Well, we're at the last and final installment of my Sapporo adventure. If you live in Japan long enough, I definitely suggest making this one of your trips. The Snow Festival was absolutely amazing and I'm really glad I got to the chance to see it.
Sapporo Beir Garten
Sapporo is probably most famously known for making beer. Our tour included a paid dinner at Sapporo's Beir Garten. It was 90 minutes of all you could eat and drink. The tables each had a sizzling charcoal skillet and you cooked your meal right there at your table. The protein selections included: lamb, beef and seafood. The veggies were: cabbage and sprouts. Every time you ran out of food or drink, you called over a waiter who eagerly supplied you with more. You could sample many of Saporro's beers and other drinks. At the end of our meal John and I bought t-shirts and beer mugs to take home.
The Sapporo beer museum and factory were close by, but were closed by the time we arrived for dinner. We had the option to go back the next day, but unfortunately chose to take a bus an hour to a ski resort which turned out to be closed due to bad weather.
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| Right outside the beri garten entrances |
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| Don't know what this says, but it was cool. |
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| Our skillet. |
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| The seafood selection. |
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| All the food. |
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| Yum! |
Susukino
Susukino is the bar district of Sapporo. There's lots of nightlife there. During the Snow Festival, there's also ice sculptures lining the streets. We took a cab to the district and then walked back to our hotel. The walk is about 30 minutes or longer because you're constantly stopping to take pictures.
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| One of the ice sculptures. |
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| There was a kids area where people could climb on the sculptures. |
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| Fish in ice was a popular theme. |
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| It's not Sapporo unless there's an ice beer. |
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| The Susukino district. |
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| More lights. |
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| This is a beer made in the Susukino district. The can says: Susukino Beer | . | | |
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Sapporo TV Tower
I can't tell you much about the history of the Sapporo TV tower. Basically, it was the tallest structure in Sapporo at one point, but other high rise buildings have taken that honor. It used to broadcast important television signal, but with the advance of technology, it now broadcasts radio signal. At any rate, it is still open to tourists who can buy a ticket to the observation deck located high above Sapporo. We paid about $15 to take the elevator ride to the top. It was really neat to see Sapporo from the sky!
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| The tower at night. |
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| The view. |
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| This is looking all the way across the Snow Festival. |
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| A snowboard competition venue. |
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| Ice skating rink. |
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