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Sapporo Tour: Explore Like a Local
4.8
65 Ratings
Sapporo
Experience the real Sapporo with a personalized and private tour led by a local. Explore hidden gems, iconic landmarks, and immerse yourself in the local culture.
Experience the real Sapporo with a personalized and private tour led by a local. Explore hidden gems, iconic landmarks, and immerse yourself in the local culture.
Duration:
8 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Odori Park - Experience the heart of Sapporo at Odori Park, where your guide will show you how this central green space transforms with the seasons, from snow festival sculptures in winter to vibrant flower displays in summer.
- Sapporo Clock Tower - Visit the historic Clock Tower, an emblem of Sapporo, with a local who can share its story and…
- Odori Park - Experience the heart of Sapporo at Odori Park, where your guide will show you how this central green space transforms with the seasons, from snow festival sculptures in winter to vibrant flower displays in summer.
- Sapporo Clock Tower - Visit the historic Clock Tower, an emblem of Sapporo, with a local who can share its story and significance far beyond what the guidebooks tell.
- Sapporo Beer Museum - Explore the Sapporo Beer Museum and perhaps sample some distinct local brews under the guidance of your host, who can reveal insights into Japan’s brewing history not commonly known by tourists.
- Nijo Market - Stroll through Nijo Market with your local guide to taste fresh seafood like Hokkaido crab and sea urchin, and learn about the daily life and culinary culture of the local residents.
- Maruyama Park - Discover Maruyama Park and Hokkaido Shrine, beloved by locals for their tranquil paths and spiritual atmosphere, offering a serene retreat in the heart of Sapporo.
What's Included
- 3, 4, 6 or 8 hour walking tour, exploring highlights and hidden gems
- Hotel meet-up (available on request for central location)
- Private and personalized walking tour with a passionate local
- 3, 4, 6 or 8 hour walking tour, exploring highlights and hidden gems
- Hotel meet-up (available on request for central location)
- Private and personalized walking tour with a passionate local
What's Not Included
- Food and drinks
- Transportation (primarily a walking experience however public transport may be used)
- Tickets to any attractions
- Gratuities (optional)
- Food and drinks
- Transportation (primarily a walking experience however public transport may be used)
- Tickets to any attractions
- Gratuities (optional)
Additional Information
Embark on a private and tailored journey to uncover the authentic Sapporo with a local host, traversing the city based on an itinerary fully adjusted to your desires and preferences! Whether your aim is to escape the tourist crowd to explore unique local districts or check-off renowned attractions from your to-visit list, your local host will…
Embark on a private and tailored journey to uncover the authentic Sapporo with a local host, traversing the city based on an itinerary fully adjusted to your desires and preferences! Whether your aim is to escape the tourist crowd to explore unique local districts or check-off renowned attractions from your to-visit list, your local host will familiarize you with the utter brilliance of their city. Experience Sapporo as though visiting a long-time friend residing there, so abandon the travel guide and be a local for a day!
Location
Hokkaido-Sapporo Tourist Information Centre
(The host will be waiting in front of the tourist information center, located in JR Sapporo Station)
After booking, you can adjust the meeting point to fit your preferences with the help of our Experience Planners.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.8
(65 Ratings)
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Louise
May 9, 2025
Best tour! Bucket list cherry blossoms! - Shuin was fantastic
We got everything we hoped for and a brilliant ambassador for Sappora and Japan
Couldn’t be happier
Many thx
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Katc954
May 3, 2025
Awesome city guide - Leo is such an awesome guide and easy to talk to, very knowledgeable in the area. We got to see the shrine, cherry blossoms, and went to a local restaurant. Curry soup is the best. We enjoyed the scenery at the park and specialty shops. We are grateful and blessed that we had this tour. Ask for Leo for your guide tour when you visit Sapporo.
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Exploration794980
Apr 19, 2025
Sapporo Japan - My family and I are glad we hire a tour guide because we were able to explore more of Japan. Our tour guide’s name is Shiunn she was very knowledgeable and very friendly. Shiunn showed us around Sapporo Japan and we had such a great experience. Shiunn was able to share her thoughts and suggestions to help us get around town on our own. The next day my family and I were able to explore on our own and we saved a lot of time instead of researching places to go ourselves. I highly recommend hiring a tour guide to show you around so you can spend more time vacationing rather then wasting precious time during our vacation.
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Moira
Apr 3, 2025
So Informative! - Our guide Leo was great, super knowledgeable, spoke excellent English & was very friendly. Our tour was exactly as we had requested 😁
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Dieter_g
Mar 14, 2025
Great way to sample Sapporo - The tour was a great overview of the city. Emilio was a charm to spend a few hours with exploring the city and learning about culture and history.
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Brian_w
Feb 25, 2025
Had a great time - We only had two full days in Sapporo and we loved our 4-hour tour with our guide Akihiro, a Sapporo native who studied in the US. We wanted to make sure we hit the highlights and his tour was a great orientation given our limited amount of time. We were able to change the meeting point to our hotel which was very convenient. Good communication over WhatsApp beforehand where he considerately asked if we were ok with walking or if we wanted a more relaxed pace. He met us promptly and helped us set up our travel card for the subway and bus - the tour is mainly walking but using public transportation got us to the attractions quickly. Really enjoyable tour of some of Sapporo’s highlights (Maruyama Park & Hokkaido Jingu shrine, Okurayama Ski Jump where, after going up in the chair lift, the view over the city is amazing, Sapporo Clock Tower, Nijo Fish Market). Sapporo is a lovely city with a lot to see and do - if only we had been able to spend more time there.
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Zacharywv7291zp
Feb 25, 2025
Amazing time in Sapporo - Leo was amazing, he took us all around Sapporo and introduced us to some local dives. He even took time out of his personal life to give me more recommendations during my stay in Japan. Very above and beyond!
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Global641157
Feb 20, 2025
Excellent! - Leo is great and a kind soul. We got an insider tour, and had a blast with him. Highly recommend!!! He took us to his local haunts and we were the only tourists which felt amazing. Leo is sweet and kind. I highly recommend.
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Petercalaussie
Feb 15, 2025
Special local view of Sapporo - This personalized walking tour was amazing. I lived in Japan and coming back we wanted to see non tourist local spots. Snowy and icy we easily navigated through Nakajima Koen (park) and viewed the sun through a telescope. We saw carp in local streams, enjoyed a local favorite curry soup, two stories underground. We met local dog owners and pet several Shiba Inu. Mostly though, our guide knew so much history and cultural context that Sapporo came alive for us. Thanks Zarina.
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Gennady
Feb 9, 2025
Sapporo tour with the local - We had a wonderful time with our tourguide Zarina. She was extremely kind and patient. We started our tour much later than it was originally scheduled for because of the weather delay on the way from Tokyo to Sapporo. She was very accommodating and tried very hard to make us see and fall in love with Sapporo the way that she does.
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