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famous as the “Hokkaido Brand” with izakaya-style wining and dining Sapporo is Japan’s 5th largest city with a population of 1.9 Shopping overseas, too. Delicious food from all establishments and bars, and their close million, and the capital of Japan’s northern island of Hokkaido. around Hokkaido can be found in proximity means you can walk between Only 150 years or so have passed since the pioneers first Sapporo, and the cuisine is an important several on a “pub crawl” just like the arrived, making it a relatively young city. Since the staging of element of tourism here. In particular, locals. the Winter Olympics in 1972, Sapporo has continued to the Susukino area of the city is where Being an entertainment district, the develop into a truly international city, hosting various interna- many restaurants and bars can be found, streets are bustling with people at night, tional events including the FIFA World Cup in 2002, the Ski with the choice too exhaustive for even and are safe enough for females to walk Jumping World Cup, the Nordic World Ski Championships, the locals. alone. and in 2017 is set to host the Asian Winter Games. Despite Typical Sapporo dishes include ramen, being a large metropolis, a short trip out to the suburbs The downtown districts around Sapporo jingisukan (mutton barbeque) and soup Exchange Cashing reveals abundant natural scenery, where outdoor leisure curry, with subtle differences in flavor Station and Odori are expansive activities such as hiking, canoeing and camping can be according to individual establishments. shopping areas, where establishments Many city center banks offer foreign enjoyed. Each of the four seasons bring their own delights, Sapporo Beer, which is available from department stores to small shops exchange services, however they only and every year many tourists from both home and abroad visit throughout Japan, has a special beer that sell almost everything from open between 9:00 am and 3:00 pm. the region, which is famous for being one of Japan’s leading can only be enjoyed in Hokkaido. world-famous brand products to Outside these hours, the following places producers of delicious foodstuff. The city also ranks number handmade knick-knacks. are recommended. one among the places Japanese people would like to live. Famous Hokkaido confectionary Hokkaido Bank Foreign Exchange Plaza can be found in the basements of most (Odori area: Hinode Bldg. B2, Minami aimed at nurturing young musicians major department stores. Those looking History 1-jo Nishi 4-chome (South 1 West 4?), from around the world, which began for electrical goods should head for the Chuo-ku, Sapporo) after a proposal by Leonard Bernstein, is area around Sapporo Station. held every summer. In addition, the Weekdays: 10:00 am – 7:00 pm Yosakoi Soran Festival (June), which Saturdays: 10:00 am – 5:00 pm developed from a traditional Hokkaido Entertainment ※Closed on Sundays and public folk song and began as a student-planned holidays with temperatures exceeding 30℃ on event, is now a huge event that attracts Hot springs some days, and winters are very snowy Credit card cashing is available at Seven participants from throughout Hokkaido, with some days as cold as minus 10℃. Bank ATMs (this service is not available Japan and even overseas. The city also Unlike Japan’s main island of Honshu, at other banks’ ATMs). Seven Bank boasts professional baseball, soccer and Hokkaido has no rainy season, and ATMS are located inside Seven Elevens basketball teams. Originally inhabited by the indigenous spring, summer, autumn and winter can (24-hour convenience stores) and Yodo- Ainu, the full-scale colonization of each be enjoyed in their own distinctive bashi Camera (Sapporo Station area) in Sapporo by the Japanese government way. Food Sapporo has various cultural facilities, the city. began in 1869. The name Sapporo is Sapporo is situated at the same latitude including museums, art galleries and even a For further details, please refer to the said to have derived from the Ainu as Milan in Italy and Toronto in Canada, zoo, but maybe the best way to enjoy following website. words sari poro pet meaning a river lined and is unique in that it is the world’s only Sapporo is the Susukino area at nighttime. http://www.sevenbank.co.jp/intlcard/ind Hot-spring water can be found even in with a large reed bed, or sat poro pet city with a population of over one This entertainment district is chock-a-block ex2.html central Sapporo, and there are a number meaning large dried-up river. million, where more than 5 meters of of facilities where non-overnight guests Thanks to the efforts of Edwin Dun snow falls every year. Useful website and Horace Capron, who were hired can also enjoy bathing. For those For more details about Sapporo and sightseeing, please visit the following URL. from the United States by the govern- wishing to relax a little more, the Hokkaido Tourism Organization http://en.visit-hokkaido.jp/ ment during the colonial period, the Jozankei Onsen area is recommended. Culture City of Sapporo http://www.welcome.city.sapporo.jp/english/index.html American influence on urban planning, Thanks to the extreme differences in This spa area includes several accom- Sapporo Tourist Association http://www.sta.or.jp/english/ architecture, agriculture and stock temperatures and the natural environ- modation facilities where hot springs and farming is still evident today. ment of the mountains and the seas, dining can be enjoyed, and is popular Hokkaido is a treasure-trove of agricul- among overnight guests from both home Tourist Information Desk tural and marine products. Dishes made Climate and abroad. Many of the facilities offer English staffs available at a several Tourist Information Desk. from such fresh, delicious ingredients, as traditional Japanese-style rooms, where Please find the information at Hokkaido’s climate, with its four distinct The Pacific Music Festival (PMF), an well as sweets prove extremely popular guests can experience Japanese culture http://www.welcome.city.sapporo.jp/english/access/information.html. seasons, means that summers are warm international educational music festival throughout Japan, and such delights are while relaxing in a yukata robe.

