Sapporo
Overview
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Sapporo is the Japan's fifth-largest city and also the prefectural capital of Hokkaidō. It is a dynamic urban centre that offers everything you'd want from a Japanese city: a thriving food scene, stylish cafes, neon-lit nightlife, shopping galore – and then some. While many travellers see the city as a transit hub from which to access Hokkaidō's mountains and hot springs, there are enough worthwhile attractions to keep you here for days. Summer is the season for beer and food festivals.
Places to Go
Hokkaido Shrine
The Hokkaido Shrine is one of the Japan’s most important Shinto religious places. Built in 1871, the shrine became even more important after dedicated to the soul of much revered Emperor Meiji in 1964. The shrine was once burned down in 1974 and restored in 1978. This is a huge temple building consists of a 180,000-square-meter-large garden replete with cherry blossoms and it is known as one of the best cherry blossom viewing spots in Sapporo. Besides, the Hokkaido Shrine will have a Sapporo Festival annually on June 16, which is the Japan New Year’s Day. If are about to go to Sapporo on June, then you must visit to the Hokkaido Shrine, enjoy the cherry blossoms and perhaps join the Sapporo Festival !
Beer Museum
Sapporo Beer Museum is the only beer museum in Japan. It was opened in July of 1987 and renovated in 2004. This giant beer factory is allocated in a historical village. The museum provides a free tour to their factory and provide visitors with exhibition about how beer is made and the history of beer in Japan. One great thing here is that you can have half-hour tasting of all the beer you want, and it is free! If you are a beer lover, how could you missed this chance? And it you are worried that everyone visiting Sapporo the day you are will also want to drink all the beer they can in the 30 minutes, be sure to make a reservation!
Jozankei Onsen (Hot Springs)
The Jozankei Onsen is the most visited hot springs districts in Hokkaido. It opened since 1866 by an ascetic monk called Miizumi Jozan, who discovered the hot springs and started with a healing spa. There are 56 hot spring sources in this Jozankei district, from which 8,600 liters of hot water are at temperature of 60 °c to 80°c surface per minute.
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