Sapporo Walking Tour (Weekends&NationalHolidays)
Description
Let's explore Sapporo’s best sights. Get a closer look at Sapporo's most interesting and unique sites with the English speaking staff from our travel agency, and learn about the city's long history and diverse culture with a Sapporo walking tour. Our friendly staffs will show you around your interests and pace. Questions about Hokkaido and Sapporo are welcome! Join a walking tour to make your trip even more fulfilling. You will also stop by shops that specialize in sweets, so let's enjoy the gourmet food of Hokkaido.
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Itinerary
After 10 mins walk from the starting point as Sapporo station, we will visit the temporal tour facility and the octagonal tower, which is only seen this close during the construction. This building is essential for learning about the history of Sapporo, and even while it is under construction, you can learn about the thoughts and history behind the building.
It takes 5 mins to get to the symbolic landmark in central Sapporo from Snow brand shop. the Clock Tower serves as a museum with displays about the building's history and the clock. You can enjoy the beauty of the clock tower just by looking at it from the outside. However, please take your time and take a tour of the inside. You can feel the vitality of the building that was used as part of the agricultural school, as well as the many parts that move the clock of the Sapporo Clock Tower.
After 10 mins walking later, a place of relaxation for the tourists and Sapporo citizens. When the weather is nice, Odori Park is filled with picnickers, children playing in fountains, and people walking their dogs. The grilled corn (Yaki-Tokibi), which can only be eaten at Odori Park's wagon, always smells good and whet your appetite.
We will enter the observation deck which stands at 90.38 meters above ground and offers splendid views over the city.(The entrance fee is included) This time we will climb the TV tower in the daytime. In the daytime, you can see Odori Park, the sea of Ishikari leading to Otaru, and wind turbines. If you like it, go to the observatory at night and enjoy the night view.
▶only for afternoon tour: Nijo Market 10 mins walk from TV tower, there are stores that have been in business for more than 100 years, and the market has a long history with many regular customers. Fresh Hokkaido seafood is on display. You can buy seafood on the spot or have it shipped. In addition to restaurants, there are also shops that let you sample seafood, so if you have any questions, please ask the professional staff.
▶only for afternoon tour: Tanukikoji 1 chome (Tanukikoji Shopping Street East Entrance) From here, the tour will be free to disperse. We will take you to the Underground Walking Space (Chikaho) if you wish.
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Important Information
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Even if it rains, the tour will continue as is, weather permitting. Please bring your own umbrella, rain shoes, and umbrella if necessary.
- We recommend that you wear comfortable shoes as much as possible, as you will be walking in places you are not used to walking.
- When there is snow, the width of the sidewalk becomes very narrow. For safety reasons, depending on the snow and road conditions, we may walk through underground walkways instead of outdoors during the tour.
Reviews(6)
This was the perfect tour for my first day in Sapporo. Jessica was warm, friendly, welcoming, knowledgeable and organized. She took some great pics of me since I was solo. I appreciated her recommendations for local restaurants and tea shops. The tour was a great experience. A highlight for me was the postcard stamps at the TV tower. The only difficulty I had was navigating my map app trying to find the meeting place. I was grateful that the company had provided a photo of the sculpture.
Thank you so much for the wonderful review! We're thrilled to hear that you had such a great first day in Sapporo and that Jessica was the perfect guide for you. We’re so glad she made you feel welcome and took some lovely photos. It’s fantastic that you enjoyed her local recommendations and the special touch of the postcard stamps at the TV Tower! We apologize for the difficulty you had finding the meeting spot, but we’re so glad the photo helped. We'll definitely take your feedback to make the directions even clearer in the future. We hope you enjoy the rest of your time in Sapporo!
I had a great afternoon with my guide Megumi and some other friendly tourists in a small group. We were told some history of Hokkaido, saw many sights, saw some of the snow festival sculptures, went to the top of the old TV tower and tried traditional Japanese tea. I can only recommend it.
Thank you for posting such a wonderful review! We'd love for you to join our tours again when you come back to Sapporo! Let's visit many more fascinating places together!
My girlfriend and I really enjoyed this walking tour in Sapporo, our guide Seiko was exceptional with great energy. She took us to several very interesting locations in the city, one of the stops was this tea shop, which was perfect for the cold weather, we recommend this tour for anyone visiting Sapporo for the first time.
BIG THANK YOU to Seiko for an amazing Sapporo Afternoon Walking Tour yesterday. We thoroughly loved our afternoon tour & Seiko was an amazing guide dressed in her kimono which added to the authenticity of our tour. Seiko's english was very good & she made us feel very relaxed & comfortable as we walked around Sapporo including to the top of Sapporo Tower. We highly recommend this tour to anyone visiting Sapporo & wanting to get a good understanding of the city & its' history.
I had a really great, knowledgable, friendly guide who went out of her way to make this tour enjoyable. I would highly recommend this tour!!
Megumi and Rie guided me on a wonderful, informative walking tour of Sapporo. Everything was well-timed, and they were able to answer all my questions. The view from the tower was just great, because you can see the full 360 degrees of the city. Also, the visit to the restoration of the original government building was nice; the care being taken to restore that building was very detailed. I could have stayed there a lot longer, because the exhibit depicting the origins and restoration were museum quality. This is a great tour to take on your first day, to get an overview of Sapporo. I do recommend this tour. Thank you, Megumi and Rie!
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