<strong>7 things to do in Sapporo: </strong>For rugby fans planning their trip to the friendly and laid-back city of Sapporo for the 2019 World Cup, here are seven ways to get the best out of this Japanese gem.
7 things to do in Sapporo: For rugby fans planning their trip to the friendly and laid-back city of Sapporo for the 2019 World Cup, here are seven ways to get the best out of this Japanese gem.
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<strong>Sapporo Beer Museum and Visitor Center: </strong>The Sapporo Sugar Company's handsome redbrick factory dates back to 1890 and remains one of the city's most striking and historic architectural legacies. Today, it houses the Sapporo Beer Museum and Visitor Center.
Sapporo Beer Museum and Visitor Center: The Sapporo Sugar Company's handsome redbrick factory dates back to 1890 and remains one of the city's most striking and historic architectural legacies. Today, it houses the Sapporo Beer Museum and Visitor Center.
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<strong>Sapporo beer: </strong>Since 1987, the building has been operating as the city's most famous global brand -- Sapporo Breweries Ltd.
Sapporo beer: Since 1987, the building has been operating as the city's most famous global brand -- Sapporo Breweries Ltd.
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<strong>Sapporo Beer Garden: </strong>Visitors can also kick back in the multiple venues within the Sapporo Beer Garden enjoying food such as Genghis Khan lamb or snow crab and sushi.
Sapporo Beer Garden: Visitors can also kick back in the multiple venues within the Sapporo Beer Garden enjoying food such as Genghis Khan lamb or snow crab and sushi.
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<strong>Odori Park and Sapporo TV Tower: </strong>Its name translates as "large street," but Odori is actually a mile-wide park that stretches through the heart of downtown Sapporo.
Odori Park and Sapporo TV Tower: Its name translates as "large street," but Odori is actually a mile-wide park that stretches through the heart of downtown Sapporo.
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<strong>Odori Park and Sapporo TV Tower: </strong>Odori provides a welcome escape with its acres of gardens, sculptures, fountains, lawns and regular festivals inside Sapporo.
Odori Park and Sapporo TV Tower: Odori provides a welcome escape with its acres of gardens, sculptures, fountains, lawns and regular festivals inside Sapporo.
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<strong>Odori Park and Sapporo TV Tower: </strong>The city's most visible landmark also sits on the eastern side of Odori, the 147-meter Sapporo TV Tower that dates back to 1957.
Odori Park and Sapporo TV Tower: The city's most visible landmark also sits on the eastern side of Odori, the 147-meter Sapporo TV Tower that dates back to 1957.
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<strong>Hoheikan: </strong>Named an Important Cultural Property of Japan, Hoheikan was built in 1881 in the Western style -- by a local master carpenter using Japanese techniques - in order to accommodate visiting dignitaries, notably Emperor Meiji who was the first guest to stay the night.
Hoheikan: Named an Important Cultural Property of Japan, Hoheikan was built in 1881 in the Western style -- by a local master carpenter using Japanese techniques - in order to accommodate visiting dignitaries, notably Emperor Meiji who was the first guest to stay the night.
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<strong>Mt Moiwa: </strong>Just a short ride from downtown, Mt Moiwa is covered in primeval forest and offers spectacular views over the city, particularly at sunset as Sapporo begins to light up beneath you.
Mt Moiwa: Just a short ride from downtown, Mt Moiwa is covered in primeval forest and offers spectacular views over the city, particularly at sunset as Sapporo begins to light up beneath you.
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<strong>Mt Moiwa:</strong> Once you get there, you take a combination of a ropeway car and then a mini cable car for the final stretch up to the summit.
Mt Moiwa: Once you get there, you take a combination of a ropeway car and then a mini cable car for the final stretch up to the summit.
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<strong>Mt Moiwa: </strong>It's home to an observation deck, planetarium and restaurant.
Mt Moiwa: It's home to an observation deck, planetarium and restaurant.
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<strong>Sapporo Clock Tower: </strong>With its red roof and white walls, the city's clock tower is a big draw for visitors and a distinctive sight in the city's skyline.
Sapporo Clock Tower: With its red roof and white walls, the city's clock tower is a big draw for visitors and a distinctive sight in the city's skyline.
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<strong>Sapporo Clock Tower: </strong>Dating back to 1878, the Sapporo Clock Tower started life as a training center of the Sapporo Agricultural College, forerunner to the prestigious Hokkaido University.
Sapporo Clock Tower: Dating back to 1878, the Sapporo Clock Tower started life as a training center of the Sapporo Agricultural College, forerunner to the prestigious Hokkaido University.
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<strong>Nijo Market: </strong>In the heart of the city and within walking distance from most major sights, Nijo Market serves as the perfect introduction to Hokkaido's legendary bounty of seafood and other produce.
Nijo Market: In the heart of the city and within walking distance from most major sights, Nijo Market serves as the perfect introduction to Hokkaido's legendary bounty of seafood and other produce.
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<strong>Nijo Market: </strong>Charismatic stallholders entice locals to stock up on daily needs, while foreign visitors are drawn by the mind-blowing maritime treats such as king crab and scallops, or vegetables from the rich local soil.
Nijo Market: Charismatic stallholders entice locals to stock up on daily needs, while foreign visitors are drawn by the mind-blowing maritime treats such as king crab and scallops, or vegetables from the rich local soil.
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<strong>Nijo Market: </strong>When you're done stocking up on culinary souvenirs, take your pick from small food stalls selling brilliant sushi, sashimi and sensational donburi rice bowls.
Nijo Market: When you're done stocking up on culinary souvenirs, take your pick from small food stalls selling brilliant sushi, sashimi and sensational donburi rice bowls.
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<strong>Hokkaido Museum: </strong>There's no better introduction to the culture and history of Hokkaido than at the impressive Hokkaido Museum.
Hokkaido Museum: There's no better introduction to the culture and history of Hokkaido than at the impressive Hokkaido Museum.
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<strong>Hokkaido Museum: </strong>Its collection spans thousands of years, starting with skeleton reconstructions of two giants that once roamed Hokkaido, Naumann elephants and mammoths, before chronicling the island's unique ecosystems.
Hokkaido Museum: Its collection spans thousands of years, starting with skeleton reconstructions of two giants that once roamed Hokkaido, Naumann elephants and mammoths, before chronicling the island's unique ecosystems.
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