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Sapporo 4-Day Itinerary (3 Nights)

A 4-day route through Sapporo covering Hokkaidō Jingū, Sapporo Beer Museum, Sapporo Clock Tower, Hokkaido Museum and other highlights, grouped so each day stays within a short travel distance.

Distances are straight-line, so actual transit times will differ. Feel free to reorder the stops. · Updated August 3, 2026

The whole route at a glance

Map © OpenStreetMap contributors. Lines are straight connections, not actual routes.

DAY 1 DAY 2 DAY 3 DAY 4
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DAY 1

Around Sapporo Beer Museum · Museums & galleries·Temples & religious sites

Directions in Google Maps
  1. Morning
    Sapporo Beer Museum

    Museums & galleries

    The Sapporo Beer Museum is a museum located in the Sapporo Garden Park in Higashi-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaidō, Japan. Registered as one of the Hokkaidō Heritage sites in 2004, the museum is the only beer museum in Japan. The red-brick building was erected originally as a factory of the Sapporo Sugar Company in 1890, and later opened as a museum in July 1987. The building also houses the Sapporo Beer Garden in the south wing.

  2. After lunch
    Guardian Angels Cathedral, Sapporo

    Temples & religious sites · 0.9 km from the previous stop

    The Guardian Angels Cathedral also called Kitaiciho Church is the cathedral of the Diocese of Sapporo in the city of Sapporo, Japan. The church follows the Roman rite and serves as the seat of the diocese, which was raised to its current status by Pope Pius XII with the Bull "Iis Christi" in 1952.

  3. Afternoon
    Nihon Kirisuto Kyodan Sapporo Church

    Temples & religious sites · 0.7 km from the previous stop

  4. Evening
    JR Tower

    Views & landmarks · 0.6 km from the previous stop

    Sapporo JR Tower is a skyscraper, shopping mall and office complex in Sapporo, Hokkaidō, Japan. The tower is located above JR Sapporo Station South entrance, and the height of the tower is 173 m (568 ft) with 38 stories. Officially, Sapporo JR Tower includes not only the Tower itself, but also the Sapporo Stellar Place, the Daimaru Sapporo branch store, the Sapporo Cinema Frontier, the JR Tower Hotel Nikko Sapporo, office complex, and other sections neighboring JR Sapporo Station. It also houses the parking lot, observation deck, and heliport.

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DAY 2

Around Hokkaidō Jingū · Temples & religious sites·Zoos & aquariums

Directions in Google Maps
  1. Morning
    Hokkaidō Jingū

    Temples & religious sites

    The Hokkaidō Shrine , named the Sapporo Shrine until 1964, is a Shinto shrine located in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan. Sited in Maruyama Park, Chūō-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, the Hokkaido Shrine enshrines four kami including the soul of the Emperor Meiji. A number of early explorers of Hokkaidō such as Mamiya Rinzō are also enshrined.

  2. After lunch
    Sapporo Maruyama Zoo

    Zoos & aquariums · 0.3 km from the previous stop

    Sapporo Maruyama Zoo is a municipal zoo in Chūō-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan. It opened on May 5, 1951.

  3. Afternoon
    Maruyama Park

    Parks & gardens · 0.2 km from the previous stop

    Maruyama Park is a park in Chūō-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan. The park was modeled after the park with the same name sited in Kyoto.

  4. Evening
    Miyanomori International Museum of Art, Sapporo

    Museums & galleries · 0.9 km from the previous stop

    Miyanomori Art Museum is a museum of contemporary art located in Sapporo, Japan, that was established in April 2006 and is now closed.

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DAY 3

Around Sapporo Clock Tower · Museums & galleries·Parks & gardens

Directions in Google Maps
  1. Morning
    Sapporo Clock Tower

    Museums & galleries

    Sapporo Clock Tower is a wooden structure and tourist attraction located at North 1 West 2, Chūō-ku, Sapporo, the largest city on the island of Hokkaidō, Japan. As of 2021, this tower is the oldest clock tower in Japan.

  2. After lunch
    Nakajima Park

    Parks & gardens · 1.7 km from the previous stop

    Nakajima Park is a city park in Chūō-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan. The park has a lake, two streams, a museum, a concert hall, an observatory, a historical building housing a tea shop, and several lawns and forests. At the south end, there are two shrines.

  3. Afternoon
    Hokkaido Museum of Modern Art

    Museums & galleries · 2.4 km from the previous stop

    The Hokkaido Museum of Modern Art opened in Sapporo, Hokkaidō, Japan in 1977. The collection includes works by Jules Pascin and the École de Paris as well as by modern Japanese artists, in particular those with a connection to Hokkaidō.

  4. Evening
    Sapporo Concert Hall

    Culture & venues · 2.5 km from the previous stop

    Sapporo Concert Hall Kitara (札幌コンサートホールKitara), is a municipal musical venue located in Nakajima Park, Sapporo, established in 1997, the building is owned by Sapporo City, The vineyard style music hall, known for having a huge organ built by Alfred Kern & Fils Manufacture D'Orgues in the main music hall. When Simon Rattle visited with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra in 1998, he described the hall as "the best modern concert hall in the world".

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DAY 4

Around Hokkaido Museum · Museums & galleries·Parks & gardens

Directions in Google Maps
  1. Morning
    Hokkaido Museum

    Museums & galleries

    Hokkaido Museum opened in Sapporo, Hokkaidō, Japan in 2015. Located within Nopporo Shinrin Kōen Prefectural Natural Park, the permanent exhibition is dedicated to the nature, history, and culture of Hokkaido. Also known as Mori-no-Charenga (森のちゃれんが), the museum integrates and replaces the Historical Museum of Hokkaido (北海道開拓記念館), which opened in 1971, and the Hokkaido Ainu Culture Research Centre (北海道立アイヌ民族文化研究センター), which opened in 1994.

  2. After lunch
    Nopporo Shinrin Kouen Prefectural Natural Park

    Parks & gardens · 0.3 km from the previous stop

    Nopporo Shinrin Kōen Prefectural Natural Park is a Prefectural Natural Park in western Hokkaidō, Japan. Established in 1968, the park spans the municipalities of Ebetsu, Kitahiroshima, and Sapporo.

  3. Afternoon
    Historical Village of Hokkaido

    Museums & galleries · 0.5 km from the previous stop

    Historical Village of Hokkaido is an open-air museum in Sapporo, Hokkaidō, Japan. It opened in the Nopporo Shinrin Kōen Prefectural Natural Park in 1983. It includes fifty-two historical structures from the "frontier days" of the Meiji era to the Shōwa era that have been relocated and reconstructed or recreated, divided into four zones: town, fishing village, farming village, and mountain village. The museum is notable for having a rare 2 ft 6 in narrow gauge horse-drawn tramway.

  4. Evening
    Sapporo Japan Temple

    Temples & religious sites · 5 km from the previous stop

    The Sapporo Japan Temple is the 151st operating temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and the third in Japan. Located in Sapporo, Hokkaido, the temple serves over 8,000 members residing on the island of Hokkaido and in Aomori Prefecture. The intent to construct the temple was announced by church president Thomas S. Monson on October 3, 2009, during general conference, concurrently with the Brigham City Utah, Concepción Chile, Fort Lauderdale Florida and Fortaleza Brazil temples. Ground was broken on 22 October 2011 by Gary E. Stevenson of the Seventy presiding. Michael T....

Where to stay for this itinerary

Around Sapporo Beer Museum, the anchor of day one. Staying here keeps your first day's travel shortest.

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