| Ticket prices | ￥1,100 - Seniors ￥1,800 - General ￥1,500 - Students ￥1,000 - Under 15 3D shows are an extra ￥300 |
| Special prices | ￥1,100 - First day of month ￥1,100 - Men's day every Wednesday ￥1,100 - Lady's day every Thursday ￥1,300 - Late show / Morning show |
| Opening Hours | Morning shows from 9:30 Late shows from 21:00 |
| Closed | - |
| Contact | 011-209-5400 |
| Notes | Credit cards accepted 字幕 - Japanese subtitles 吹替 - Dubbed in Japanese Wheelchair seating Reservations available |
| Location / Getting There | JR Tower Stellar Place 7F North 5 - West 2 - chome Chuo - ku, Sapporo 7th floor above Sapporo station |
Cinema Frontier foyer
There are two main movie theaters in Sapporo, one being at Stellar place (Sapporo station), the other being at Sapporo Factory. The movie theater at Sapporo station is ‘Sapporo Cinema Frontier’. Sapporo Cinema Frontier has 12 screens, with sizes ranging from 92 seats to 541 seats. 3 of the screens are in 3D, with 3D lightweight glasses available for a cost of ￥100 or ￥300 for clip on types (these glasses can be taken home and used again). As a note, Japan is usually the last country for movies to come out, so the latest movies are usually 2 or 3 months behind.
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Choose your movie
Buying tickets is very simple. There are 2 options, one is at the front desk in the large foyer, with the friendly staff who mostly have some English ability. The other is to use one of the computer screens to buy your ticket yourself. The computers are in English and Japanese. Simply select ‘purchase ticket’ and then choose your movie (movie titles are in Japanese with only a couple with English translations), then choose the time and select your seats. Once these steps are complete, you can easily pay and get your printed tickets. Note, once admitted, tickets can not be canceled, changed or refunded for whatever reason. It’s always advisable to double check to see if the movie has Japanese subtitles or is dubbed in Japanese. Exchanging tickets before hand and cancelling advanced tickets is possible.
Sapporo Cinema Frontier has a snack shop that has the typical movie fare, though in Japan, you have the option of ordering a beer. There are different kinds of popcorn you can order as well. Alongside the snack shop, there is a goods store where you can buy merchandise to your favorite films. Sapporo Cinema Frontier is easy to find, it’s on the 7th floor of Stellar Place. So, once inside, sit back, grab some popcorn and enjoy your movie time!
| Admission | Entry - free Tour : Adults ￥1050 (groups ￥850) Children ￥550 (groups ￥450) Observation deck : Adults ￥550 (groups ￥420) Children ￥320 (groups ￥220) Game Tickets : from ￥1500 - ￥12,000 *depending on seating area |
| Opening Hours | April - October 7:00 - 23:00 November - March 7:00 - 22:00 Parking lot 9:00 - 21:00 *for events check dome schedule |
| Closed | - |
| Contact | 011-850-1000 (from 9:00 to 17:30) |
| Notes | Wheelchair access English speaking staff Wi-fi available Restaurants & shops Training gym & Gymnastics available Kids area Access to sports field tour Car & Bike parking available |
| Location / Getting There | Access via subway (Fukuzumi station) Access via bus & shuttle bus 〒062-0045 1, Hitsujigaoka, Toyohira-ku, Sapporo-shi |
Inside baseball pitch
Opened in 2001 and with seating for up to 54,000 people, Sapporo Dome is the biggest stadium in Hokkaido. It is a unique stadium that is used primarily for baseball games and football matches. It is also used for large concerts for big name bands on the occasions they tour Sapporo. This futuristic stadium is unique in its design which switches between two entirely different surfaces, baseball games are played on an underlying artificial turf field, while football games are held on a grass pitch that slides into and out of the stadium as needed.
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Observation Deck
The 53 meter observation deck is south facing and offers fantastic views of Sapporo and the outlying mountains. An impressive 60 meter escalator takes you straight to the top. Wheelchair access is available.
| Admission | Adult - ￥550 Adult Groups - ￥420 Children - ￥320 Children groups - ￥220 *children under 4 years old are free |
| Opening Hours | 10:00 - 17:00 |
| Closed | May be closed due to special events. |
| Notes | Tickets are available at the ticket vendor at NORTH GATE 3 on the 1st floor. |
Dome Tour
This 50 minute Dome Tour is very popular with locals and tourists alike. The guided tour will get you look around backstage, including the bullpens and the locker rooms used by some of the popular players!
| Admission | Adult - ￥1050, Adult Groups - ￥850. Children - ￥550, Children groups - ￥450 *children under 4 years old are free |
| Tour Times | Tours run hourly, starting at 10:00. Last tour is at 16:00 |
| Closed | May be closed due to special events. |
| Notes | When soccer or baseball events are on, locker rooms are not included in the tour, though the those in the tour can see the match. Dome tour can be combined with Observation deck for an extra ￥200 |
Training room & Gymnastics
Admission Gym: Adult - ￥500 per visit. Over 65 - ￥300 per visit.
