| Pricing Guide (Avg. cost per person) | around ¥5000 |
| Summer opening Hours | Monday 17:00 - 23:00 Wednesday 17:00 - 23:00 Thursday 17:00 - 23:00 Friday 11:00 - 23:00 Weekends 11:00 - 23:00 *closed Tuesdays |
| Winter opening Hours | open everyday 16:00 - 23:00 |
| Contact | 0136-55-5553 |
| Notes | English speaking staff English menu available Credit Cards accepted Pizza delivery available Bar area *in winter reservations are required |
| Location | 167-3 Yamada, Kutchan, Abuta District, Hokkaido Prefecture 044-0081 |
Tasteful surroundings
Niseko Pizza is a delicious Italian restaurant that excels in wood-fire baked pizzas, pastas, salads, mouth-watering desserts, all served with a special selection of fine wines, and local and imported beers. Niseko Pizza not only specializes in Italian cuisine but also serves up an excellent grilled menu that will leave any customer satisfied! Niseko Pizza is located in the heart of Niseko so its easy to find! The menu has a huge selection of dishes to choose from, using the freshest local ingredients.
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Venison steaks
There are over 20 handmade wood-fired pizzas to choose from. A huge selection of delicious pastas are also available, and to accompany your meal there are plenty of salads! The grilled section has succulent venison steaks, racks of ribs, chicken, steaks and vegetables. The menu has so much to offer, it’s hard to decide! If you have room left after your meal, the dessert menu won’t disappoint! And on those cold winter evenings, pizza delivery is available!
The restaurant has a great layout, the design featuring Italian wines lining the walls, a large screen with winter scenes, upstairs seating for larger groups and a great ambiance. The bar area is at one end with seating for up to a dozen. In summer,there is plenty of seating available. In winter, Niseko Pizza is a popular venue so it’s advised to make a booking beforehand, especially for large groups!
| Opening Hours | 10:00 - 22:00 |
| Closed | New Years Holiday |
| Contact | 011-398-9570 |
| Notes | - |
| Getting there | 8 minute walk from Nopporo station 〒069-0821 Hokkaido Prefecture, Ebetsu, 東野幌町３−３ |
| Shops | Ebri Vegetable Market Gresham -Ebetsu - Tosa Grocery Store Il Mattone Arlese Italian Restaurant Nopporo Coffee Brick Hut Sweet Potatoes |
The stylish Ebri Shopping Mall was opened in March 2016 and was reconstructed from an old brick factory. This small one floor building has a lot of character with its red brick, wrought iron and wooden veneer and reflects on the town of Ebetsu, which is famous for its brick making industry. The brick building is made entirely from 100% Ebetsu brick and contains a supermarket, a coffee and sweets shop, a local grocery and a delicious wood fire Italian restaurant. A lot of local produce from the surrounding areas are sold here!
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Sweet potatoes
There are about a dozen shops in the building. There are some clothing stores but the main focus is on the local food grown in local areas. The supermarket there is a great place to buy some local fare. The space is very open and customers can walk around and poke their noses into the various kitchens of the sweet potato shop, coffee shop, and the Italian restaurant. At the coffee shop try the rich, delicious ‘Nopporo Coffee’ blend and purchase some packets to take home! There is also a roasted sweet potato shop as well, the “Brick Hut”. These fragrant potatoes are baked in a stone kiln made from materials sent from Italy & France. The kiln was created by a master craftsman and it brings out the unique flavors. French fries, sweet potatoes, and roast potatoes are on the menu. This shop is open until 19:00.
