Sapporo Walking Tour: Explore Modern and Traditional Sides

Experience an efficient and personalized full-day walking tour of Sapporo with a government-licensed guide. Discover the modern and traditional sides of this dynamic city!

Duration: 6 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Sapporo Snow Festival - The Sapporo Snow Festival (さっぽろ雪まつり, Sapporo Yuki Matsuri) is held during one week every February in Hokkaido’s capital Sapporo. It is one of Japan’s most popular winter events.
    The Sapporo Snow Festival was started in 1950, when high school students built a few snow statues in Odori Park. It has since developed into a…
What's Included
  • Licensed Local English-speaking Guide
  • Meet up with guide on foot within designated area of Sapporo
  • Customizable Tour of your choice of 3-4 sites from ‘What to expect’ list
What's Not Included
  • Transportation fees, Entrance fees, Lunch, and Other personal expenses
  • Private Vehicle
  • You cannot combine multiple tour groups.
  • Guide Entry fees are only covered for sights listed under What to Expect.
Additional Information

Enjoy an efficient, full-day walking tour of Sapporo accompanied by a government-licensed and experienced English-speaking guide! Your guide will help you explore Sapporo while introducing both modern and traditional sides of this dynamic, ancient city.
Sapporo City, on the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido, may be more famous for its winter…

Location
Sapporo Snow Festival
4 Odorinishi, Chuo-ku, Odori Park
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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626kristopherq
Jul 16, 2025
Tour of Sapporo - It was a fantastic tour. Our guide Tamaki (Tom) took us to some wonderful locations with amazing views. The ski jump was a surprising hit.
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Knawk
Jun 28, 2025
Excellent way to see the city for the first time. - Tom was a fantastic guide throughout my family’s first trip to Sapporo. It was great having a local show us all of the sights around town, as well as some of the historical backdrop for this beautiful city. The weather was also a bit dreary, but Tom did a great job of pivoting the itinerary as some rain developed during the day. I hope to visit again soon, thanks Tom!
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Sisimoir
Jun 24, 2025
Visiting Sapporo for the first time - Roy was wonderful. He provided a lot of great information about the city and customized the tour based on our interest. We had a great time and visited some very interesting places. I highly recommend Roy for an informative and fun tour of Sapporo.
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Yarida
Jun 16, 2025
A day in Sapporo - I had a wonderful time with my guide Tanmaki-san (Tom-san), he was very knowledgeable about the local seen/cuisine and took me to additional spots in our tour. He was easy to speak with and made me feel right at home in this city. I hope to be able to visit again soon!
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Ankhang_v
Jun 14, 2025
Okurayama Ski Jump - We had a wonderful tour of Sapporo with Roy A. We loved the Okurayama Ski Jump with a breathtaking view of Sapporo from above. At lunch at the Beer Museum restaurant we got to try Sapporo's famous Ganghis Khan dish, cooked at the table. It was truly memorable. Roy was always attentive to our needs and showed us many things that we would easily missed. At the end of the tour he delighted us by singing a couple songs. Thank you Roy for such a wonderful experience in Sapporo. We would highly recommend Roy to all visitors to Sapporo.
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698alicek
May 26, 2025
Roy - Our favorite guide. - We are so lucky to have had Roy Aoki as our guide. My family and I agree that he was the best guide (of many) we've had so far in our 2 weeks in Japan. It was our first time to Hokkaido. He asked us what we like, explained the layout of Sapporo, and taught us the history of Hokkaido. It was also so interesting to learn of the indigenous Ainu history. Roy has so much knowledge and was fun to be with. He even sang for us! If we are lucky enough to return to Japan, we hope to see Roy again.
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725josieh
May 16, 2025
wonderful day out - We had such a great day with our guide Tom! He was super knowledgeable and able to answer all our questions (of which we had many)! He was able to adapt the itinerary to suit our interests and even helped us get to our next destination after the tour ended. Highly recommend for those wanting to get a locals knowledge of the history and culture of the city!
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Alvin
May 13, 2025
Great Intro to City - Great and very informative tour. Roy was very knowledgeable with the history of Sapporo. He catered the tour according to my interests and more. Over all, satisfied. Covered a lot in a 6 hour trip.
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Stevenfh7176ia
May 6, 2025
City tour with Akira - Akira was a great guide. We had a good time with him. I recommend him. He was very thorough and thoughtful in explaining the history of Sapporo city.
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Ikatsnel
Jun 22, 2025
Knowledgable guide with adaptible schedule - The guide had a plan for the tour, which required some tricky bus connections. But he could also make some adjustments as we went. It was especially useful becuase we had two rowdy kids.
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From $60
up to 10 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).