Discover Sapporo

Housed in the historic brick building of Japan's first brewery, the museum showcases the over 140-year history of the Sapporo brand and rounds off the visit with a tasting of freshly poured beer on site.

Every February, Odori Park transforms for the world-famous Snow Festival into an exhibition ground with huge, elaborately carved snow and ice sculptures that draw millions of visitors from around the world each year.

Built in 1878, the white wooden clock tower Tokeidai ranks among Sapporo's best-known historic landmarks and originally served as a training hall for the agricultural college before receiving its characteristic clockwork.

A ropeway leads up Sapporo's local mountain Moiwa, offering one of the most beautiful night views in Japan over the sparkling sea of lights of Sapporo and the surrounding mountains of Hokkaido.

Direct flights to Sapporo (New Chitose Airport) run several times a day from Tokyo in about an hour and a half. Alternatively, the Shinkansen connects both cities via Hakodate in about eight hours.

Housed in the historic brick building of Japan's first brewery, the museum showcases the over 140-year history of the Sapporo brand and rounds off the visit with a tasting of freshly poured beer on site.

Every February, Odori Park transforms for the world-famous Snow Festival into an exhibition ground with huge, elaborately carved snow and ice sculptures that draw millions of visitors from around the world each year.

Built in 1878, the white wooden clock tower Tokeidai ranks among Sapporo's best-known historic landmarks and originally served as a training hall for the agricultural college before receiving its characteristic clockwork.