Lemon & Seafood Pasta
Ebri Shopping Mall is a 10 minute drive from Nopporo Forest Park. If you are hungry after seeing the sites of the Centennial Memorial Tower, or the Hokkaido historical Museum then there is a nice little Italian restaurant here, at Ebri Shopping Mall. Arles Il Mattone Italian Restaurant has a wooden kiln and makes its dishes from Ebetsu ingredients. There is lunch set meal (from 11:00 – 14:00) and a dinner set meal (17:00 – 20:30). The meals, come with a buffet style appetizer and cost around ¥1200. The all you can eat appetizer has a delicious selection of vegetables, olives, pastas, and meats. The main meals are made up of pastas, and wood fired pizzas. For dessert, there is also a large selection of all you can eat buffet style cakes and puddings. Arles has a great selection of local and foreign wines too! The phone number for Arles is 011-398-7708.
| Pricing Guide (Avg. cost per person) | ¥1100 - ¥2000 |
| Opening Hours | 10am - 11pm |
| Closed | - |
| Contact | 011-209-5100 |
| Notes | - |
| Location | 〒060-0005 Hokkaido Prefecture, Sapporo, Chuo Ward, 北5条西2丁目 JR Tower Located on the 6th floor of Stellar Place above Sapporo Station |
Chicken & Veg
Located in the shopping centre, Stellar Place, Soup Curry Tenma is a good restaurant to refuel after a hard days shopping. Soup Curry is famous in Hokkaido and there are a few restaurants spotted around town. Stellar place is right above Sapporo station so its a very easy place to find. The 6th floor is home to a dozen or so restaurants and this is where Soup Curry Tenma is found! It offers up the usual dishes of chicken and vegetables, seafood, and pork soup curry with rice.
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Unlike other soup curry restaurants, Tenma also offers other varieties of delicious curry. Curries such as the chicken katsu curry (crispy fired chicken in a curry sauce), 3 cheese curry, keema curry, and butter chicken curry are all on the menu. Soup Curry Tenma has a special lunch menu with a drink set. And to fill up the corners, there are a couple of delicious desserts if one is so inclined! So, after a days shopping Tenma Soup Curry offers a great selection of delicious curries. Enjoy!
Tax counter
Daimaru department store was opened in 2003 in connection with Sapporo station and JR Tower. Daimaru is a high end department store and contains 8 floors and 4 basement floors, including parking. It has wifi, Chinese interpreters, store information & signage in English, Chinese, Thai, Korean, and Japanese. China Union Pay, VISA, JCB, Master, Amex, and Diners cards are accepted.
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| Floor Guide | |
| 8th Floor | Restaurant area, Pokemon Center Sapporo Stationery, Office supplies, Glasses, Art gallery |
| 7th Floor | Japanese and Western tableware, Kitchenware, Japanese arts & crafts, Lifestyle & Interior goods, Kimonos Tax Refund Counter |
| 6th Floor | Men's clothes, Men's shoes, Haberdashery, Gentlemen's bags, Golf wear, Traveling gear ATM |
| 5th Floor | Women's wear, Jewelry, Clocks and watches |
| 4th Floor | Women's wear, Women's underwear, Baby & Children's' Clothes, Toys |
| 3rd Floor | Women's wear Prayer Room |
| 2nd Floor | Women's shoes, Handbags, Women's clothing, Women's wear |
| 1st Floor | Special Boutique, Cosmetics, Accessories, Women's clothing Interior Information Desk, Cloakroom |
| B1 Floor | Food items, Hokkaido made souvenirs, household dishes, Japanese and Western sweets Japanese and Western liquors, beers |
| B2 - B4 Floor | Parking |
Japanese cuisine
The restaurants are open longer than the shops and close at 10 pm. There are many restaurants to choose from. Soba, eel, udon, sushi, okonomiyaki, tempura, yakitori (grilled meat on sticks) and other Japanese style restaurants can be found here. Other restaurants include Chinese, hamburg (grilled meat patties), Italian, fried pork cutlet, and a popular buffet style restaurant are located here.
The tax free counter is located on the 7th floor, just follow the signs! The tax refund amounts to 6.9%. You will need to bring your passport, the receipt, and the purchased good. Any items purchased over ¥5400 in total for that days spending is available for a tax refund. When you purchase your goods, the staff will ask if you have your passport for this service.
| Admission | Free admission |
| Opening Hours | 7:00 - 22:00 |
| Closed | - |
| Contact | 011-790-1231 |
| Notes | Parking available, Bicycles for hire, French restaurant in pyramid, Art gallery, Photography spot, Kids play area, Picnic spot, Water park, Wheelchair access |
| Location / Getting There | Take bus from Sapporo. Details see below. 1 Moerenumakōen, Higashi-ku, Sapporo-shi, Hokkaidō 007-0011, Japan |
View of the park from the hill
This magnificent park design is owed to the master planning by Isamu Noguchi (1904-1988) , a Japanese-American artist, sculptor and landscape architect. Construction started in 1982 and was completed in 2005. It was built over a vast waste treatment plant and covers a huge 1.89 square kilometers. Sculptor Isamu Noguchi created the basic design based on the concept of “the whole, being a single sculpture”. The park is a must see and fuses together contemporary design with nature.