Gymnastics: Adult - ￥500. Over 65 & Students - ￥800.
Opening hours 9:30 - 21:00 for both the gym & gymnastics classes
*times may change due to special events.
Closed May be closed due to special events.
Notes Showers available.
The gym has both free weights and weight machines.
Any gymnastic class is available regardless of age or gender.
Contact 011-850-1000
Besides the tours, observation deck, and the events there is still a lot to see at the dome. Take a walk, (or a jog) around the dome. There are 25 sculptures dotted around the grounds. Behind Sapporo dome are some futsal fields. Inside, there is a large children’s play area, an assortment of restaurants, and souvenir shops to buy sporting goods and memorabilia.
How to get there!
Public transportation to the Dome is by subway or bus. Taxi pick-up and drop-off points are on the premises. Advance car parking tickets are required during soccer and baseball games. The parking lot is not accessible during concerts.
| From Sapporo Station | 13 minutes from Sapporo Subway Station to Fukuzumi Subway Station via Toho Line and then a 10 minute walk to the Dome (500m). 30 minutes from JR Sapporo Sta. by taxi. |
| From New Chitose Airport | 45 minutes by bus on the expressway and National Highway 36 to the “Sapporo Dome” bus stop. 1 hour by JR to Sapporo station and then subway. |
| Admission | ¥ 600 per boat Up to 3 people per boat |
| Opening Hours | - |
| Closed | Winter |
| Contact | 011-521-1019 http://www.sapporo-park.or.jp/nakajima/lang/english.html |
| Getting There | 1-15 Nakajimakōen, Chūō-ku, Sapporo-shi, Hokkaidō 064-0931, Japan. Catch the "Nanboku-sen" (Green line) subway to Nakajima-koen station or Horohirabashi Station. |
After the winter has finally shed its cloak and the snow has melted away, NAKAJIMA PARK is a great place to walk around and take in the sights and smells of spring. Shobu pond sits in the heart of the park and during spring, summer and autumn the public can take out the boats and slowly float along its surface.
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The boats fit up to 3 people and cost a very modest ¥600 per boat for 40 minutes. Its the perfect opportunity to wind down and enjoy the park via the water. Float around or tune up your boating skills. Nakajima Park is home to a large family of ducks and they will happily swim up to the boats which adds to the serenity. After your paddle around the pond, why not lay out a blanket on the banks and have a picnic and lay back with that special someone.
Click here for more information on Nakajima Park
Huge 3D or 2D movies
| Pricing Guide (Avg. cost per person) | Around 2,000 yen |
| Opening Hours | 9:00 – 23:00 |
| Closed | - |
| Contact | http://www.unitedcinemas.jp/sapporo/index.html +81 570-783-011 |
| Notes | Foreign Language Ability: Limited |
| Location | North 1 East 4. Sapporo Factory, 2nd floor Japan, 〒060-0031 Hokkaido Prefecture, Sapporo, 中央区北1条東4-1-1 サッポロファクトリー 一条館2F |
There are 2 major cinemas in Sapporo. United Cinemas and Cinema Frontier. United Cinemas contains 11 screens and is also home to the only IMAX screen in Hokkaido. United cinemas also has 4D for that extra movie experience. The IMAX screen is a whopping 16 by 22 metres and seats up to 450 people. The movies here can also be seen in 3D. 4D opened up in 2016 and can be viewed in screen 1. When buying the ticket, they will have a list of the movies so you can just point and choose. Seating also needs to be selected.
Important! When selecting your movie from the displayed movie list, there will be a small kanji (symbol) next to the title. This kanji will be telling you whether the movie is in English or if its dubbed in Japanese.
字 or 字幕 - this means subtitles (which means the film will be in ENGLISH or its original language and there will be Japanese subtitles).
吹 - this means dubbed over (which means the film will be in dubbed over in JAPANESE)
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Souvenirs from the current movies can be bought at a small shop. And like most cinemas around the world, food is sold at the snack shop. 3 kinds of popcorn, hotdogs and other fare you would you expect. In terms of refreshments, you are able to buy beer at the cinemas in Japan, as well as soft drinks.
Japan is usually the last country to release Hollywood blockbusters and is usually 6 months behind most countries. So if you have missed the movie you wanted to see back home you can always catch it down the track in Japan. So, sit back, have a snack and enjoy the movie.
Thumping IMAX sound
Easy to see the screen