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Research Institute for Faculty of Tourist Information Centers Information on Discount Tickets Electronic Science Health Sciences – Around – Bargain Ticket Select Hokkaido-Sapporo Tourist Information Center Discount tickets are available for 7 popular facilities of Sapporo (Historical Museum of Hokkaido, A tourist information center located inside JR Sapporo Sapporo TV Tower, Sapporo Hitsujigaoka Observation Hill, Historical Village of Hokkaido, Station, providing information on Hokkaido as a whole, Okurayama Viewing Point Lift, Sapporo Winter Sports Museum, Mt. Moiwa Ropeway). as well as details of JR services. ●Course A Ticket (¥1,980; Elementary school students ¥980) Railway Police Force Honda North Exit Plaza Mt. Moiwa Ropeway + 2 facilities Rent-a-Car Location: West Concourse North Exit, JR Sapporo Nissan Rent-a-Car Bell Plaza Station C-2 ●Course B Ticket (¥1,200; Elementary school students ¥500) (11:00-22:00 last order; ESTA 10F 011-213-2010), Sapporo City University Tel. 011-213-5088 (J / E / C / K) 3 facilities excluding Mt. Moiwa Ropeway. Times Ticket Counter and so on. Soen Campus Kita Kyu Jo Ticket Counter Open year-round 8:30 to 20:00 (School of Nursing) Car Rental (Midori-no-madoguchi) (Midori-no-madoguchi) Tickets outlets Available at the entrances of the facilities above or at the Hokkaido Elementary → Toyota Rental Lease School (JR information desk to 19:00) Sapporo Tourist Information Center (In JR Sapporo Station) Exchange Plaza Shin Sapporo Aeon Sapporo Soen “Elm-no-mori” Shopping Center * The facilities above may be closed on certain days. Please make sure ahead of time. 2 Conference Hall Sapporo L Plaza Public Transportation South Exit Plaza

Get a “Free Wi-Fi card” Odori Park TV Tower If you use the “Free Wi-Fi Card” and connect it with “0000FLETS-PORTAL” in the free Wi-Fi area, JR Hokkaido then you can use Wi-Fi for 14 days free of charge. Shopping zone with more than 180 stores on 1F and B1 of JR Sapporo Station Underground shopping mall connecting JR Sapporo Sta. with Sapporo Subway Sta. (Please present your passport to receive the card.) The JR Hokkaido train network links Sapporo and other cities in Hokkaido. Toyota Rental Lease – Around Sapporo – NNorthgateorthgate Sapporo ●Hokkaido Rail Pass SapporoSapporo The pass is a rail pass for exclusive use by overseas visitors to Sapporo Citizen Contact Center Japan, providing unlimited travel on JR trains (including Limited Express trains). Other Sapporo Citizen Contact Center is an information service system provided by the money-saving tickets for tourists based in Sapporo are also available. For more travel and City of Sapporo. Staff will be pleased to answer quick questions regarding living in ticket information, please visit the website below. or visiting Sapporo, and provide information on events, public transportation, etc. http://www2.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/index.html Summer 9:00-22:00 Winter 9:30-21:30 Please note that JR tickets and passes cannot be used on subways, Tel. 011-222-4894 (J / E / C / K) streetcars or buses (except for JR fixed-route buses in the city, similar to 2 Fax 011-221-4894 the one in the photo). E-mail: [email protected] North Pacific Bank Open year-round 8:00 to 21:00 Tel. 011-222-7111 (J) Open year-round 6:30 to 22:00 – Jozankei area only – City Transportation Jozankei Tourist Association The Jozankei hot springs are less than an hour’s drive Subway, bus and streetcar services are available in Sapporo, enabling you to access most major tourist spots in the city. south of the city center. This information center provides Nakamuraya Ryokan accommodation information & reservations, as well as Subways Museum information on activities such as fruit picking, canoeing, The subway system consists of three lines – Namboku , horse riding, trekking, footpaths, etc. Tozai and Toho – and a station-numbering system has been employed. Connecting bus services are available Sapporo Odori High School Nest Location: Jozankei Onsen Higashi 3-chome, from major subway stations. The minimum fare is ¥200 for adults. Hokkaido Prefectural Sapporo Police Headquarters Ekimae Times Minami-ku, Sapporo I-5 Car Rental Tonan Hospital Sapporo Sumire Tel. 011-598-2012 (J / E / C) Streetcars Nitori Culture Hall Elm Sapporo (Sapporo Geibunkan) E-mail: [email protected] Streetcars are also available as a convenient means Northern Museum of Visual Culture Sapporo Ekimae-Dori Underground Walkway http://jozankei.jp/en/ (reservation here) of transportation in the city center. The minimum fare is ¥170 for adults. Hotel Sapporo Open daily from 9:00 to 17:00 (except for year-end No Parking Available Geibunkan and New Year holidays)

One-Day Passes (Sample) North Pacific Odori Park Tourist a period from Rasso Life Stage Bank Information Center ●Common-Use One-Day Card Travelex Sapporo Tourist Association “Cuckoo’s Window” Sapporo Odori Nishi 4 Bldg. The Common-Use One-Day Card is valid for unlimited use of municipal Resona Kita 1-jo Nishi 2-chome, Chuo-ku, Sapporo (Hokkaido Economic Center– Sapporo Odori W13 Odori W5 Bank transportation systems (subway and streetcar), Hokkaido Chuo buses, JR Odori W3 Tourist Association) Tel. 011-251-2141 (J / E) C-3 Hokkaido buses and Jotetsu buses throughout Sapporo (excluding Odori Park Information Center & Official Shop long-distance routes) for a single day.