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Good photography spot
The park contains many sculptures and has many features throughout. Its a great place to visit with family, with friends or for a date out. Cherry blossoms bloom in the spring, and the fountain and wading pool facilities are open in the summer. The Autumn brings out the beautiful changing colors , and there is cross-country skiing and sledding across the snow-covered landscape during winter. The park has attractions for all seasons. Rental bicycles are available from late April to early November for 100 yen per hour.
| Access From JR Sapporo Station | |
| 1. | Take the subway Toho Line (blue line) to Kanjo dori higashi station (25-min. ride) From Kanjo dori higashi station take the Chuo Bus [higashi 69] to Ainosato kyoikudai eki. Get off at “Moerenuma koen higashiguchi (east entrance) or From Kanjo dori higashi station take the Chuo Bus [higashi 79] to Nakanuma Shogakko dori, get off at “Moerenuma koen higashiguchi (east entrance) |
| 2. | From subway Namboku Line (green line) to Kita sanjuyo jo Toho line “Shindo higashi” (30min. / 20min. ride) Chuo Bus [Higashi 76] to “Shogakko dori”, get off at “Moerenuma koen Nishiguchi (west entrance)* |
| 3. | The seasonal bus service to Moerenuma Park in the summer runs to all parts of the city, including “Bus Center”, “Asabu”, and others. |
| *The west entrance (Nishiguchi) is closed during snowfall. | |
HIDAMARI
From the rooftop of the pyrmaid
One of the main structures and the symbol of the park is the glass-walled pyramid. This beautiful building serves as an art gallery. Exhibitions are held throughout the year by prominent artists. Prices vary on the exhibition. The Hidamari Pyramid also contains a delicious French restaurant, a gift shop, an ice cream shop and small take out lunch shop, plus an information center and has a viewing platform overlooking the park and the outlying areas. The viewing platform at the top of the pyramid is open from 9:00 until 20:00 during summer, 19:00 in Spring and Autumn, and until 17:00 during the winter months. It’s a good idea to check out this platform first, so you can plan out what areas you want to see in the park!
MOUNT MOERE
Long walk up
Standing at 62 meters this man made mountain offers the best view of Moerenuma Park and the surrounding areas. There is a long winding track up, or a long flight of stairs straight to the stop. So if you’re also into fitness it’s a good work out! In winter, visitors can enjoy sledding and skiing on the mountain, making this feature one of the main attractions for visiting the park in winter. From this hill you can see all the way to Sapporo, and out over Hidamari. It is a good spot to get some photos!
MOERE BEACH
There is a shallow water park open from June to mid September. The paved pond is only a couple of feet deep which is great for young kids to play and splash around in. There are 3 water fountains in the pond as well so its also a popular area in the heat of summer. Ample grass space surrounding the pond is used for setting up tables and tents.
Open: Jun.13 – Sep.2. 10:00-16:00
Closed: Every Thursday
SEA FOUNTAIN
Surrounded in a copse in the middle of the park is the ‘Sea fountain’ which has a showtime at various times during the day. The giant fountain shoots up to 23 metres and was created to show the ebb and flow of life. At night the show is illuminated in time with the water.
