Sapporo - Summer & Autumn
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August 10, 2013 - Sapporo - Summer & Autumn
It's sometimes strange how you end up at a specific destination. For me - I was meant to be in Abashiri but ended up in Sapporo because of a cancelled train yesterday. There is quite a bit to do in Sapporo in nice weather - but I still have a couple of things to do if I visit again.
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The first place I visited was the Hokkaido Historic Village which costs 830 Yen in summer to enter. It is a bit of a hike to get here (17 minutes by train from Sapporo to Shinrinkoen Station) and then another 25 minute walk. There is also a bus - but it only comes once an hour.
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This open air museum reminds me a bit of Meiji Mura Park near Inuyama - but not to it's excellent standard. That does not mean that it's not good - it is! There are around 60 or so buildings from all around Hokkaido.
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I find this picture strange. I was in North Korea 2 weeks ago and this type of equipment would be showed off to show how technologically advanced they are. In Japan - it's in a museum!!
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The Sapporo Beer Museum is around 15 minutes walk from Sapporo station - but is not signed. There is a guided tour around every 20 to 30 minutes in Japanese which is free, but it seems as though they normally let most people just walk through the museum by themselves.
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Having a Japanese tour has it's advantages and disadvantages. You learn things that are not obvious (like Asahi, Yebisu & Sapporo Beer are all from the same company) but there are many things you will miss. I will admit that I was happy that I missed the large and loud Chinese tour group before my tour though...
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The most fun part of the tour is where they teach you to pour a beer from a can so it tastes like a draft from the tap. Strangely enough - it actually does taste better.
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You can taste different beers and softdrinks for a reasonable cost. Beers are 200 Yen each (or 500 for 3 with a snack) or softdrinks are 100 Yen. I also highly recommend the Gengis Khan BBQ Lamb restaurant next doors. Hint - wear the bib and you will smell like BBQ meat at the end.
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The Hokkaido University Botanical Gardens are located 10 minutes walk from Sapporo and costs 400 yen from memory to enter. It's reasonably nice - and has a good selection of change of season plants in Autumn. Unfortunately, I was around 2 weeks too early to get the full change in color.
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Maruyama Zoo is the main zoo in Sapporo. It was however a bit disappointing with how small some of the enclosures were for the larger animals.
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