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Full of Events and Green Plants -Odori Park in Sapporo-
April 16th, 2016
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Neighborhood of Odori Park
Odori Park (大通公園) is located in the very center of Sapporo city and is located between Sapporo station and Susukino. There are offices and commercial facilities around the Odori Park, but the Odori Park has rich plants and is a comfortable place. The Odori Park stretches 1.5 km from east to west, and there is Sapporo TV Tower (テレビ塔) on the easternmost tip of the Odori Park and is Sapporo Shiryokan (札幌市資料館 * Former Sapporo Court of Appeals) on the westernmost tip of the Odori Park. grilled corns with seasoned soy sauce or boiled corns are sold at wagon sales in a summer. Please eat the local speciality foods.
Atmosphere of Odori Park and Sapporo TV Tower Can Be Watched on Youtube
Moive of Odori Park and Sapporo TV Tower
| Admission fee | Free of charge |
|---|---|
| Parking lot | Pay parking is provided |
| Business hour | Open 24 hours |
| Regular closing day | Open year all round |
| Telephone number | +81-11-251-0438 |
| Home page | Home page is here |
| Mapcode | 9 492 816*64 |
Sapporo TV Tower
Sapporo TV Tower (札幌テレビ塔) is a tower for broadcasting in the east end of Odori Park in Sapporo and its height is 147.2 m. It was built for TV waves of NHK (日本放送協会) adjacent to the Sapporo TV Tower in 1956 and has been known as a landmark of Sapporo and one of famous school trip spots. It becomes more popular a night view spot as well as a daytime view spot because Sapporo has been chosen Top 3 Night Views in Japan with Nagasaki (長崎) and Kobe (神戸). By the way, a bungee jumping commemorated 60 the anniversary is held. Participants can junp from a place at 30 m above sea level. An only observation deck is chraged. Article is here
Atmosphere of Sapporo TV Tower Can Be Watched on Youtube
Movie of Sapporo TV Tower
Sapporo Shiryokan (Former Sapporo Court of Appeals)
Sapporo Shiryokan (札幌市資料館) is a former court house in the west end of Odori Park and is a stone house built in 1926. It has designed as a registered tangible cultural property. Tourists can enter the building freely and can see a former criminal court, too. In addition, there is a garden in front of the building and is very beauty, and it is a relaxed and quiet place.
| Admission fee | Free of charge |
|---|---|
| Parking lot | Pay parking is provided |
| Business hour | 09:00-19:30 |
| Regular closing day | Monday and Year-end and New Year holidays |
| Telephone number | +81-11-251-0731 |
| Home page | Home page is here |
| Mapcode | 9 490 688*86 |
Events
Sapporo Snow Festival (札幌雪まつり) and Yosakoi Soran Festival (よさこいソーラン祭) are representative events in Sapporo in a summer and a winter. In addition, a beer garden that 4 major beer companies in Japan gather in the Odori Park is held and is a common feature in a summer of Sapporo. Lilac Festival (ライラック祭り), Autumn Festival (オータムフェスティバル), German Christmas Market (ュンヘンクリスマス市) and Sapporo White Illumination (ホワイトイルミネーション) are held, too.
Sapporo Snow Festival
Snow Festival (雪まつり) is a festival using snow including snow sculptures and a snowball fight, and the Snow Festival is held in various areas of Hokkaido. Sapporo Snow Festival (札幌雪まつり) is the biggest snow festival event in Hokkaido and began in 1950. A duration of the exhibition is only about one week, but more than 2.3 million people visit here. A main site is Odori site (大通公園), and other sites are Tsudome site (つどーむ会場) and Susukino site (すすきの会場). Article is here
Atmosphere of Sapporo Snow Festvial 2016 Can Be Watched on Youtube
Movie of Sapporo Snow Festival in 2016
Yosakoi Soran Festival
Yosakoi Soran Festival (よさこいソーラン祭) is a dance event that is mixed "Clapper Noisemaker of Yosakoi Festival in Kochi (高知のよさこい祭の鳴子)" with "Soran Bushi (ソーラン節 * Folk Tune Interjected as the Refrain of Soran) is familiar with Hokkaido people". This event is carried out during 5 days in early June, and hot fights are wide to watch spectacles in 20 venues around Odori Park in Sapporo city. About 2 million visitors visit Sapporo to watch a fierce battle. Article is here
Sapporo Lilac Festival
Sapporo Lilac Festival (ライラック祭) is held from mid May to late May at Odori Park. Lilac was ever said to be a tree of Sapporo and seems to be the familiar tree for Sapporo citizen. About 800 lilac trees are planted at the Odori Park and are in full bloom in mid May. Tourists can enjoy eating and drinking. Ramen Show (ラーメンショー) is held at the same time, too.
Atmosphere of Lilac Festival Can Be Watched on Youtube
Moive of Lilac Festival
Sapporo Odori Beer Garden
Sapporo Odori Beer Garden (さっぽろ大通ビアガーデン) is a summer event held from mid July to mid August and is started in 1959. 4 major beer companies (Kirin Beer, Asahi Beer, Suntry and Sapporo Beer) gather in Odori Park and each beer companies set up beer garden venues and sell their beers and dishes. The total number of seats seems to have 13,000 seats, too, and the Sapporo Odori Beer Garden is the largest beer garden in Japan.
Odori Park with Fall Foliage
The Odori Park is famous as a beauty spot for fall foliage, too. 92 types of 4700 trees such as cherry trees, Japanese zelkova trees, ginkgo trees and maple trees are planted. Not only tourists but also sapporo people feel like taking a photo, and a lot of people come to enjoy the fall foliage. The best time to see is from early October to mid October.
German Christmas Market and Sapporo White Illumination
German Christmas Market (ミュンヘンクリスマス市) and Sapporo White Illumination (ホワイトイルミネーション) are held from late November to late December. Those are different events, but tourists can enjoy two events at the same time because those are held at about the same time. The Sapporo White Illumination are in particular popular and tourists can look at a beautiful night scenery. Crystal River and Spark Fountain are great.
Atmosphere of German Christmas Market and Sapporo White Illumination Can Be Watched on Youtube
Moive of German Christmas Market and Sapporo White Illumination
Accommodations
Refer to following websites for the accommodations in Sapporo.
A page of Sapporo is here
Sapporo
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