No. 01 · Landmark
Odori Park
The 1.5 km spine of central Sapporo
A 12-block linear park hosting the Snow Festival in February and beer gardens in summer.
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Snowy capital of Hokkaido
Japan's northernmost big city — beer, ramen, ski runs at the city limit, and a winter festival of city-block-sized ice sculptures.
When to go
February for the Snow Festival; June–September for cool hiking.
Getting around
Three colour-coded subway lines plus an underground arcade that beats the winter.
Don't miss
The top places to start with if you only have a day or two — the essentials before you go deeper.
No. 01 · Landmark
The 1.5 km spine of central Sapporo
A 12-block linear park hosting the Snow Festival in February and beer gardens in summer.
Read more →No. 02 · Museum
Japan's only beer museum, in a 19th-century brick brewery
Tells the story of Japanese beer since 1876 and ends with a tasting flight in the original brewhouse.
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One of Japan's three top night views
A 531 m peak with a ropeway and mini-cable car to the summit, looking back across the entire grid of Sapporo.
Read more →4 hand-picked
A curated mix of landmarks, neighborhoods, and museums worth your time in Sapporo, Japan — grouped by type below.