Sapporo: Sacred Shrine, Seafood Market & Shiroi Koibito Park
ID: GYG883439-1388750
Category:
Country: Japan
Duration:
08:30 hours
Description
Discover the Hokkaido Shrine, Central Wholesale Market, and Shiroi Koibito Confectionery Theme Park on a guided tour. Learn about the shrine's rituals and etiquette from your local guide.
Discover the highlights of Sapporo on a guided tour. Visit the Hokkaido Shrine, the Central Wholesale Market, and the Shiroi Koibito Confectionery Theme Park. Enjoy a seafood lunch at the market and decorate your own Shiroi Koibito cookie.
Meet your guide at Sapporo Station and head to the Hokkaido Shrine. Learn about the shrine's history and the Shinto deities associated with Hokkaido. Stroll through the 70-hectare Maruyama Park and take part in a traditional shrine ritual.
Next, head to the Central Wholesale Market. Explore the market's 80 stores and restaurants. See a variety of seafood, including snow and king crab, urchin, salmon, scallops, oysters, and bluefin tuna. Select your seafood on the spot and eat it raw or grilled.
After lunch, visit the Shiroi Koibito Confectionery Theme Park. Watch how sweets are made by hand and on the conveyor belts of the factory. Purchase a Shiroi Koibito cookie tin with your personalized photo on it. Join a chocolate tasting session and decorate your own Shiroi Koibito cookie.
Highlights
- Discover the Hokkaido Shrine, dedicated to the Shinto deities of Hokkaido
- Learn about the shrine's rituals and etiquette from your local guide
- Visit the Central Wholesale Market and try some of the local seafood
- Explore the Shiroi Koibito Theme Park and watch the sweets being made
- Taste some of the sweets and decorate your own Shiroi Koibito cookie
Guiding languages
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Please check the weather forecast before heading to the meetup point and prepare umbrella or raincoat if necessary.
Clothes worn should be appropriate for the given season.
In winter, ice and snow will be prevalent on the ground. Thus, caution is advised to all guests while walking on the tour.
After exiting the main JR gates of Sapporo Station TURN LEFT. Walk towards the
South Exits(南出口) of Sapporo Station. After a very short walk(in the near distance)
you will surely notice “MYOMU”(The Circular White Stone Structure/see above picture). Your guide will be standing in front of this stone structure wearing a SNOW MONKEY RESORTS tour tag. You are kindly asked to be at this meetup point at 9a.m.
When should I book?
To guarantee availability book as soon as possible. Early booking is worth consideration especially if you planning the trip during high season like public holidays or weekends.
Cancellations
This excursion you can cancel with no cost up to 24 hours before the start of the trip. If you cancel it after 24 hours or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity. Being late on pick-up or departure will be considered as not showing up.
