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Sapporo Clock Tower

Sapporo Clock Tower

The Sapporo Clock Tower was built in 1878 as a demonstration hall for Sapporo Agricultural College, the predecessor of Hokkaido University. Since then, it has been ticking away the time for about 130 years. It is designated as a National Important Cultural Property.

Information

Name
Sapporo Clock Tower
札幌市時計台
Link
Official Site
Address
Kita 1-jo Nishi 2-chome, Chuo-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido
Telephone number
011-231-0838
Hours of operation

8:45 a.m. - 5:10 p.m.

Closed

November - May: Mondays (or the following day if Monday is a national holiday)
June-October: closed on the 4th Monday of the month (or the following day if the 4th Monday is a national holiday)
Year-end and New Year holidays

Admission fee

Adults: 200 yen
Free for junior high school students and younger

Access

5 min. walk from Odori Subway Station

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Curry sauce with deep-fried chicken cutlet and cabbage over rice

Ramen Salad
Soup Curry Hot Pot
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Kanisuki (Crab Shabu Shabu)
Crab Cuisine (Hokkaido)
Jagapokkuru
Royce Signature Nama Chocolate
Shiroi Koibito White Lover (Langue de Chat)
Potato Chip Chocolate
Snow Beetle Soufflé
Sapporo Times Square (Custard Cake)
Mifuyu (Mille-Feuille Pastry)
Tsukisamu Doughnut (Ball Doughnut)
Haskapp Jewelry
Sapporo Agricultural College Hokkaido Milk Cookies
Hasami Zuke Pickled Salmon Ishikari-No-Hama
Liver Paste
Hokkaido Miso
Sapporo Soup Curry Crackers - Karikari - Still Available?
Hokkaido Fresh Salami
Kobayashi Farm Story Handmade Blue Cheese
Canned Sockeye Salmon Flake “Hogushi-Sake”
Salmon Sausage

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