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Largest entertainment district in
the north of Japan. Restaurants, bars, night clubs, karaoke, and
adult entertainment. The famous local foods are ram BBQ, soup curry, and
miso ramen noodles. Some shops have ramps or lifts.
Public wheelchair accessible toilets are available in big buildings, hotels
and parks. Susukino is located in the central Sapporo. Many hotels
around Susukino. All the Sapporo Metro stations are wheelchair
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Sapporo
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Sapporo Snow Festival is held
for during one week every February.
It is the most popular winter event in Japan. Large snow sculptures are exhibited in 1.5 kilometer long OdoriP
park.
It is very tough for wheelchair users to move around on the snow.
But some volunteer staff will help you. Installing big wheelchair
tires or putting small skis on the front wheels would be options.
http://www.snowfes.com/english
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Sapporo
Beer Garden |
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Sapporo Beer is one of popular beer brands in Japan.
A giant beer hall. We can drink and eat in this historical old
factory of red bricks.
Sapporo Beer Museum next to the beer hall. It is free of charge to
enter the museum. Both of the buildings are wheelchair accessible.
The beer hall is located near Metro Higashikuyakusho-Mae Station,
10 min walk.
http://www.sapporo-bier-garten.jp/ |
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Shiroi
koibito park |
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White
chocolate cookie may be the most famous Japanese souvenir for
Asian tourists. The company is from Sapporo. Here is the white
chocolate souvenir factory and museum. Possible to access by
metro. The company is the main sponsor of soccer J league Sapporo
team. That is why the training field is in the same facility, so
you may see professional soccer team practice. http://www.shiroikoibitopark.jp/ |
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Otaru
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A
Harbor
city. 30 minutes from Sapporo by train. The city is famous for sushi. Otaru
Canal is a popular tourist spot. It is easy to walk along
the canal on wheelchairs. To reach the canal, you have to walk
down a long gradual hill from Otaru Station for 10 minutes. Otaru
is a good place to take a day trip from Sapporo. Both JR Sapporo
and Otaru stations are wheelchair accessible.
http://www.otaru.gr.jp/
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Niseko
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The
world
known mountain resort. Three ski resorts are connected on the top
of the mountain. Fresh powder snow is world famous. One ski
gondola takes visitors to the view point in summer. The width of door is
56cm, so a small wheelchair can get in it. The near train stations and limousine buses are not wheelchair accessible.
The only access is by car. 2.5 hours from Sapporo.
http://www.niseko-ta.jp/ |
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Toya
Lake |
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A
big
caldera lake. Hot springs and active volcano. 2 hours drive from
Sapporo, 1 hour drive from Chitose Airport. Usuzan ropeway and the
view spot are both wheelchair accessible. But the mountain trail to the
crater is not wheelchair accessible. It is impossible and
needless to change the natural geography.
http://www.wakasaresort.com/usuzan/
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Noboribetsu
Spa |
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One
of the most famous spa areas in Japan. The path of Hell valley is non
step and wheelchair accessible. But it is quite hilly.
Wheelchair users might need someone's push when going up and down
the valley. The spa resort area is not so
wheelchair friendly. Many Onsen hotels are still old style buildlings.
There are few wheelchair accessible rooms and spas. Not so
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