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Sapporo is the capital city of the northern island of Hokkaido.
There’s no shinkansen going to Sapporo yet so you need to get a slower train from Hakodate to Sapporo to complete the journey.
In winter there’s a snow festival, while in summer it can get blisteringly warm.
Soup curry is a speciality of the city and well worth trying.
Mercure Sapporo, Sapporo, Japan
For my stay in Sapporo I’d chosen the Mercure in the Susukino area. Mercure is a mid range hotel from the Accor stable.
Lavi, Sapporo, Japan
On my last morning in Sapporo I walked upto the Sapporo TV Tower to look at the view. Afterwards it was lunchtime and decided I wanted to try another soup curry.
Misogin, Sapporo, Japan
I’d headed back to the Susukino area looking for lunch and did a walk through of Ramen Alley. Ramen Alley has about 20 or so ramen restaurants and really comes to life in the evening.
Sapporo Beer Museum, Sapporo, Japan
What can be better that mixing a museum visit with having a beer? I headed off to the Sapporo Beer Museum to find out.
Yuuhi Ultimate Salt-Aged Genghis Khan, Sapporo, Japan
One of the specialities of Sapporo is Genghis Khan which is barbecued lamb so I knew I had to try this while I was in Sapporo.
BEIFUTEI, Sapporo, Japan
It was a mid afternoon on a Friday and I was looking for a drink close to my hotel. Whipping out my trusty phone I searched for somewhere that was open and locked in on a place about a block and a half away.
Akarenga Ramen, Sapporo, Japan
My morning in Sapporo was occupied by jumping on the tram and taking it for a full circle to see the city and its suburbs. The tram got back to Susikino around lunchtime so I was peckish and looked for somewhere to eat.
SHO-RIN Susukino, Sapporo, Japan
The next stop on my Japan trip was Sapporo and I’d read that soup curry was a speciality of the area. Once I’d dropped my luggage of at my hotel I opened up my maps app and searched for soup curry. Luckily there were two well rated restaurants about a block away so I headed … Continue reading SHO-RIN Susukino, Sapporo, Japan