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 clock has not missed tolling the hour for more than 130 years. Inside is a museum on the tower.
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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 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
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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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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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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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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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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
6. 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
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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
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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