Odori Nishi 7-chome, Chuo-ku, Sapporo (J / E / C / K) C-3 Price ¥1,000 for adults, ¥500 for children Tokyo Dome Hotel Hanabatake Nissan Farm Café Sapporo Sapporo International Communication Plaza Any subway station hosts Rent-a-Car Hokkaido Bank Card outlets On board the aforementioned buses (Foreign Exchange MN Bldg. 3F, Kita 1-jo Nishi 3-chome, Chuo-ku, Sapporo Tel. 011-211-2105 Plaza) ●One-Day Card for Subway Only (J / E) IKEUCHI C-3 This card is valid for unlimited subway use for one day. GATE Price ¥800 for adults, ¥400 for children Rent-a-Car Agencies IKEUCHI ZONE Card outlets Any subway station Nest ●Toyota Rent-a-Lease Shin Sapporo Reservation Center .... 0120-511-620 (J / E) Sapporo ●Toyota Rent-a-Lease Sapporo Reservation Center...... 0123-40-0100 (J / E) * On Saturdays, Sundays and national holidays, a lower-priced Odori ●Nippon Rent-a-Car...... 011-232-0921 (J / E) Donichika Ticket (¥500 for adults, ¥250 for children) is available E. HOTEL Sapporo Sosei River Park ●Orix Rent-a-Car Hokkaido Reservation Center ...... 0120-24-0543 (J / E) Sapporo Dormy Inn PREMIUM Sapporo nanairo ●Dosanko Pass ●Honda Rental & Leasing Sapporo Reservation Center ...... 0120-053-539 (J) Tetora Spirit This pass is valid for the unlimited use of streetcars by one adult with Sapporo Dormy Inn Sapporo Annex ●Nissan Rent-a-Car Reservation Center...... 096-355-6752 (J / E / C / K) one child for one day. Passes can only be used on Saturdays, ●Times Car Rental ...... 050-3786-0056 (J / E) Sundays and national holidays. ●JR Hokkaido Rental & Leasing Reservation Center...... 011-742-8211 (J / E) Price ¥300 ●OTS Rent-a-Car Reservation Center...... 0123-27-7000 (J / E / C) Khaosan Card outlets On streetcars and the Odori Station Commuter Pass Sales Office Sapporo F Bicycle Rental APA Sapporo For further infomation, contact Sapporo Citizen Contact Center Approximately 160 facilities are gathered into the 7 buildings, some which are brick Susukino Station West and give one the feel of the pioneering days, and one with a large glass atrium. “Eki Chari” Rent-a-Cycle ...... 011-251-3060 (J) Toyota Rent-a-Lease Spa Hotel APA Sapporo ● Tel. 011-222-4894 (J / E / C / K) Sapporo Sole Susukino Susukino Station Front Times Daiwa Roynet ¥500/day; open 6:00 to 24:00 (Apr. – Nov.) C-2 E-mail: [email protected] Car Rental Sapporo Susukino ANA Holiday Inn Frame Hotel Sapporo Consulate General Sapporo Susukino Sightseeing Bus The U.S. Consulate General Sapporo, Japan Toyoko Inn of Sapporo Susukino Minami Kita 1-jo Nishi 28-chome, Chuo-ku, Sapporo Tel. 011-641-1115 Scheduled Sightseeing Bus Australian Consulate Sapporo 10:00–18:00 Kita 5-jo Nishi 6-chome, Chuo-ku, Sapporo Tel. 011-242-4381 A regular sightseeing bus service is now being offered to enable visitors to experience everything Year-end and New Year holidays Sapporo has to offer. Various seasonal tours are available, as well as half-day, full-day, dining Emergency and night-view tours. All tours depart from and arrive at Sapporo Station Bus Terminal. Reservations required. Susukino – the largest entertainment ●Police: 110 (J / E) Tel. 090-2873-8237 (J / E / C) district north of Tokyo – is comprised Please contact ●Fire Department / Ambulance: 119 (J / E) http://teikan.chuo-bus.co.jp/en/ of approximately 3,500 restaurants Hokkaido Chuo Bus and entertainment facilities. APA Sapporo Susukino Email: [email protected] Business Hotel Station South for more details. Opening hours: 10:00 – 18:00 (Mon. – Fri.) Line CuisineCuisine Loop Buses Best Western Sapporo The following two loop buses are available for you to explore the streets of Sapporo at your leisure: Nakajima Park “Sapporo Walk” bus (Chuo Bus【環88】) Year-round MAP Vessel Inn Sapporo Nakajima Park Livemax Sapporo For Sapporo Beer Garden, Sapporo Factory and more Fare: adults 200 yen; children 100 yen One-day pass: adults 750 yen; children 380 yen (on sale and valid only during the bus operation period) A common-use one-day card is also available (see below).

