Sapporo (
札幌市) is the fifth largest city in
Japan situated some 30 km south-west of
Ebetsu and 1,090 km from
the capital. According to the latest census, the population of Sapporo is about 1,883,100 people. Sapporo is a popular tourist destination thanks to its museums and scenic lookouts.
The nearest airport Okadama Airport (IATA: OKD) is about 10 km away.
Interesting places in Sapporo
The Sapporo Beer Museum (サッポロビール博物館, Sapporo Bīru Hakubutsukan) is a museum located in the Sapporo Garden Park in Higashi-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaidō, Japan. Registered as one of the Hokkaidō Heritage sites in 2004, the museum is the only beer museum in Japan. The red-brick building was erected originally as a factory of the Sapporo Sugar Company in 1890, and later opened as a museum in July 1987. The building also houses the Sapporo Beer Garden in the south wing.
Mt. Moiwa Observatory Deck is a tourist attraction, one of the Scenic Lookouts in Sapporo, Japan. It is located: 356 km from Asahigawa, 441 km from Hakodate, 760 km from Aomori.
Sapporo Maruyama Zoo (札幌市円山動物園, Sapporo Maruyama Dōbutsuen) is a municipal zoo in Chūō-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan. It opened on May 5, 1951.
The Sapporo TV Tower (さっぽろテレビ塔, Sapporo Terebi-tō), built in 1957, is a 147. 2 metre high TV Tower with an observation deck at a height of 90. 38 metres. Located on the ground of Odori Park, in the northern city of Sapporo, Hokkaidō, Japan, the tower is open to tourists. Tourists can take panoramic pictures of Sapporo and Odori Park.
Nakajima Park (中島公園, Nakajima Kōen) is a city park in Chūō-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan. The park has a lake, two streams, a museum, a concert hall, an observatory, a historical building housing a tea shop, and several lawns and forests. At the south end, there are two shrines.
Odori Park (大通公園, Ōdōri Kōen) is a park located in the heart of Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan. Ōdōri (大通) means " large street" in Japanese. It stretches east to west through Nishi 1 chōme, Ōdōri to Nishi 12 chōme, Ōdōri (" Nishi" means west, and " chōme" is a block in Japanese), and divides the city into north and south sections. Odori Park spans about 1. 5 km and covers 78, 901 m². During the urban planning of Sapporo, it was originally designated as the main street but it eventually became a park. Thro…
The facilities of the former Hokkaidō Government Office in Sapporo, Japan, include a conference room, a museum shop, a tourist information office, and a few historical exhibition rooms and libraries. Visitors can enter the building for free. Flower gardens and a pond are located in front of the building, which occasionally are designated as some event venues.
Maruyama Park (円山公園) is a tourist attraction, one of the Parks in Sapporo, Japan. It is located: 350 km from Asahigawa, 450 km from Hakodate, 770 km from Aomori.
If you have already seen Sapporo, there are still plenty of things to do on the outskirts of the city. Are you fancy to travel around a bit? Here is our list:
If you're interested in some photographs of Sapporo - take a look at our gallery