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Hokkaido · Japan Capital
In the destination Sapporo and Otaru.
In the photo: Odori Park and central Sapporo in winter.
Illustrative images. The pictures in this guide are illustrations based on the real place, not photographs, and may differ from it.
The city
Sapporo is the capital of Hokkaido Prefecture and the largest city in northern Japan. The planned city center revolves around Odori Park, home to the Snow Festival, with the clock tower and the old red-brick government building nearby. The Beer Museum, the Mount Moiwa ropeway, and Moerenuma Park round out a visit, and the Susukino neighborhood concentrates ramen shops and grilled mutton restaurants.
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The local experience
A green strip about 1.5 km long that cuts across central Sapporo from east to west, with fountains, flower beds and the TV tower at one end. It hosts the Snow Festival in winter and outdoor fairs and beer gardens in summer.
Former drill hall of the Sapporo Agricultural School, dating from 1878, built of wood with the American clock running since 1881. A city symbol, it houses a small museum about the school and the founding of Sapporo.
Seat of Hokkaido’s government from 1888, in red brick and American neobaroque style, known as Akarenga. Restored, it houses period rooms and exhibitions about the island, surrounded by a garden with ponds.
Museum of Hokkaido’s first brewery, in a red brick building from 1890 that was a sugar factory and a brewery. It tells the history of the drink in Japan since 1876 and has a tasting room.
A 531-meter mountain southwest of Sapporo, with a ropeway and a small cable car to the summit observation deck. From there you can see the whole city, Ishikari Bay and the surrounding mountains.
A park of about 190 hectares designed by sculptor Isamu Noguchi on a former garbage dump in northern Sapporo. It has a glass pyramid, artificial mounds, a large fountain and play areas.
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