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Home - Travel - Sightseeing Guide - Hokkaido
Sapporo
# 16   of 115 destinations
in our travel guide

Odori Park

Sapporo ("important river flowing through a plain" in Ainu language) is the capital of Hokkaido and Japan's fifth largest city. Sapporo is also one of the nation's youngest major cities. In 1857, the city's population stood at just seven people.

In the beginning of the Meiji Period, when the development of Hokkaido was started on a large scale, Sapporo was chosen as the island's administrative center and enlarged according to the advice of foreign specialists. Consequently, Sapporo was built based on a North American style rectangular street system.

Sapporo became world famous in 1972 when the Olympic Winter Games were held there. Today, the city is well known for its ramen, beer, and the annual snow festival held in February.

Attractions
Sightseeing Spots
 1  Historic Village
Open air museum about Hokkaido.
User rating: 79/100 (53 votes)
Visited by: 92 users
 2  Shiroi Koibito Park
Chocolate factory, shop and museum.
User rating: 83/100 (51 votes)
Visited by: 83 users
 3  Okurayama Ski Jump
Former olympic ski jump stadium.
User rating: 80/100 (33 votes)
Visited by: 63 users
 4  Sapporo Beer Museum
Museum of the Sapporo Beer Breweries.
User rating: 80/100 (106 votes)
Visited by: 180 users
 5  Mount Moiwa
Small mountain with views of Sapporo.
User rating: 80/100 (43 votes)
Visited by: 67 users
 6  Odori Park
Pleasant public park in the city center.
User rating: 76/100 (149 votes)
Visited by: 252 users
 7  Susukino
Sapporo's entertainment district.
User rating: 75/100 (99 votes)
Visited by: 165 users
 8  Botanic Garden
Park with a small Ainu museum.
User rating: 75/100 (59 votes)
Visited by: 112 users
 9  Nijo Market
User rating:
72/100 (57 votes)
Visited by:
104 users
Fresh food market in the city center.
 10  Clock Tower
User rating:
64/100 (161 votes)
Visited by:
285 users
The symbol of Sapporo.
Events
 1  Sapporo Snow Festival
Featuring large snow sculptures.
User rating: 97/100 (88 votes)
Visited by: 135 users
  
Side Trips from Sapporo
 1  Niseko
Leading snow resort with lots of powder snow.
User rating: 86/100 (34 votes)
Visited by: 63 users
 2  Noboribetsu
Hokkaido's most famous hot spring resort.
User rating: 83/100 (60 votes)
Visited by: 116 users
 3  Lake Shikotsu
Picturesque caldera lake near Sapporo.
User rating: 83/100 (14 votes)
Visited by: 23 users
 4  Lake Toya
Site of Mount Usu, an active volcano.
User rating: 76/100 (44 votes)
Visited by: 95 users
 5  Otaru
Harbor city near Sapporo with a canal.
User rating: 84/100 (123 votes)
Visited by: 231 users
 6  Jozankei Onsen
Popular hot spring resort near Sapporo.
User rating: 80/100 (13 votes)
Visited by: 26 users
 7  Rusutsu
Attractive ski resort near Niseko.
User rating: insufficient data
Visited by: 13 users
  

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