6-Day Sapporo Hokkaido Itinerary
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Autumn in Hokkaido is a gradual change. It starts with red maple leaves, then yellow meadows, purple lavender, colorful flower fields, and finally snow. When the train slowly enters Furano, it feels like entering Alice's Wonderland.
✈️Flight
Shanghai Pudong — Sapporo New Chitose Spring Airlines (luggage purchased separately)
🚊Airport to Sapporo Station
1️⃣JR Airport Express 37 mins JPY 1,070
2️⃣Airport Bus 1 hr JPY 1,030
🛌Accommodation
Sapporo City Center Apartment 5 nights/CNY 3,500
🗺️Itinerary
D1 JR Tower Observatory➡️Odori Park➡️TV Tower➡️Tanukikoji Shopping Street
D2 Otaru Canal➡️Otaru Music Box Museum➡️Funamizaka
D3 Asahiyama Zoo➡️Biei Blue Pond➡️Shirahige Waterfall➡️Ningle Terrace
D4 Noboribetsu Jigokudani (Hell Valley)➡️Lake Toya
D5 Hokkaido Shrine ➡️Hokkaido University➡️Fushimi Inari Shrine➡️Shiroi Koibito Park
⛰️Attractions:
🔸JR Tower Observatory: 38th floor of Sapporo Station, overlooking Sapporo
🔸Odori Park: A long oasis in the city center
🔸TV Tower: A landmark iron tower in Odori Park, 147.2 meters high, with changing lights at night that complement the city
🔸Tanukikoji Shopping Street: A century-old street with 7 blocks, drugstores, duty-free shops, restaurants, and cafes
🔸Hokkaido Shrine: Guardian deity of Hokkaido
🔸Former Hokkaido Government Office: A Baroque-style government office built in 1888
🔸Otaru Canal: 798 built along the river
🔸Otaru Music Box Museum: A world of music boxes
🔸Fairy Tale Crossroad: Otaru shopping street with European-style buildings
🔸Funamizaka: "Saka" means slope, and this slope is long and steep. A filming location for "Love Letter"
🔸Asahiyama Zoo: Polar bear diving, penguin walking
🔸Biei Blue Pond: Mini version of Jiuzhaigou, with a blue lake surface
🔸Ningle Terrace: Small cabins shining with neon lights, like a fairy's home
🔸Noboribetsu Jigokudani (Hell Valley): A bizarre valley formed after a volcanic eruption
🔸Lake Toya: Famous for its volcanic hot springs, it doesn't freeze in winter, and the view is refreshing
🔸Hokkaido University: The "Peking University" of Japan
🔸Fushimi Inari Shrine: Dedicated to the gods of agriculture and commerce, with spectacular torii gates
🍜Food
🔸Soup Curry
Sapporo Chuo-ku Minami 2 Jo Nishi 2 Chome 6-1 Okumurabiru B1
Chicken Soup Curry; Fried Chicken Leg Soup Curry
🔸Kani Honke
Chuo-ku Kita 3 Jo Nishi 2 Chome 1-18
Crab Hot Pot
🔸Conveyor Belt Sushi
Higashi-ku Kita 8 Jo Higashi 5-19-1
Average JPY 200 per person
🔸Kushidori
Sapporo Station 2F
High cost performance
🔸Murakami Uni
Kita 3 Jo Nishi 4-1-1
Sea Urchin Rice Bowl
🛍️Shopping:
4pla: A collection of second-hand clothing
Daimaru: Everything from local drugstores to luxury brands
BicCamera: Electronics, beauty devices
PARCO: A comprehensive mall with many trendy brands