Sapporo
Travel Guide Asia Japan Hokkaido Sapporo
Introduction
Sapporo is one of the biggest cities in the north of Japan and the capital of Hokkaido.
Neighbourhoods
Sights and Activities
Events and Festivals
Weather
Getting There
By Plane
New Chitose Airport (CTS) is the main gateway arriving by plane. Most major Japanese cities are served, as well as international destinations like Seoul, Hong Kong, Busan, Taipei, Guam, Beijing and Shanghai.
To/from the airport
- Rail: The New Chitose Airport Station is located on a spur off the Chitose Line of Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido). Rapid service trains operate to and from Sapporo Station in about 35-40 minutes.
- Bus: buses go regularly to Sapporo and Oyachi (4 per hour), Asabu and Miyanosawa (1-2 an hour) and places further away like Muroran (12 times a day) and smaller places like Tomakomai, Hobetsu and Urakawa (usually 1 or a few a day). Buses also serve the Apa Hotel & Resort a few times an hour. Atsuma is served 3 times a day as well.
By Train
Sapporo can be reached by train from other places on the island and there are also night trains from Tokyo. Check the Japan Rail website for more details about prices and schedules.
By Car
By Bus
By Boat
Eat
Drink
Sleep
Budget
| Property | Address | Type | Popularity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Backpackers Hostel Ino's Place | 6-5 3Jo 4Chome Higashi-Sapporo Shiroishi-ku Sapporo | Hostel | 88 |
| Marks Inn Sapporo | 3, Minami Hachijo Nishi, Chuo-ku | Hotel | 84 |
| Sapporo Inn NADA | 9-1016-14 Nishi, Minami 5-jo Chuo-ku | Hostel | 77 |
| Time Peace Apartment | 13-92 South8 West1 Chuo-Ku | Hostel | 93 |
| Susukino Green Hotel 3 | Minami 7-jo,Nishi 1-chome Chuo-ku | Hotel | - |
| Sapporo Crescent Hotel | 7, Kita 6 jo-nishi Kita-ku,Sapporo-shi,Hokkaido | Hotel | 92 |
| Jimmyz Backpackers | 2-1, South 5 East 3 Chuo-ku, Sapporo | Hostel | 97 |
| Capsule Inn Sapporo | 3-7, Nishi, Minami 3-Jo, Chuo-Ku Sapporo, Hokkaido | Hostel | 90 |
| Sapporo International Youth Hostel | 5-35 Toyohira6-6 Toyohira-ku Sapporo | Hostel | 91 |
| Sapporo Maruyama Guesthouse Tsumuri-An | 22-1-18,Kitaichijounishi,chuo-ku | Hostel | 94 |
Mid-Range
Upscale
Work
Learn
Keep Connected
Internet
Phone
See also International Telephone Calls
Post
The Japanese postal service is excellent! Domestic and international mail service is very quick and reliable. The prices for sending letters, postcards and parcels vary depending on where you send if from and to which country you send it too, and of course depends on weight as well, so check this calculation page of Japan Post for more details. Post offices generally are open from 9:00am to 5:00pm on weekdays, closing at weekends and also on national holidays, though a few open on Saturdays from 9:00am to 3:00pm. Central post offices are sometimes open until 7:00pm, open on Saturdays from 9:00am to 5:00pm and on Sundays and holidays from 9:00am to 12:30pm. Another thing to remember is that the post office is one of the few places in Japan that is guaranteed to have ATMs that take international cards.
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