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Hokkaido Jingu Shrine, Maruyama

Hokkaido Jingu Shrine was built in 1869, when Emperor Meiji ordered the enshrining of three deities. At the time, Hokkaido was known as Ezo but was renamed Hokkaido (Prefecture). The shrine sits on 180,000 square-meters of land filled with cherry trees. It looks very nice in spring, as the cherry blossoms can be see in

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Sapporo Munich Christmas Market

Phone: 011-206-6780 (Japanese)

When: November 22 – December 25, 2024

Time: 11am to 9pm

Area: Odori Park 2 Chome

GPS: 43.06079370474163, 141.35441103534345

Website: https://www.sapporo.travel/en/event/event-list/munich_christmas_market/

German Christmas Market in Sapporo

The market has been held in Sapporo since 2002, when the city marked the thirtieth anniversary of its sister-city ties with Munich, Germany. Stalls

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Sapporo JR Tower T38

Phone: 011-209-5100

Address: North 5 West 2, 4 Chome, Central Ward, Sapporo 060-0005

Hours: 10am to 11pm (Last Admission 10:30pm)

Summertime Business Hours
From July 1st to September 30th
9:30am to 11pm (Last Admission at 10:30pm)

URL: http://www.jr-tower.com/

Special Service: If it's your birthday, you

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Sapporo, Cherry Blossoms 2025

In Sapporo, the first blossoms will be out around April 18th. The cherry blossoms will be at their best between April 24th and April 29th. Usually about 4 to 11 days after they start blooming. They bloom a little later in Niseko as there is still snow there.

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Noria Ferris Wheel, Norubesa

Phone: 011-261-8875

Address: 7F, Norubesa, 1-1, South 3 West 5, Central Ward, Sapporo, Hokkaido 060-0063

Open: Sunday to Thursday, Holidays 11am to 11pm / Friday, Saturday, and the day before a national holiday 11am to 1am

Charge: About 800 Yen Per Ride

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/norbesa_sapporo

URL: https://www.norbesa.jp

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Tobetsu Trappist Dai Monastery

Phone: 0138-75-2139 (It's difficult to get through on this number but I was able to call them at 4:45pm on April 9th, 2024 to check when they open.)

Address: 392 Mitsuishi, Hokuto, Hokkaido, Japan 049-0283

Open: 9am to 5pm (Shop)

The monks start their day at 3:30am and sleep around 8pm. Regular visitors aren't allowed

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Asahikawa Winter Festival 2025: Hokkaido's Second Largest Winter Event (2/6-2/11)

Phone: 0166-25-7168

When: The beginning of February / February 6th, 2025 (Thu) to February 11th, 2025 (Tue)

Where: 4044 Tokiwakoen, Asahikawa, Hokkaido 070-0044

Time: 10am to 10pm

Charge: Free Entry

Fireworks: On the First and Last Day

Length of Festival: Roughly 1 Week

URL: https://asahikawa-winterfes.jp/

2024:

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Mt. Hakodate (Observatory - Night View & Ropeway) Mount Hakodate

Phone: 0138-23-3105

Address: 19-7, Motomachi, Hakodate-shi, Hokkaido 040-0054

Open: 10am to 10pm ( Apr. 20 - Sep. 30) 10am to 9pm ( Oct. 1 - Apr. 19) The observation deck is open until 10pm, the end of the ropeway operation (until 9pm from Oct. 1 to Apr. 19). *There are periods when

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Kitara Concert Hall

Phone011-520-2000

Address: 1-15 Nakajimakoen, Chuo Ward, Sapporo, Hokkaido 064-0931

URL: https://www.kitara-sapporo.or.jp/en/index.html

Japanese Website: https://www.kitara-sapporo.or.jp/

Sapporo Concert Hall, Kitara, is a municipal musical venue located in Nakajima Park, Sapporo, established in 1997, the building is owned by Sapporo City, known for having a huge organ built by Alfred Kern &

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What are the best places in Hokkaido, Japan?

What are the best places to visit in Hokkaido, Japan?

Hokkaido is the second largest and northernmost island of Japan, known for its natural beauty, winter sports, and seafood. Some of the best places to visit in Hokkaido include:

  1. Sapporo: The main city in Hokkaido with the largest population. It is known
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Ueno Farm (The Gnomes' Garden)

Phone: 0166-47-8741

Address: 186-2, 16 Chome, Nagayamacho, Asahikawa, Hokkaido 079-8431

Open: April to October / 2022: April 22nd to October 16th / Cafe 10am to 5pm

Closed: Winter

Charge: 1,000 yen for adults / 500 yen high school level children / elementary school students free / group discounts if 10 or

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Goryokaku Park

Fort Goryokaku (五稜郭, Goryōkaku) is a massive, star shaped, Western style citadel, which was built in the last years of the Edo Period for the defense of Hakodate against the imperialist threat posed by the Western powers. A few years later, the fort became the site of a civil war between an army of the shogunate and the superior

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