Main Attractions

Hokkaido Ainu Centre
The Ainu people with their unique culture have lived on the island of Hokkaido for hundreds of generations. The Ainu Centre in Sapporo details the history and culture of the island’s indigenous people using interesting exhibits and demonstrations.

Telephone: (0)11 221 0462

Opening time: Daily 9am to 5pm; closed Sundays and between 29 December and 3 January

Admission: Free

Historical Village
The impressive and entertaining outdoor museum village depicting Hokkaido life in days of old is situated in Sapporo at Atsubetsu Ward, in a corner of the Hokkaido Nopporo Forest Park. The site features restored or recreated buildings from the Meiji and Taisho periods, and includes edifices like the old Sapporo railway station, old Otaru newspaper company buildings, fishermen’s cottages, mountain villas and the like. Horse-drawn trolleys run through the village and in winter horse-drawn sleighs carry visitors around the site.

Address: Konopporo 50-1, Atsubetsu-chyo

Telephone: (0)11 898 1000 (recorded information)

Opening time: Daily except Mondays 9am to 5pm (April to November); and 9.30am to 4.30pm (December to March)

Admission: Summer: ¥610 (adults), ¥450 (students). Winter: ¥500 (adults), ¥400 (students)

Beer Museum
If you are here for the beer, which is possible because Sapporo beer is known throughout the world, then a visit to the beer museum in the historic Sapporo Brewery building is a must, together with a tour of the brewery itself, which, of course, ends with a tasting. The red brick brewery building has been home to the Sapporo Beer Company, third-largest beer producer in Japan, since 1876. One-hour tours are conducted at 15-minute intervals every day throughout the year; however these are in Japanese only. It is possible to book in advance and request an English interpreter.

Telephone: (0)11 731 4368

E-mail: museum@sapporobeer.jp

Website: www.sapporobeer.jp

Opening time: Monday to Friday 9am to 3.40pm

Admission: Free