Japan’s fifth largest city and the prefectural capital of Hokkaido, Sapporo is a dynamic urban center that offers everything you’d want from a Japanese city: a thriving food scene, stylish cafes, neon-lit nightlife and more. While many travelers see the city as a transit hub from which to access Hokkaido’s mountains and hot springs, there are enough worthwhile attractions to keep you here for days. Summer is the season for beer and food festivals. Winter brings lot’s of snow and bitter cold, but also the famous Snow Festival that nearly doubles Sapporo’s population in February.

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