Sapporo is the city where miso ramen and soup curry were invented, and its simple street grid makes it easy to explore. The Sapporo City Guides tell you which counters are worth the queue, how to stay warm on a snowy afternoon, where the small bars of Susukino hide on the upper floors and how to reach Otaru, the onsen valleys and snow country by train and bus. Every place comes with the reason to go, the area and a practical tip, and the guides open in your browser right after you pay.
About the Sapporo City Guides
- 139 places
- 6 guides
- 13 languages
- Works offline
- Print or PDF
- Instant access
- Free updates
The six Sapporo guides
Food guide
27 places
Miso ramen counters, soup curry, Hokkaido lamb on the grill, crab and seafood markets, then sweets and coffee, with the queues and traps mapped out.
Things to do guide
21 places
Landmarks and viewpoints, museums for indoor days, and parks, markets and walks across the grid city.
Family guide
21 places
Sledding hills, a zoo and a night-view ropeway, warm museums for bad weather and kid-friendly food from soup curry to conveyor sushi.
Nightlife guide
25 places
Tiny whisky and wine bars on the upper floors of Susukino, craft beer and izakaya, basement jazz, night views and the late bowl of ramen.
Day trips guide
22 places
The canals of Otaru, steaming onsen and volcano country, whisky, culture and animals, and snow country, with the trains and buses from Sapporo.
Budget guide
23 places
Free sights, cheap ramen and soup curry, warm indoor stops for freezing days, and the tickets and tunnels that save you money and cold feet.
Why an interactive guide beats a list
Tick places off
Mark each place as done and watch your progress, so you always know what is left.
Your own notes
Write notes on any place and add your own finds. They stay on your phone.
One tap to Maps
Every place opens in Google Maps, and the day route puts your picks in a sensible order.
Open now, near me
Filter by what is open right now or what is closest to you.
Works offline
Open the guide once with a connection and it keeps working without data.
Print it or save as PDF
On a computer, print any guide or save it as a PDF to take with you.
Three places from the guides
Aji no Sanpei
Minami 1 Nishi 3, Daimaru Fujii Central, 4th floor
A ten-seat counter that says it created miso ramen in the 1950s, tucked inside a stationery building. The broth is light and balanced, the kind of bowl that explains the city’s reputation. From the food guide.
Slowboat
Minami 3 Nishi 3, Susukino, 4th floor
A small jazz room tied to the pianist Ryo Fukui, whose records made Sapporo a name among jazz fans. Local trios play two sets a night, and the schedule hangs by the door. From the nightlife guide.
Noboribetsu Jigokudani Valley
Noboribetsu Onsen, 70 minutes by train and bus
A crater of steam and sulphur-yellow rock above the onsen town, walked on a free boardwalk loop in 30 to 60 minutes. It is at its most dramatic in cold air, when the steam drifts over the snow. From the day trips guide.
Plan your days in Sapporo
Day one: walk the centre with the things to do guide, from the Red Brick Building to Odori Park, using the underground walkway when it snows, then eat miso ramen from the food guide and climb to a small Susukino bar with the nightlife guide. Day two: take the train to Otaru with the day trips guide for the canal, the seafood market and cheesecake, and come back for grilled lamb in the evening. On a snowy or slow day, the warm museums in the family guide and the free sights in the budget guide fill the hours, from the Hokkaido University Museum to the Sapporo Beer Museum.
Sapporo guides: common questions
What do I get with the Sapporo City Guides?
Six guides covering 139 places: food, things to do, family, nightlife, day trips and budget. Each place has the reason it made the list, the area, notes on opening and a practical tip.
How quickly can I use the guides after buying?
Right away. The links appear on your order page as soon as you pay and arrive in your order email too. Any browser on a phone or laptop opens them, with no app or sign-up.
Will the guides work offline in Sapporo?
Yes. Load each guide once while online and it keeps working without a connection, including your ticks and notes. Opening places in Google Maps needs mobile data.
Which languages are the guides available in?
The guides open in English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Dutch, Portuguese, Greek, Polish, Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Arabic. You can switch the language inside the guide at any time.
What do the Sapporo guides cost?
€4.99 for one guide, €8.99 for two, €15.99 for four and €19.99 for all six.
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