| Pricing Guide (Avg. cost per person) | ￥1500 - ￥2500 |
| Opening Hours | 11:00 - 22:00 |
| Closed | - |
| Contact | 011-213-5660 |
| Notes | English menu |
| Location / Getting There | Located at Sapporo station Paseo 〒060-0806 Hokkaido, Sapporo, Kita, Kita 6 Jonishi, 2 Chome, Paseo West 1F |
Hamburger soup curry
Okushiba Soup Curry is a delicious soup curry restaurant based right near Sapporo station. This soup curry restaurant offers a few traditional soup curry dishes plus some unique ones, in a nice retro Japanese setting. Along with the soup curries they also excel in shrimp soups and puddings, plus fried chicken and beef cutlets. The staff are very friendly, and the menu does come in English with photos which is easy to follow. The hard part, is which dish to choose!
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Cool décor
The owner, Yosuke Okushiba, has based the shrimp soup (of which this restaurant is themed) on his grandmothers traditional recipe, that has been passed down from generation to generation. The soup curry servings are big and the bowls are HUGE, which will leave any customer content. They have the traditional vegetable dishes, chicken, and pork dishes. The unique dishes include the hamburger patty with egg soup curry, sliced beef curry, and their original karage (fried chicken) soup curry.
| Admission | Adults : ￥420 Aged 7 - 15 : ￥300 6 and under : free |
| Opening Hours | 9:00 - 16:30 (16:00 last entry) |
| Closed | Mondays（on Tuesday when Monday is a National Holiday） Winter - November to April |
| Contact | 011-221-0066 hubg@fsc.hokudai.ac.jp |
| Notes | Wheelchairs available to borrow The botanic garden does not allow pets on garden grounds. Service animals are permitted. Toilets available. No car parking Parking available for motorcycles and bicycles. |
| Location / Getting There | North3, West8, Chuo-ku, Sapporo, 060-0003, Japan 10 minute walk from Sapporo station |
Woodlands
The Hokkaido University Botanical Gardens were established in 1886 as a part of the Old Sapporo Agricultural College. They were opened by Dr. Miyabe Kingo, a graduate of Sapporo Agricultural College (now Hokkaido University). The gardens cover 13.3 hectares and are the second oldest botanical gardens in Japan! The collection of plants and trees numbers over 4,000 species. These include alpine plants, and wild plants from Hokkaido, and can be enjoyed in the Spring, Summer, and Autumn.
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Natural History Museum
The gardens also contain a tropical greenhouse, a natural history museum, memorial building, and early Hokkaido homes. The natural history museum was built in 1884, and is the oldest museum in Hokkaido. Its old and spooky facade houses Ainu artifacts, biological specimens, and the stuffed body of ‘Taro’, one of two surviving sled dogs from Japan’s 1958 Antarctica mission. The exhibits documenting the lives of the Ainu and Uilta (indigenous peoples of Hokkaido) were collected from 1870 – 1930. There is also the Miyabe Kingo Memorial Building with displays of articles belonging to Miyabe, the first director of the botanical gardens.
Rose garden area
Other features of the Botanical Gardens are a Herbaceous Plants Garden, a Rose Garden with 200 rose bushes from 20 different varieties, a Canadian Rock Garden (in commemoration of the partnership between the University of British Colombia and the University of Hokkaido) ,and the Alpine Plants Rock Garden with over 600 species of alpine plants home to Hokkaido and its climate. The Northern Peoples Ethnobotanical Garden has around 200 species of plants used by the indigenous peoples of North East Asia for building, clothing, food, hunting, medicine and rituals.
The botanical gardens, are only a 10 minute walk from Sapporo station on the south exit. It is also a few minutes on the west side of the Old Hokkaido Government Building so you can fit the gardens into a sightseeing schedule. The gardens are a nice spot to walk around, sit on one of the many lawns, and take in the nature. Visitors can enjoy the seasonal flowers and the autumn leaves.
| Pricing Guide (Avg. cost per person) | From ￥1000- ￥2000 |
| Opening Hours | 11:00 - 23:00 |
| Closed | - |
| Contact | 011-213-5454 *Parco department store |
| Notes | Credit cards accepted Menu in English + photos Non smoking Seating 76 |
| Location / Getting There | Located on 8th floor of Parco Department Store 3-3 Minami-Ichijo Nishi, Chuo-ku, Sapporo City, Hokkaido |
Views into the kitchen
Benitora Gyozabou is a fusion Chinese restaurant located on the top floor of the Parco Department store. It is one of 8 restaurants in the Parco food court. It is open throughout the day until late into the evenings. There is a special lunch set menu and a dinner set menu. The menu is in English and has plenty of information about each dish. Benitora Gyozabou has plenty of seating, and has a nice layout with Chinese modern art, an open kitchen and a good design.
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Lava hot Dan Dan noodles!
