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Sapporo TV Tower against a blue summer sky, above the trees of Odori Park.The Susukino crossing in Sapporo at night, pedestrians in winter coats on wet asphalt.A bowl of ramen in brown broth with thick wavy noodles, bean sprouts and a soft egg.Sapporo TV Tower in winter, with snow on the ground around it.

Sapporo, Hokkaido

Sapporo: Where to Eat, What to Do and Where to Stay

Food · Things to do · Where to stay

Sapporo is the largest city in Hokkaido and the place most visitors to the island stay. The centre is compact: Sapporo Station in the north, Odori Park in the middle and Susukino, the nightlife district, to the south, all on one subway line.

The pages below split the city the way a trip does: where to eat, what to do, and which of those areas to sleep in.

Sapporo: food, things to do, where to stay

Places in Sapporo

  • Sapporo Station — The JR station for the airport train, with department stores and hotels built around it.
  • Odori — The park that runs east to west through the centre; the main site of the Snow Festival.
  • Susukino — The nightlife and restaurant district, south of Odori.
  • Nakajima Park — A park with a pond and gardens just south of Susukino.
  • Jozankei — A hot spring town in the mountains south-west of the city, inside Sapporo's city limits.