24 hours in Japan’s northern capital, Sapporo! Hokkaido travel

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I started solo travelling in 2013 and left Indonesia in 2016 to pursue full-time travelling while at the same time documenting my journey as I explore different cultures as a solo female traveller.

Having initially travelled for 5 months throughout Asia, I moved to China in January 2017 for an English teaching job, which was my first experience living abroad.

Since leaving China in 2018, I have taken the move to become a full-time YouTube creator and traveller. I strive to create unique, culture-driven content and capture authentic interactions as I travel.

Having traveled almost a thousand kilometer north from Tokyo all the way to Hokkaido, my husband Dave and I arrived in the capital city of this mountainous island, Sapporo Join us as we explore this beautiful city, seeing panoramic views atop Mount Moiwa, savoring Sapporo’s famous miso Ramen, visiting

A crab market and taking in the city lights. Hello everyone, welcome back to another video. Welcome to Japan. Welcome to Sapporo, Hokkaido’s capital city. This is the fifth largest city in Japan and with just over 2 million population, this city is definitely worth a visit.

Dave and I will be spending a day exploring the city as a tourist, trying to experience these vibrant capital city of the island and I hope you enjoy the video. On first observation, I think Sapporo is much more relaxed to Tokyo obviously

Because not only this is less busy but also you can feel the air in terms of people’s way of walking and the way that they are doing sports and it’s just nice there has been a lot of parts around the city.

It’s a perfect weather to actually go up to the Sapporo hill to see a much more panoramic view so that we are trying to get to a tram I think. Look at this tram stop. It’s so tiny. It’s not even a full like bus stop.

Ooh, the tram is coming. Which one is ours? There is also a tram there, a bit more modern. This one is a bit more traditional. That’s our tram, let’s go. That was cute. It only costs 200 yen per ride irrespective of the distance so that’s definitely very economical. Mount Moiwa Ropeway

We’ve just got out of the ropeway and it’s just a perfect timing after the sunset because the hue of the sky is so pretty, it’s quite romantic. I enjoy this cooler weather. Just calm, calmness. So we paid 2,100 for each person for a round trip ropeway ticket.

And yeah, it’s lovely. With an altitude of 530 meters, the mountain is quite like peaceful, you know, surrounding the Sapporo city The city lights are just like starting to turn on. It’s quite romantic, isn’t it? Do you feel romantic? Yeah, just so romantic So there’s nothing much to do apart from

Observing the city of Sapporo behind me. And the main attraction is actually just this observation deck. It’s quite nice though to see Sapporo from afar. It’s a great introduction to the city. I’ve just been admiring the view. It’s just… The city lights are so beautiful, aren’t they?

As the city lit up, we soaked in the atmosphere and enjoyed the night view Sapporo has to offer. We then headed back towards the city sunset to explore the bustling nightlife. Filled with bars and restaurants, there’s so much to enjoy at night in Sapporo. We visited the famous Susukino with the eye-catching

Lights and took a walk down Tanukikoji shopping street which is a huge covered shopping arcade running through the heart of the city. Good morning from slightly gloomy Sapporo. We’re trying to get to this Sapporo web market, which basically sells seafood and specifically crabbed from Hokkaido. We are interested to see that because we haven’t seen any market or wet market so far in our short time travel in Japan.

Just like any other major cities in Japan, they always have such a comprehensive subway system and I’ve got 500 coins to actually purchase the ticket. As everything else in Japan, it has to be systematic and well thought out. The queuing system has this well-marked arrows that tells you where to stand exactly, which make things in order. Welcome to Kitanogurume. I am standing next to a very cute crab. As always in Japan, everything has to have a mascot. So I think this one is a crab market specifically. The crowds are enjoying the market itself and seeing the king crab and all sorts of different crabs,

Especially the ones that are native from Hokkaido Island. They are so huge that they’re like this big. Sapporo is renowned for the quality and freshness of its seafood. The city is located on Japan’s second largest island and is home to some of the best crab markets in the country.

We were astonished by the size of this crab served in the outdoor stalls of Jogai Ichiba, which lines the street outside of the Sapporo Central Wholesale Market. And you see this size of each crab. It’s incredibly massive. Wow. I think this is the market that we are supposed to go into. There has been mostly locals coming in and out. I think that’s quite unique to Japan. The character, the kanji writing, I think it’s called. This is my assumption.

