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Top choice in Sapporo
This haven in the heart of the city is fully 13 blocks (1.5km) long, with the TV Tower at its eastern end. Among the green lawns and flower gardens are benches, fountains and sculptures; don't miss Noguchi Isamu's elegant Black Slide Mantra. This is also where many of the city's major events and festivals take place.
The park is a 10-minute walk south from JR Sapporo Station along Eki-mae-d艒ri.
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Historic Otaru canal is lined with warehouses from the late 19th and early 20th centuries when this port city served as the financial centre of Hokkaid艒鈥
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This legendary Sapporo attraction is in the original Sapporo Beer brewery, a pretty, ivy-covered brick building. There's no need to sign up for the tour;鈥
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This ski-jump slope was built on the side of 艑kura-yama for the Sapporo 1972 Winter Games. At 133.6m it's just slightly shorter than Sapporo TV Tower,鈥
7.35 MILES
This expansive collection of historical buildings (and some recreations), in Nopporo Shinrin-k艒en east of central Sapporo, shows the diversity of鈥
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Unlike other museums, where artefacts are kept behind glass, exhibitions here consist of replicas, handmade by members of Sapporo's Ainu community using鈥
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Completed in 2005, this former waste-treatment plant to the northeast of the central city is now an impressive reclaimed green belt. It was originally鈥
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This museum does an admirable job of explaining Hokkaid艒's multilayered history, from the age of the woolly mammoths to the age of the steam locomotives,鈥
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Beating Tokyo Tower by two years, Sapporo TV Tower (147m) arrived in 1956, bringing with it the modern television age. It was designed by 'Dr Tower' Nait艒鈥
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Beating Tokyo Tower by two years, Sapporo TV Tower (147m) arrived in 1956, bringing with it the modern television age. It was designed by 'Dr Tower' Nait艒鈥
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No Japanese tourist can leave Sapporo without snapping a photo of the city's signature landmark and oldest building, the clock tower. Built in 1878, the鈥
3. Old Hokkaid艒 Government Office Building
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Known by all as Akarenga (red bricks), this magnificent neo-baroque building was constructed of bricks in 1888 and is surrounded by lovely lawns and鈥
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In an office building across the street from Hokkaid艒 University Botanical Garden, this cultural centre is run by the Hokkaid艒 Ainu Association and has a鈥
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Fans of Japan's national drink will enjoy this museum, which 鈥 though English signage is lacking 鈥 has visually understandable displays about the history鈥
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Defeating Sapporo TV Tower when it comes to views and class (but not cultural significance!), the 38-floor JR Tower (173m) has a spacious observatory with鈥
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This sculpture in 艑诲艒谤颈-办艒别苍 by Japanese-American artist Noguchi Isamu is hands-on art at its best: made of black stone to stand out in the snow, the鈥
8. Hokkaid艒 University Botanical Garden
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Among the highlights of this meandering, 14-hectare outdoor garden maintained by Hokkaid艒 University, is a collection of 200 plants and herbs historically鈥