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famous as the “Hokkaido Brand” with izakaya-style wining and dining Sapporo is Japan’s 5th largest city with a population of 1.9 Shopping overseas, too. Delicious food from all establishments and bars, and their close million, and the capital of Japan’s northern island of Hokkaido. around Hokkaido can be found in proximity means you can walk between Only 150 years or so have passed since the pioneers first Sapporo, and the cuisine is an important several on a “pub crawl” just like the arrived, making it a relatively young city. Since the staging of element of tourism here. In particular, locals. the Winter Olympics in 1972, Sapporo has continued to the Susukino area of the city is where Being an entertainment district, the develop into a truly international city, hosting various interna- many restaurants and bars can be found, streets are bustling with people at night, tional events including the FIFA World Cup in 2002, the Ski with the choice too exhaustive for even and are safe enough for females to walk Jumping World Cup, the Nordic World Ski Championships, the locals. alone. and in 2017 is set to host the Asian Winter Games. Despite Typical Sapporo dishes include ramen, being a large metropolis, a short trip out to the suburbs The downtown districts around Sapporo jingisukan (mutton barbeque) and soup Exchange Cashing reveals abundant natural scenery, where outdoor leisure curry, with subtle differences in flavor Station and Odori are expansive activities such as hiking, canoeing and camping can be according to individual establishments. shopping areas, where establishments Many city center banks offer foreign enjoyed. Each of the four seasons bring their own delights, Sapporo Beer, which is available from department stores to small shops exchange services, however they only and every year many tourists from both home and abroad visit throughout Japan, has a special beer that sell almost everything from open between 9:00 am and 3:00 pm. the region, which is famous for being one of Japan’s leading can only be enjoyed in Hokkaido. world-famous brand products to Outside these hours, the following places producers of delicious foodstuff. The city also ranks number handmade knick-knacks. are recommended. one among the places Japanese people would like to live. Famous Hokkaido confectionary Hokkaido Bank Foreign Exchange Plaza can be found in the basements of most (Odori area: Hinode Bldg. B2, Minami aimed at nurturing young musicians major department stores. Those looking History 1-jo Nishi 4-chome (South 1 West 4?), from around the world, which began for electrical goods should head for the Chuo-ku, Sapporo) after a proposal by Leonard Bernstein, is area around Sapporo Station. held every summer. In addition, the Weekdays: 10:00 am – 7:00 pm Yosakoi Soran Festival (June), which Saturdays: 10:00 am – 5:00 pm developed from a traditional Hokkaido Entertainment ※Closed on Sundays and public folk song and began as a student-planned holidays with temperatures exceeding 30℃ on event, is now a huge event that attracts Hot springs some days, and winters are very snowy Credit card cashing is available at Seven participants from throughout Hokkaido, with some days as cold as minus 10℃. Bank ATMs (this service is not available Japan and even overseas. The city also Unlike Japan’s main island of Honshu, at other banks’ ATMs). Seven Bank boasts professional baseball, soccer and Hokkaido has no rainy season, and ATMS are located inside Seven Elevens basketball teams. Originally inhabited by the indigenous spring, summer, autumn and winter can (24-hour convenience stores) and Yodo- Ainu, the full-scale colonization of each be enjoyed in their own distinctive bashi Camera (Sapporo Station area) in Sapporo by the Japanese government way. Food Sapporo has various cultural facilities, the city. began in 1869. The name Sapporo is Sapporo is situated at the same latitude including museums, art galleries and even a For further details, please refer to the said to have derived from the Ainu as Milan in Italy and Toronto in Canada, zoo, but maybe the best way to enjoy following website. words sari poro pet meaning a river lined and is unique in that it is the world’s only Sapporo is the Susukino area at nighttime. http://www.sevenbank.co.jp/intlcard/ind Hot-spring water can be found even in with a large reed bed, or sat poro pet city with a population of over one This entertainment district is chock-a-block ex2.html central Sapporo, and there are a number meaning large dried-up river. million, where more than 5 meters of of facilities where non-overnight guests Thanks to the efforts of Edwin Dun snow falls every year. Useful website and Horace Capron, who were hired can also enjoy bathing. For those For more details about Sapporo and sightseeing, please visit the following URL. from the United States by the govern- wishing to relax a little more, the Hokkaido Tourism Organization http://en.visit-hokkaido.jp/ ment during the colonial period, the Jozankei Onsen area is recommended. Culture City of Sapporo http://www.welcome.city.sapporo.jp/english/index.html American influence on urban planning, Thanks to the extreme differences in This spa area includes several accom- Sapporo Tourist Association http://www.sta.or.jp/english/ architecture, agriculture and stock temperatures and the natural environ- modation facilities where hot springs and farming is still evident today. ment of the mountains and the seas, dining can be enjoyed, and is popular Hokkaido is a treasure-trove of agricul- among overnight guests from both home Tourist Information Desk tural and marine products. Dishes made Climate and abroad. Many of the facilities offer English staffs available at a several Tourist Information Desk. from such fresh, delicious ingredients, as traditional Japanese-style rooms, where Please find the information at Hokkaido’s climate, with its four distinct The Pacific Music Festival (PMF), an well as sweets prove extremely popular guests can experience Japanese culture http://www.welcome.city.sapporo.jp/english/access/information.html. seasons, means that summers are warm international educational music festival throughout Japan, and such delights are while relaxing in a yukata robe.

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