| Pricing Guide (Avg. cost per person) | ¥800- ¥1500 |
| Opening Hours | 11:00 - 22:00 |
| Closed | Wednesdays |
| Contact | 011-716-3521 |
| Notes | Okonomiyaki restaurant Seating 60 Credit cards accepted |
| Location / Getting There | Located next to Asabu station on Namboku Line 4 Chome-2-10 Kita 40 Jōnishi, Kita-ku, Sapporo-shi, Hokkaidō 001-0040 |
Delicious
Fugetsu is part of a huge chain of Okonomiyaki stores that are found throughout Hokkaido. For more details on the various locations in Sapporo, you can find them here at Fugetsu Okonomiyaki is a Japanese dish of a savory batter mixed with your choice of ingredients. These usually include eggs and shredded cabbage, green onion, meat (generally thin pork belly, often mistaken for bacon), octopus, squid, shrimp, vegetables, konjac, mochi or cheese.
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Side dish of sausages
As with other okonomiyaki restaurants, you can cook it yourself on the hotplates that are in the restaurant. Simply order your ingredients, and then mix them in the bowl. After making a thick paste, pour it onto the hotplate and cook both sides, like a pancake. Simply top it of with fish flakes, mayonnaise, and shaved green dried seaweed. Beer and soft drinks are available to go with. Located in Asabu, (the last stop on the Nanboku line) its an easy restaurant to find for a nice lunch or late dinner. Enjoy!
| Height | 907m / 2962ft |
| Length | 12km round trip |
| Hiking Time | Winter - 4 hours to summit Summer - 3 hours to summit |
| Notes | Cabin available (booking required 011-571-5111) Overnight stay ￥800 per person |
| Location / Getting There | Take the National Road 5 国道５号線, 30 minute drive from Sapporo. 30 minute walk to trail head from Zenibako station. Jozankei, Minami Ward, Sapporo, Hokkaido 061-2301 |
Cool sights along the path
This relatively easy hike is a popular trail, especially for locals. For those not heading to the top, there are places along the way to forage for wild mushrooms. To get to the trail head, take the National Road 5 国道５号線, turn left (coming from Sapporo), turn right (coming from Otaru) at the intersection between a 7-11 and a Ralse Supermarket. Follow this road through a residential area up to the trail head. Alternatively, it is a thirty minute walk from Zenibako JR station. You can make this a great day trip, or stay overnight at a cabin which can be found three quarters of the way up.
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Ginjinso cabin
The cabin that can be found is a two story structure and is well kept. It was built in 1960, and since 1974 it is operated as a welfare facility of Tokai University. Be warned, you will need to reserve the cabin in advance if you wish to stay the night! The custodian who stays there runs a tight ship, but the facilities there are great. There is a toilet and cooking facilities here, bunk beds and a warm stove can be found here also. The start of the hike is on a gradual incline making for a pleasant walk. After the cabin, the trail gets quite steep and is a thirty minute trek to the top.
| Pricing Guide (Avg. cost per person) | ¥2500 - ¥4000 |
| Opening Hours | 18:00 - 3:00 |
| Closed | - |
| Contact | 011-513-7800 https://azumasi.owst.jp/ |
| Notes | Oyster restaurant Seating 20 Smoking allowed Wifi available Credit cards accepted |
| Location / Getting There | 8 minute walk from Susukino subway station. 〒064-0806 Hokkaidō, Sapporo-shi, Chūō-ku, Minami 6 Jōnishi, 4 Chome−4−1 |
Oyster Ajillo
Azumasi is a delicious little beer and oyster bar where you can sit and enjoy some great food and drink with friends or even alone! It can be found in Susukino, the night life district of Sapporo. The bar/restaurant has counter seating plus a two tables for up to six people each. Azumasi has a lot of small dishes, but its primary limelight is on its fresh oysters. The oysters are fresh from Akkeshi, in Hokkaido. You can enjoy these oysters raw, baked, pickled, steamed in a white wine, fried, or dipped in a hot broth ‘shabu shabu’ style!
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Counter seating
Other dishes, besides the selection of oyster dishes include grilled scallops, yakisoba (fried noodles) in a special home made sauce, and a succulent omelette. The drink menu offers beer, spirits, soft drinks, plus a selection of sakes, and Italian and South African wines. There are set and party plans on offer at Azumasi, ranging from around ¥2000 to ¥5000. These plans include an ‘all you can drink’ for 2 hours, with five or six dishes. This is a great option for couples and small parties. If you enjoy oysters, then Azumasi is a great option!
| Admission | - |
| Opening Hours | - |
| Closed | - |
| Contact | 011-581-1961 |
| Notes | Running circuit Ice skating facilities Futsal facilities Tennis facilities Hiking tracks |
| Location / Getting There | 10 minute walk from Makamonai subway station. 1-3-1 Makomanai-koen, Minami Ward, Sapporo, Hokkaido 005-0017 |
One of the many paths
Opened in 1975, Makomanai Park is a city park that is located in the southern ward of Sapporo city. The park is also home to Makamonai Open Stadium, the Makamonai Ice Arena, and the Sapporo Salmon Museum. Makamonai Park was also the main site of the 1972 Winter Olympic Games. Before that, the site was originally used for the Hokkaido dairy! There is also a hiking trail at the back of the park. This relatively easy hike leads to Monami Park, which is a nice smaller park, that also runs along Toyohira river.
