Audio tour · Japan
Sapporo
A self guided audio tour of Sapporo.
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A self guided audio tour of Sapporo.
Sapporo has a different feeling from Japan's older cities, something broader and more open, the grid of wide streets and the park at its centre giving everything a little more breathing room. It is a city built in a hurry in the nineteenth century and it wears that confident energy still, especially in winter when snow fills the park and the city turns its attention to warmth and good food. Walk the covered arcades in the evening and you begin to understand why people here are so fond of where they live.
In the app, 40 stops in Sapporo are narrated aloud, about 1h 8m of listening across 5 walking routes, in 13 languages, offline once downloaded. Choose a route or build your own, then walk while a calm voice tells you the story of each stop. The app also maps 61 Instagram photo spots, social media photo locations with directions to where you stand for the shot.
The opening lines of a few narrations, straight from the tour.
"Look up at this silver shell rising from the southeastern edge of the city."
"This red steel tower has watched over the eastern end of Odori Park since it opened on the 24th of August, 1957."
"You are standing in the green spine of Sapporo."
"This handsome red brick building has a working past."
"Welcome to the brightest corner of Sapporo after dark."
"This wooden structure is the oldest clock tower in all of Japan."
Curated orders through the city. Or build your own and press Play All.
Follow the arc from Sapporo Dome south through Tsukisamu Gymnasium to the sweeping views at Hitsujigaoka Observation Hill.
From the TV Tower clock to the Red Brick Office and lively Odori Park, this walk traces the beating centre of Sapporo in a single loop.
Start at the storied Sapporo Beer Museum then wind through university campuses and galleries to the Hokkaido Museum of Modern Art.
Wander the forested paths of Hokkaido Shrine, stroll past the zoo and Maruyama Park, then climb to the Okurayama Ski Jump for a panorama over the city.
Step back into Meiji-era Hokkaido at the Historical Village, then cross the ancient woodland to the Hokkaido Museum and the quiet university campuses of Nopporo.
Every stop is narrated. Walk them in any order, or follow a route. Open a category to see what is inside.