Attraction
type: Ski area URL: http://www.kiroro.jp/index_f.html
An
amusement park and penguin pool make this zoo a popular
spot for children. Attraction type: Zoo Address: Miyagaoka 3 Banchi 1, Chuo-ku, Sapporo 064-0959,
Japan Tel: 81 (0) 11 621 1426 http://www.city.sapporo.jp/zoo/index.html
Motomachi, Hakodate
Hokkaido
Jingu, Sapporo
Many
foreign traders settled in this neighborhood in the
mid 1800s, which still contains a number of foreign
buildings, including the Russian Orthodox Church and
the Chinese Memorial Hall.
Attraction type: Neighborhood; Historic walking
area
Attraction
type: Historic site; Castle; Religious site Address: 474 Miyagaoka, Chuo-ku, Sapporo, Japan Tel: 81 11 611 0261 URL: http://www.hokkaidojingu.or.jp/
eng/index.html
Mount
Hakodate (Hakodate-yama), Hakodate
Fort
Goryokaku, Hakodate
Ascend
by cable car or foot to the summit of this wooded mountain,
which offers one of the finest views in the country. Attraction type: Mountain
The
ruins of this Western-style fortress are housed in Goryokaku
Park, the prime spot for cherry blossom viewing in May. Attraction type: Historic site
Historical
Museum of Hokkaido (Kaitaku Kinenkan), Sapporo
Morning
Market, Hakodate
This
comprehensive interactive museum goes all the way back
to prehistoric times. Attraction type: History museum Address: Konopporo, Atsubetsu-cho, Sapporo, Japan Tel: 011/898-0456
Start
your day with a domburi breakfast (cooked rice with another
type of food on top) at a restaurant in this morning
market, which features stalls with fresh seafood and
produce Attraction type: Flea/street market
Susukino, Sapporo
Mt
Moiwa, Sapporo
One
of Japan’s most famous entertainment districts,
Susukino is teeming with noodle restaurants, clubs, shops
and pachinko parlors. Pachinko is a cross between pinball
and slot machines. Attraction type: Neighborhood
Mt.
Moiwa, a 531-meter mountain in the center of town, is
Sapporo’s largest natural landmark. Attraction type: Ski area Tel: (011) 581 0914