Sapporo Lilac Festival starts from mid May every year (17 May to 28 May for year 2017) when lilac, the flower of Sapporo city is blooming. The festival is held at Odori park where...
There are a lot of famous cakes, cookies, chocolates and other types of confectionaries in Hokkaido. Among them, NAMA CHOCOLATE by Royce and SHIROI KOIBITO by Ishiya are bought by tourists as souvenirs of...
Introducing here is some Hokkaido local food we cannot get even other areas in Japan. Those food only available in Hokkaido is very popular for local people with certified taste, so may be reasonable...
It already started real winter in Hokkado. Snow itself is troublesome for most local people, but the beautiful view with silver white colour still attracts us even though we see such scenery every year....
If you don’t join any group tour, then visit in Hokkaido individually, public transportation from/ to New Chitose airport is the most common way to reach/depart Sapporo downtown. As previous my post, bus and...
I had guessed Autumn might not better season to visit to Niseko before I actually went there, but my concerning was wrong! There are some advantages to visit Niseko in autumn against winter even...
If you are interested in exploring some cities in Hokkaido from Sapporo by JR, would be better to get a discount ticket in advance. It is not available at all areas in Hokkaido, but...
As my previous post, major options to reach Sapporo downtown from new Chitose airport are JR and airport coach. (You can get taxi at the airport, but Japanese taxi is so expensive that I...
For those who want to buy authentic brand goods with much cheaper price in Japan, shopping at recycle shops is one of good options. Goods sold at recycle shops has been examined with appropriate...
Most common ways to move from New Chitose airport to Sapporo downtown are bus or train (JR). The merit of bus is there are some bus stops in Sapporo city. In case you choose train to...