development of Hokkaido. He stayed from 1868-1912, assisting with the agricultural development of Hokkaido, and becoming known as the father of dairy farming in…
100 Yen Clipper Sushi – Hassamu
This restaurant has been closed as of March 2014. Don’t follow the tourists. It is true the world over. Many places where tourists shop and dine tend to be a little more expensive. That is why more visitors are travelling…
Hongo Shin Memorial Museum of Sculpture
The works of Shin Hongo（1905-1980, a sculptor and painter born in Sapporo are exhibited at this modern museum located at the foot of Okurayama, near the Okurayama Ski Jump Stadium. It houses about 1,400 of Hongo’s sculptures and paintings. The…
Sapporo JRA WINS Racetrack
Sapporo racetrack is the northernmost racetrack managed by the Japan Racing Association, and has been in operation for more than a century, since 1907. Hokkaido has a strong horse racing culture, as many of Japan’s most successful racehorses are bred…
Chagessai
As of March 2014, lunch is not offered (only dinner is available). Chagessai offers a Chinese dining menu that features yamucha (dim sum) items such as gyoza (pot stickers), tan tan men (spicy noodles) and the most popular; roast Peking…
Hakata Buaiso Bettei
This Japanese izakaya is famous for its motsu nabe (pork chittlins), which is said to contain a large amount of collagen which is good for the skin, making it popular amongst the female demographic. Located in a historic character building…
Sumiyaki Robota Kushiro Sapporo Station
The Sumiyaki Robota Kushiro chain of izakayas is a local Hokkaido chain that delivers on the promise of its name; literally translated it roughly means: “Charcoal grilled fireside cuisine from Kushiro”, Kushiro being one of Hokkaido’s Northernmost seaports and an…
Sapporo Seikatei
Seikatei was built in 1880 as a reception hall for guests of the Hokkaido Development Commission. It was the first building of its kind built in Sapporo. It’s located just west of Sapporo Station, south of the Hokkaido University campus,…