Chuo Bus Terminals (Sapporo, Sapporo Ekimae, Asabu, Fukuzumi and Ticket outlets SushiSushi andand seafoodseafood Ramen Oyachi), on board the Sapporo Walk bus, Sapporo TV Tower C-3 – D-4 No Parking Available Hokkaido is surrounded by seas that Ramen – or at least the broth – can be produce some of the finest seafood in found in a variety of flavors, such as Shin Kotoni the world, much of which can be found shio (salt), shoyu (soy sauce) and even Sapporo Park Littering is Prohibited! fresher than fresh in the restaurants of curry, but Sapporo ramen is traditionally Sapporo law prohibits the disposal of cigarettes, cans and other trash on Sapporo. The city also boasts some of miso flavored. The deliciously rich taste 5-min. walk from Exit 1 of Nishi juitchome Sta. Japan’s finest sushi, and even at the complements the crinkly egg noodles city streets. In addition, smoking while walking is not allowed in certain Built in 1926 as the Sapporo High Court, this stately building is an important national cultural perfectly. You’re never far from a areas. These regulations apply to tourists as well. Violators of this more casual, conveyor-belt-style sushi ࢧࢵ࣏ࣟࣅ࣮ࣝᅬ E, H-2 property. Since the reopening on November 2006, the museum has been attracting visitors eager bars, top-quality fresh toppings are ramen shop in Sapporo, and in some to learn about the city's judicial system, tourism industry and history. Enyuya School Memorial ordinance are subject to fines. Gakuentoshi Line served at reasonable prices. The places, such as the famous downtown Room and the Sapporo-born Hiroshi Oba's Memorial Museum are also not to be missed. Restricted Smoking Areas delicious shrimp or scallop sushi is Ramen Alley, there are nothing but Visitors to the red brick Kaitakushi-Kan can enjoy Hokkaido-exclusive fresh Sapporo Classic beer highly recommended. ramen shops! straight from the brewery and Jingisukan mutton barbecue in an authentic beer-hall atmosphere. In these areas, smoking while walking and smoking in places where ashtrays are unavailable is prohibited. Portable ashtrays are not allowed. Violators are subject to a fine of 1,000 yen. H ako Nakajima Junior *All restricted areas are indicated on maps. Naebo date L High School E, H-2 in ࢧࢵ࣏ࣟࣅ࣮ࣝ༤≀㤋 e bicycle parking area Do not leave bicycles in this area. Shiroishi 011-748-1876 To The only beer museum of its kind in Japan where the history and beer making process of Sapporo Beer which is over 135 years old is introduced through factory line models. You can also learn how its history is connected to the pioneering days of Hokkaido. 10:00–18:00 (entrance admitted until 17:30) Closed every Monday. Closed Tuesdays when Monday is a holiday. Foreign Currency Exchange Closed New Years Eve and Day and on special closed days. 1,800 pieces of sculpture and paintings by Shin Hongo, a sculptor Jingisukan (lamb barbecue) Soup Curry born in Sapporo are stored and are shown in regular exhibitions. A popular local dish made with lamb or A dish that originated in Sapporo and is mutton grilled on a convex iron plate now hugely popular among locals and along with vegetables such as visitors alike, with countless ￥300 for adults ; ￥250 for seniors over 65 ;￥200 for high school beansprouts, onions and green restaurants serving their own original and college students; free for junior high school and under. peppers. Some types of Jingisukan variations. The standard dish consists ※Prices are subject to change with each exhibition. use lamb that has been pre-marinated of spicy soup brimming with huge ࢔ࢧࣄࣅ࣮ࣝ໭ᾏ㐨ᕤሙ Kita 1-jo Underground Parking in sauce, while others use unseasoned chunks of fresh local vegetables lightly 7 7:30-22:00 011-290-5908 lamb, which is dipped in sauce before fried in oil, along with a tender chicken 9:00–17:00 being eaten. Either way, Jingisukan is leg or seafood, if you wish. Eaten with the dish of choice whenever locals rice that is often included in the price gather in numbers. but served in a separate bowl. The information, bus routes, travel times, etc. in this map are as of March 2014 the bus stop