Sho's note
Former Hokkaido Government Office
Finished in 1888 with about 2.5 million bricks. It reopened on 25 July 2025 after restoration from 2019 to 2025, and it's 300 yen to go in.
From your guide
What I point out on the way
I spent nine years in Brisbane, from junior high to the end of university, and I guide in English or Japanese. I check our food stops with each shop before the day.
Sho's note
Odori Park and the TV Tower
About 1.5 kilometres of flowerbeds, lawns and fountains, from West 1 to West 12. The TV Tower deck at the east end is 1,200 yen.
Sho's note
JR Tower Observatory T38
The deck is 160 metres up, at Sapporo Station. It's open until 10:00 pm (last entry 9:30 pm) and costs 740 yen.
We meet at the South Exit of Sapporo Station, and I'll confirm the exact spot with you before the day. The Clock Tower is about 10 minutes on foot from the station, and about 5 from Odori Station.
South of the park, Tanuki-koji is a fully covered arcade of about 200 shops, around 900 metres long across seven blocks. It dates from 1873. Past it is Susukino, the city's entertainment district.
If it rains or snows, we go underground. Chi-Ka-Ho, a walkway of about 520 metres that opened in 2011, links Sapporo Station and Odori Station.
