Winter Sports Ice Fishing on the Barato River Max Forrest Located just half an hour from Sapporo on the border between Sapporo and Ishikari, the Barato River is a picturesque escape from the bustle of Sapporo.
Camping & Trekking Hike Mt. Sankaku Sapporo Dan Traylor Sankaku (Sankakuyama) in Sapporo offers an easy hike within city limits.
7 Beach & Island Shimamui Coast at Cape Shakotan Dan Traylor Best accessed by car (about two hours from Sapporo), the Shimamui Coast
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
Activities Winter Wonderland Of Sounkyo Onsen Katherine Moore Deciding to break the five-and-a-half hour journey from Abashiri to Sapporo
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
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
10 Seasonal Sapporo Snow Fest 2017 Victoria Vlisides 2017 Sapporo Snow Festival: A fan favorite was the Trump + PPAP mashup sculpture.