Outdoors Sakura Season Along Sapporo's Shinkawa River Kim From around late April to early May each year, the banks of Sapporo's Shinkawa River are filled with the springtime beauty of around 800 cherry trees in
Activities Mt. Moiwa Ropeway and Observatory Dan Traylor Ride a gondola, change to a tram, and take in a view of Sapporo from 531 meters above sea level
Camping & Trekking Hike Mt. Sankaku Sapporo Dan Traylor Sankaku (Sankakuyama) in Sapporo offers an easy hike within city limits.
Activities Niseko Steam Train Clifford Bernstein The train runs on weekends only from Sapporo through Otaru via Kutchan... and Niseko before stopping in Rankoshi and running in reverse back to Sapporo
Outdoors Odori Park Dan Traylor From the snow festival in February to the beer gardens in July, Odori Park is a hub for events in Sapporo
7 Beach & Island Shimamui Coast at Cape Shakotan Dan Traylor Best accessed by car (about two hours from Sapporo), the Shimamui Coast
10 Seasonal Sapporo Snow Fest 2017 Victoria Vlisides 2017 Sapporo Snow Festival: A fan favorite was the Trump + PPAP mashup sculpture.
Activities Abashiri Drift Ice Sightseeing Varsha Vaswati overnight at Abashiri, luckily we could zap it off in a day trip from Sapporo... We took the 7:21am train, and about 5 min after it left Sapporo the whole