| Dates | 1st weekend of June (3 days) |
| Opening Hours | 9:00 - 22:00 |
| Contact | kagai@academic.hokudai.ac.jp |
| Notes | Alcohol not permitted, no parking |
| Location / Getting There | 5 minute walk from Sapporo station. Take the north exit from the station, head one block north. The university is on the left hand side 5 Chome Kita 8 Jonishi, Kita Ward, Sapporo, Hokkaido 060-0808 |
International food festival
One of the cosplayers
Besides the International Food area, there are further stalls set up along the road. These stalls sell Japanese cuisine, and include games and events. There are student performances on stage, a rock festival, haunted house, and a cosplay event. Simply take a long stroll down the main road that runs through the campus and take in the sights and smells. The stalls run for a few hundred meters so there is a lot to see! The event starts during the first week of June and runs through the weekend. If you are in Sapporo around that time, make sure to put the Hokkaido University Festival into your schedule.
| Pricing Guide (Avg. cost per person) | ¥700 per hour - darts & billiards (weekdays) ¥800 per hour - darts & billiards (weekends) ¥4000 per hour - Golf simulation |
| Opening Hours | Mon to Fri - 15:00 to 5:00 Weekends - 13:00 to 5:00 |
| Closed | - |
| Contact | 011-290-6302 https://www.sugai-dinos.jp/sports/norbesa/darts/ |
| Notes | Golf simulator, billiards tables, electronic darts Credit cards accepted, Smoking, ATM, Wi-fi, Party plan, all you can drink available Booking ahead recommended for weekends |
| Location / Getting There | 2 minute walk from Susukino station. Top floor of Norbesa building, under the ferris wheel. 6th floor Hokkaido, Sapporo-shi Chuo-ku Minami 3-jo Nishi 5-Chome 1-1 NORBESA 6th floor |
Indoor golf simulator
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Clean break
There are two kinds of party plans, the first being a ‘darts & all you can drink plan’ for ninety minutes which will cost ¥2600 per person. The other being the ‘billiards & all you can drink plan’ for ninety minutes. This course will cost each person ¥2700. It is wise to book ahead, especially for the billiard tables as there are only three of these. The drink menu includes beer on tap, Coronas, and Carlsberg. There is a whiskey menu that accompanies this. There is also a cocktail menu and for shots, Jägermeister!
| 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. |
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