These are the vendors that’s available inside. Wow, it’s so fascinating. It’s probably not the busiest time of the day, but to see this menu, seafood. If you like Japanese sushi, I think this is a place for you to be as well, because obviously you can get the freshest seafood

And then eat it on the spot. So beautifully plated, but this is what the real sushi looks like. Wow, that is such a giant tentacle. I’ve never seen one like this. We found this different restaurants at one of the alleyways and we’ve been debating whether to try it. First of all, David is not a fan of seafood, so it’s only me who needs to try that. But it’s also outside of my comfort zone. First of all, it’s raw and I’m not really like,

I don’t know, that’s a bit too much, but also the prices are so expensive. These crabs can be like over a hundred dollars. So they have just different menu, for example, the choice of seafood bowl for 4,800 yen. And this is interesting, this bit sea urchin, and this bit that looks beautiful,

But turns out it’s salmon roe. I am a seafood lover, but not to that extent. Then not that much turns out, in comparison to the Japanese. We’re back in the city and it’s the perfect time for lunch. Sapporo is actually the birthplace of miso ramen. I am standing in front of one of this local shop. I can smell it from just standing here, by standing here, the smell of the broth. Mm, I’m so hungry already, let’s go. The thing what I like about being in, like this kind of Japanese eateries, is this tiny table set out, with these different condiments, to go with the whatever food that you’re having. I think this is pepper, the chili powder, which is important for me, the sesame seed, I think, and chopstick.

That is so lovely, I wish that you can smell it from the camera. So what basically ramen means, it’s the thin egg noodles. As you can see, oh, steaming, steaming. Oh, it looks so rich. It’s so chewy. I think what makes this different, is that the broth itself is made out of miso,

Which is a thin soybean paste. I’m just going to add a bit of sesame seed. How cute is this? Garlic paste, so I’m just going to add that. Because if they put that there, it means it’s meant to be used. Mm. Mm. Wow, that’s so flavorful. This is so comforting,

Especially if it’s winter, cold, and you’re hungry. Oh my God, just going to eat. Mm. That was good, that ramen. That was really good, yeah. We’re both so full, being that the portion is quite massive for being a lunch. Yeah, the bowls are so big, but I mean, it’s good value for money, really. Like it’s very satisfying, it’s very filling. The miso soup flavour,

You don’t get that in Western cuisine, that kind of flavour. It’s a very unique flavour, but it’s really, really nice, very warm. So we’re now fueled up with coffee, and we thought one thing we want to do is show you, I think it’s called Odori Park. This is one of the sort of iconic parks or green spaces in Sapporo, and it’s just really nice to have a green space like this in a city.

Yeah, I think what makes the park special is it cuts through the city centre. One other thing, since we’ve been in Japan so far, we’ve noticed that despite being able to buy so much convenient food from places like 7-Eleven, there’s never any bins anywhere. Like, we keep walking,

Because you’re not supposed to really walk and eat, so we’ll sit and eat something, and then we’ll have nowhere to put it in the bin. Probably, you just have to carry the trash with you. Yeah, just carry it home. Because Japan is so clean, but there are no bins.

It’s a mystery, it’s the mystery of the century. So, the 147-metre red steel tower behind us is actually one of the landmarks of the city. This is Sapporo TV Tower. It has now turned into a viewing platform for tourists, obviously, and Dave is interested to go up to see a bit more of the city, the surrounding hills.

So you can pay, I think it’s about a thousand yen or something to go up. So I thought, I’ll go up on my own, just because it’s cheaper, and see what shots we get. It’s still important to have a landmark like this, because obviously for a selfie,

That’s good to say, oh, we are in Sapporo. A lot of people take the selfies in front of it. In front of the TV tower, including us, actually. So, I’m going up the TV tower, and I’m actually the only one in the elevator. I don’t know if you can see behind me,

But looks really nice One of the things I would like to see in Japan is the iconic Japanese shrine that has this red colour, like the ones in Tokyo. Tori gate? Yeah, Tori gate. And I think there is one in Sapporo that is not as popular as the one in Kyoto.

But while we are here, why not? So, yeah, it’s also a perfect afternoon, actually. – Yeah, so it’s called the Fushimi Inari Shrines. – Sounds like a Japanese man, right? Ooh, look at this Tori gate. And it’s empty, how is this possible? That’s the end of the video from Sapporo. – Mm, yeah, I hope you enjoyed it. We explored as much as we could. We only really had a day and a bit to explore, but tomorrow we’re off to Asahikawa. – Ah, Asahikawa, though. – Asahikawa. – We’re hoping to hike the highest mountain in Hokkaido Island, and yeah, sounds like a big task to do, but we would love to see more nature. Anyway, let us know what you think down in the comment section below. Make sure to check out the very first video from Tokyo

And the ferry ride if you haven’t watched that. See you again next time. – Bye. – Bye.