| Admission | - |
| Opening Hours | 10:00- 21:00 |
| Closed | - |
| Contact | 011-261-1111 http://www.biccamera.co.jp/shoplist/shop-015.html |
| Notes | Tax free goods (need passport) Multiple languages Electronics & appliance store |
| Location / Getting There | Sapporo, Chuo, Kita 5 Jonishi, 2 Chome−１ ESTA Building JR Tower 2 minute walk from Sapporo station |
Busy Saturday shopping
Bic Camera is a famous electronics store that it is part of a chain of stores that have multiple locations all over Japan. There is one in Hokkaido which is located right next to Sapporo station and JR Tower. Not only does Bic Camera sell electronics and cameras, but it also sells home appliances, toys, and other outdoor and indoor goods. This store is extremely popular for tourists and is often busy, due to this store being tax free. Bic camera will also deliver bought items to hotels and the airport if needed! The store caters especially to overseas travelers. Some of the many staff are multilingual and the announcements are made in various languages.
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| Floor guide | |
| 1st floor | batteries, binoculars, calculators, cameras, drones, memory cards, photo printing, sim cards, smart phones, telescopes, video cameras. information counter, pick up counter ATMs Taiwanese ATM |
| 2nd floor | alcohol, beauty products, brand items, clocks, contact lenses, glasses, hearing aids, medicine, suitcases, travel goods. cafe clothing alterations pharmacy eye clinic |
| 3rd floor | audio, bicycles, computers, DVD players, electric dictionaries, electric pianos, golfing goods, headphones, PC software & accessories, printers, printing ink, stationary, tablet PC's, telephones, TV's. gift wrapping apple product repairs business counter |
| 4th floor | air conditioners, air purifiers, bedding, Blue Rays, CDs & DVDs, fridges, games, kitchen goods, LED's, lights, microwave ovens, renovation goods, rice cookers, security products, toys, tools, washing machines, vacuums. bulk buying counter |
| 5th floor | Fashion & Accessories |
| 6th floor | Fashion & Accessories |
| 7th floor | Fashion & Accessories |
| 8th floor | Fashion & Accessories |
| 9th floor | Amusement |
| 10th floor | Restaurants |
| 11th floor | JR Tower Planis Hall Sky Garden |
| Pricing Guide (Avg. cost per person) | ￥750 - ￥1200 |
| Opening Hours | 11:00 - 22:00 |
| Closed | - |
| Contact | 011-213-5261 |
| Notes | Long lines at lunch Non smoking Seating 76 Credit card accepted |
| Location / Getting There | 2 Chome Kita 6 Jonishi, Kita, Sapporo, 060-0806, PASEO 2 minute walk from Sapporo station |
Yotsuba White Cosy is a sweets & parfait restaurant located in Paseo, Sapporo station. It is a very popular place especially during lunch hours. There are 15 kinds of unique parfait, mixed with fresh fruits, delicious toppings, or nuts and almonds. Yotsuba is also famous for its fantastic pancakes. Make your choice from a dozen pancakes, whether it be caramel & almonds, 4 berries pancakes, or the cinnamon apple and rum raisin pancake with maple syrup, delicious!
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Pasta dishes
If you are looking for more of a savory meal, and not so much a sweet indulgence, then Yotsuba also has some pasta dishes. There are some spaghetti plates, a hamburger ‘doria’ plate, and a ‘gratin’ plate. Doria is a rice and butter based dish which typically has chicken or prawns, and some vegetables mixed in, with a creamy white sauce. There are also some pancake and cheese dishes , plus a kids set. For lunch sets there are some rice and chicken and curry sets. While shopping around near Sapporo station, Yotsuba White Cosy is a close by!
| Pricing Guide (Avg. cost per person) | ￥900- ￥1500 |
| Opening Hours | 11:00 - 22:00 Paseo location 11:00 - 23:00 Parco location |
| Closed | - |
| Contact | 011-213-5630 Paseo 011-350-3784 Parco |
| Notes | English menu Non smoking Korean hotpot |
| Location / Getting There | 2 Chome Kita 6 Jonishi, Kita, Sapporo, 060-0806, PASEO 2 minute walk from Sapporo station 3-3 Minami-Ichijo Nishi, Chuo-ku, Sapporo, PARCO 5 minute walk from Odori park |
Set meal
Tokyo Sundubu is a popular chain of succesful Korean restaurants. There are 2 in Hokkaido. The first being in Paseo, located at Sapporo station. The second is located in the Parco department store in Odori. ‘Sundubu-jjigae’ or ‘soft tofu stew’ is a famous Korean dish that has been enjoyed for generations. It is a stew featuring soft tofu, cooked with a variety of ingredients including meat, seafood, and vegetables. The hot stew is seasoned off with ‘tategi’ (a Korean red pepper based sauce). There are over 20 dishes to choose from! 