| Operating Period April 29 - October 20 |
| Timetable for Weekends and National Holidays April 29 - May 31 10:30 - 10:45, 13:15 - 13:55, 16:00 - 16:15, 18:30 - 18:45* |
| June 1 - August 31 10:30 - 10:45, 13:15 - 13:55, 16:00 - 16:15, 19:15 - 19:55* |
| September 1 - October 20 10:30 - 10:45, 13:15 - 13:55, 16:00 - 16:15, 18:30 - 18:45* |
| Weekdays 10:35 - 10:45, 13:15 - 13:55, 16:00 - 16:15* |
| *Service may stop or the timetable may be shortened due to weather conditions, such as winds or heavy rain. |
FOREST OF CHERRY TREES
There is a large forest area interwoven with paths and play equipment which is great for the kids. The play equipment was also designed by Isamu Noguchi and really captures the imagination. These equipment pieces also serve as sculptures in their own right. There are 7 of these pieces hidden throughout this wooded area and not only are they fun to play on but its also fun to walk around and find whats around the corner.
TETRA MOUND
The Tetra mound is a triangular pyramid which is 13 meters in height. It is composed of stainless steel columns, two meters in diameter, and mounted on a grassy mound. The stainless steel surface was completed to resemble Isamu Noguchi’s fountain works in Detroit.
AQUA PLAZA
During Sapporo’s hot summers the Aqua Plaza offers a nice place to cool off. The 150 meter shallow canal flows through a section of the park. The water springs forth from a large sculptural basin. The stream is a great place to walk along, in or sit down and dangle your feet in the water. Isamu Noguchi’s water piece, garden area and stone square surrounded by two large mountains is often viewed as the symbolism of Sapporo.
| Admission | Ropeway + Morris Car (Round trip): Adults ¥1,700 Children ¥850 Road : Car ¥660 Motorbike ¥320 Mini Bus ¥1340 |
| Opening Hours | Summer: 10:30 – 22:00 (last departure 21:30) Winter: 11:00 – 22:00 (last departure 21:30) Sightseeing road: Summer Season 10:30 – 22:00 (last admission 21:30) |
| Closed | Sightseeing road: Closed Winter |
| Contact | - |
| Notes | - |
| Location / Getting There | 1 Moiwayama, Minami-ku, Sapporo-shi, Hokkaidō 005-0041, Japan |
Mt Moiwa reaches a height of 531 metres and is located on the south east range overlooking Sapporo. Its Ainu name is “Inkarushibe” and it was explored by Takeshiro Matsuura in the late-Edo period where he noted “Mt. Moiwa was not only a mountain upon which to command a view of the surroundings, but was also held as a sacred mountain where the gods dwell by the Ainu people.”
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Ropeway up!
The summit offers spectacular views of Sapporo and its outlying towns and the breathtaking night views of the illuminated cityscape below are not to be missed. From the base of the mountain the ropeway will steadily climb to the halfway point. From there visitors will change and take the “Morris Car”, the world’s first drive-type mini cable car to the summit.
For those wishing to wine and dine or even to have a special luncheon then JEWELS restaurant offers lunches and dinners on the summit. To make sure you get the best seats in the house with views through the floor to ceiling windows, booking in advance is a good idea. The halfway station has a souvenir shop and also houses a planetarium and theater. The planetarium holds nature documentaries that correspond with the seasons.
| ACCESS | |
| Subway | Take the JR bus Ropeway Sen from the 2nd exit of the Maruyama Park Station which is on the Tozai line (orange line), then get off at the stop Moiwa Sanroku Eki (Mt. Moiwa Base Station). |
| Streetcar | From Susukino or Odori stations, take the streetcar line to "Ropeway Iriguchi" station (25 minutes, 170 yen, frequent departures). From there, a free shuttle bus operates to the lower ropeway station (5 minutes, departs every 20 minutes). Alternatively, the Mount Moiwa Ropeway can be reached in a five minute walk from the Ropeway Iriguchi streetcar stop. (The streetcar comes at 6 minute intervals during the day, making it more convenient than the bus.) |
| Taxi | Approximately 1,500 yen from the city center to the Moiwa Sanroku Eki (Mt. Moiwa Base Station). |
| Parking | Sanroku Eki (Mt. Moiwa Base Station): 120 cars (Free) |
| Hiking | This mountain is a popular climbing destination for the citizens of Sapporo: the five mountain trails (shortest 2.4km; longest 4.5km) are hike-able in casual clothing and are popular with mountain climbers during the summer weekends. |