The menu offers all kinds of Chinese cuisine. There are dumplings (5 different flavors), Chinese vegetables, Szechwan flavored noodles, including the hot & spicy Dan Dan noodles, which are probably the one of the spiciest things you can eat in Sapporo! Stir fried shrimp, sweet & sour pork, fried rice, salads, and side dishes are also on the menu. If you have room, then there is a delicious dessert menu as well! Alcohol and non-alcoholic drinks are also served. Lunch sets and dinner sets include a drink, soup and a dessert.
| Admission | Free |
| Opening Hours | 9:00 - 17:00 (including prayer room) |
| Closed | - |
| Contact | 011-521-2565 |
| Notes | Prayer room available for reservations. Available for weddings & funerals |
| Location | Nakajima Park 1- 8, Chuo-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido 5 minute walk from Nakajima park station |
“Torii” located at the entrance
Iyahiko Shrine is located in Nakajima park on the east side. It’s a small Shinto shrine and when you are in
Nakajima Park it’s another nice little spot to visit to get some nice photos, to pray, or to buy a souvenir or prayer amulet. Feel free to walk around the small grounds, or sit for a coffee and enjoy a piece of Japanese culture. There are special events at the shrine that take place throughout the year, especially around New Year. Summer and the Obon festival are also big on the calendar. Iyahiko Shrine is especially beautiful during the autumn and winter seasons.
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“Komainu” statue guarding the temple
Prayer rooms and prayer times are daily. For specific blessings, for things such as company prosperity, baby blessings, or for family health and safety then a priest is available. The cost ranges from ￥5000 to ￥15,000. Before coming to visit for a blessing, it is recommended to contact the shrine as there are occasions where the priest is absent at a visit. And as with all religious or spiritual places, the shrine is available for weddings or funerals. The amulets and trinkets available from the shop cover things from health, luck to money and prosperity.
| Pricing Guide (Avg. cost per person) | ￥500 - ￥1000 per drink ￥500 - ￥1000 per dish |
| Opening Hours | 17:30–24:00 *15:00 - 24:00 *Summer weekends July to September |
| Closed | Wednesdays |
| Contact | 011-218-5311 http://moonsunbrewing.com/ |
| Notes | Craft beers on tap Seating 40 Standing space 20 |
| Location |
5 beer sample set
The Moon and Sun Craft Beer Brewery is a microbrewery located in Sapporo. This bar offers up a fine selection of craft beers as well as delicious foods to go with them. There are 10 types of craft beer on tap plus craft beer from other breweries! You can order pints (450 ml) or half paints (250 ml). If you are interested in sampling the numerous beers on the menu they have a 3 beer and a 5 beer tasting set (recommended). On the menu, each beer has a circular graph with ratings of flavor, crispness, malt, fruitiness, color, strength etc, so you can sample the beer that catches your fancy. Each beer is served in a 150 ml glass. Of course, if beer isn’t your thing, then there are delicious wines (foreign and local), cocktails, soft drinks and coffee!
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And of course, with good beer, comes good food! The Moon and Sun has a great food menu which compliments its tasty beverages. Cheeses, pâté, salami, fruits, seafood and breads are all available to compliment any choice of drink. The french fries are made from a variety of Hokkaido-grown potatoes served with a delicious sauce.For meals, then there are pastas, dumplings, spare ribs stewed in beer, and a delicious smoked chicken plate.
The Moon & Sun bar is a great micro-brewery, and a great place to sample some good beers, wines and have a meal. It is nicely laid out and the staff are super friendly, and helpful. The owner works along side his staff and is more than happy to have a chat. This is definitely a place worth checking if you have a night out in Sapporo.
| Admission | Adults ¥500 High School and University Students ¥250 Elementary and Junior High School Students Free. |
| Opening Hours | 9:30 am to 5 pm daily |
| Closed | Mondays, December 27th to January 4th and occasional irregular closures |
| Contact | 011-511-7655 |
| Notes | Free parking (up to 7 spaces) Wheelchair access Exhibits are in Japanese only |
| Location / Getting There | Japan, 〒064-0931 Hokkaidō, Sapporo-shi, Chūō-ku, Nakajimakōen, 1−4 北海道立文学館 Take the Nanboku subway (Green line) to the Nakajima Park station. The museum is in the middle of the park, on the west side. |
The Hokkaido Museum of Literature first opened in 1995, and is the first of its kind in Hokkaido. It is located on the grounds of Nakajima Park and is home to some 260,000 works. The collection includes works by and about authors associated with Hokkaido, such as Takeo Arishima, Takuboku Ishikawa, Takiji Kobayashi, and Ayako Miura. There is a permanent exhibition as well as temporary exhibitions.
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The permanent exhibition includes 1,300 items and provides an insight into the literature and authors throughout the history of Hokkaido. This permanent exhibition is currently only in Japanese. The collection is of works of Hokkaido literature dating back to the mid 19th century. These works includes novels, essays, poetry, tanka, haiku, senryu, children’s literature, works of criticism, and Ainu folklore.