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Kitchen staff
To order your dish is very simple. First, choose what kind ingredients you want (seafood, vegetables, meat etc). Second, select 1 out of the 3 soup bases. There is plain, salt, or the most popular, miso. Third, choose how spicy you want it, from level 1 to level 6. And lastly, choose the size of your rice, from small to large that comes with the rice set menu. There is the rice set, the salad and rice set, or the salad, rice & drink set. Extra toppings for your stew are available and each set comes with a small dessert. The stew will come out boiling hot, so be careful and enjoy your taste of Korea!
| Pricing Guide (Avg. cost per person) | ￥1000 - ￥2000 |
| Opening Hours | 11:00 - 23:00 |
| Closed | - |
| Contact | 011-350-3736 http://www.fukutei.net/kaiteirou |
| Notes | Seating 120 English pictured menu |
| Location / Getting There | 〒060-0061 Hokkaido, Sapporo, Chuo, Minami 1 Jonishi, 3. PARCO 8th floor 5 minute walk from Odori station |
Nice setting
Kushiro Fukutei Kateirou is a delicious Japanese cuisine restaurant located on the 8th floor of the Parco department store. Kushiro is a city located on the south-east coast of Hokkaido and is famous for its fishing and its seafood. Kushiro Fukutei Kateirou has a good selection of Japanese food, especially its seafood. These dishes can be ordered as a set menu or individually. There is plenty of seating in a nicely designed space, with a dozen seats with window seating. There is counter seating as well, with views into the kitchen.
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Soba noodles
Kushiro Fukutei Kateirou Japanese menu has delicious varieties of sushi, sashimi, and tempura. The sushi plate comes in different sizes from 8 to 20 pieces, which is suitable for individuals or for small groups. There is also soba noodles, steak, and chicken. The prices are very reasonable for the quality. The set menu comes with rice, salad, and pickled vegetables. The set drinks menu has alcohol and non alcoholic drinks. Japanese tea is also offered as a service, which is a nice touch. Kushiro Fukutei Kateirou is definitely a great restaurant to check out!
| Pricing Guide (Avg. cost per person) | ￥500 - ￥1000 per drink ￥500 - ￥2000 for food ￥1500 - ￥4000 for drinking plan |
| Opening Hours | 18:00 - 4:00 |
| Closed | - |
| Contact | 011-596-0595 http://king-star.jp/ |
| Notes | All you can drink plan available English menu VIP area available (Japanese speaker needed) Party plan available Seating 20 VIP Seating 50 |
| Location | 〒064-0805 Hokkaido, Sapporo, Chuo, Minami 5 Jonishi, 3 Chome, 五條 (Gojo) Building 5 minute walk from Susukino station |
Sapporo on tap
Sports Bar King Bar is a bar located in the heart of Susukino. It is hard to miss, as it is on the main drag running through Sapporo. It i also hard to miss, as it is a large red building usually with the staff (Japanese girls) gesturing passersby to come in. The bar is divided into 2 sections. The front section is a typical western style bar area with counter seating with TV screens to watch sports. The ‘VIP’ area has TV screens, counter seating, plus booths, with which to talk (and drink) with the girls working at the bar.
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Front area
Beer is served by the glass or as a drinking plan. The drinking plans are all you can drink for 60 minutes, 90 minutes, or 120 minutes. Price depending on length and time (the later it is in the evening, the more expensive the drinking plan is). They have Sapporo, Kirin, and Heineken beers plus, spirits, whiskeys, wines, and champagnes. Most drinks are around the ￥500 mark. Bottles of champagne or scotch range from ￥12,000 to ￥65,000. Typical bar food is on the menu, plus pizzas, hamburgers, salads, and steaks. The food menu is extensive. To order the ￥5000 King steak, prior reservation is needed!
Back area
The VIP section is behind the front section. This section has booths and a separate bar area. This area is set up in a ‘snack bar’ style. To access this area, you need to go on a drinking plan. In the ‘VIP’ area one of the girls working at the Sports Bar will pour your drinks, and sit with you. As a note, a Japanese speaker is required for this area and touching the girls is prohibited. Customers are expected to buy the girls a drink or two. So, whether to stop for a quick beer, watch some sports, or have a party, King Star Sports Bar is worth a look.
| 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!