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A popular spot in Autumn
This huge park, at 85 hectares, is extremely popular for jogging, running, or just taking a stroll around. With over 10km of paths, it is the perfect spot to get some exercise, all the while taking in the natural surroundings whether it be in winter, autumn, or the warmer seasons. Makamonai Park is especially beautiful during the autumn, where you can catch the changing colors of the leaves which starts early October. During the winter there is outdoor and indoor ice skating at the Makamonai Open Stadium, and the Makamonai Ice Arena.
| Ice Skating Admission | ￥810 Adults ￥290 High school students Free for junior high and under |
| Tennis Courts | ￥690 weekdays ￥1380 weekends |
| Futsal Courts | ￥2770 |
| Circuit Training | ￥1120 Adults ￥730 High school students |
| Opening Hours | |
| Closed | |
| Contact | 011-581-1961 http://www.makomanai.com/openstadium/ |
| Notes | Parking available from April 29 - November 3 (charged on weekends and holidays) 8 tennis courts 4 futsal courts Outdoor ice-skating rink Wifi available |
| Location / Getting There | 25 minute drive from central Sapporo. 25 minute walk from Makomanai subway station or take bus number 90, 95, 96, 97 from Makomanai subway station, get off at 'Makomanai Stadium' stop, walk 4 minutes on foot. 3-1 Makomanaikōen, Minami-ku, Sapporo-shi, Hokkaidō 005-0017 |
Tennis courts in summer
The Makomanai Sekisui Heim Stadium was opened in 1971 and was the stadium used for the opening ceremony for the 11th Winter Olympic Games that were held in Sapporo in 1972! During the games it was used in tandem with the Makomanai Indoor Stadium which is also located in Makamonai park. The stadium can accommodate up to 17,300 people. Since this piece of history, the stadium is open to the general public for sports and events that are held throughout the year.
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A room to enjoy a coffee and rest
During the summer, the stadium has eight tennis courts and four futsal courts that can be rented. The stadium can be hired out, for a price, so it is not rare to see occasional events that are held for kids, or for concerts, or exhibitions that are organized here. During the winter, there is an outdoor skating rink that is open. This a lot of fun for couples, friends or families, where you can strap on some skates and do laps around in the stadium. There is also a training room, sports classes, folk dance, tai chi, infant physical education classes, and a parent-child sports club, showers, and changing rooms. There is a lot to do here!
| Admission | Free |
| Opening Hours | 9:00 - 16:45 |
| Closed | Mondays |
| Contact | 011-582-7555 https://salmon-museum.jp/ |
| Notes | Parking for 172 cars Wheelchair access |
| Location / Getting There | 25 minute drive from central Sapporo. 25 minute walk from Makomanai subway station or take bus number 90, 95, 96, 97 from Makomanai subway station, get off at 'Makomanai Stadium' stop, walk 4 minutes on foot. 2-1 Makomanaikoen, Minami Ward, Sapporo, Hokkaido 005-0017 |
Outdoor Kankatsu pond
Located by the Toyohira River, the Sapporo Salmon Museum is made up of a museum that has exhibits, a small aquarium, and an outdoor pond and is one of the many sightseeing spots that make up Makamonai Park. The Salmon Museum is educational and focuses on the biodiversity around the Toyohira River and local area. There are often school excursions here, and it is a popular place for young children where they can get a real hands on experience of the local wildlife. The main exhibition hall has various dioramas and video exhibits of the history and of the current salmon ecology. Due to the development of Sapporo, it caused the disappearance of the salmon in local rivers. Since 1981 however, with water improvements and the release The “Come Back Salmon Movement”, the salmon numbers have returned to Toyohira River.
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Live salmon up close
Aside from the main exhibition hall, there is the ‘Outdoor Kankatsu pond’. Here you can see various fish and get close up to the salmon. And for a hundred yen, you can feed the fish, which is fun for the kids. The other building that makes up the Salmon Museum is the ‘Sakana Pavilion’. This acts as a small aquarium, a rearing room, and as a hatching facility for fertilizing salmon eggs. The aquarium has over thirty kinds of local waterside creatures such as freshwater fish, frogs, salamanders and tortoises. Lastly, you visit see the ‘Underground Observation Room’ where you can view (depending on the season), salmon and fresh water fish through an underwater window.
