Even though it may be summer, mornings and evenings in Sapporo can still get chilly all year round. A definite recommendation is to bring a warm cardigan or some long sleeves that you can fit in your bag. If you’re off to the seaside or the mountains, even in August the temperature can get close to 10 degrees Celsius (50 degrees Fahrenheit). Make sure you don’t catch cold if you sleep with the window open.

“What’s a good recommendation for sightseeing in Sapporo in the summertime?” Here you can find information to that question and more with tips about fun things to do in and around Sapporo City in the summertime. With activities like beach swimming, visiting beer gardens, coastal hiking, as well as on parks where you can enjoy the great Sapporo weekend pastime of barbecuing, swimming areas safe for young children, and traditional Japanese cultural events, there’s certainly plenty to do. And of course, who could forget the ice cream!? Which would you like to try first?

Barbecues and beer gardens: the Sapporo way of life

Once the long winter is over, Sapporo residents greet the summer they’ve waited for all year with weekend barbecues and a month long beer garden held in the city’s Odori Park. Wouldn’t you like to experience how Sapporo locals enjoy themselves, eating delicious food under a vast blue sky? Check out the guide “Enjoy casual, DIY-style dining under the open sky in Sapporo” that introduces parks where you can enjoy barbecuing empty-handed to get the best out of summer in Sapporo.
Enjoy casual, DIY-style dining under the open sky in Sapporo

The history of Sapporo started together with beer!?

Ice cream made with fresh milk – a Hokkaido summertime staple

Ice cream chock-full of fresh Hokkaido milk is good enough for seconds or even thirds. At the sweets shop Senshu-an located in the center of Sapporo, try the rich milk flavored ice cream along with their delicious western style “Yamaoyaji” senbei rice crackers; or maybe ice cream made with sake lees at the Sapporo Chitose-tsuru sake museum; or perhaps matcha ice cream full of matcha (green tea) from Gyokusuien, a store specializing in Japanese teas. All three of these stores offer souvenirs to pick out while you enjoy your ice cream. If you’re out at night, our recommendation is relaxing at the hidden-away Penguin-dou. Try one of their special parfaits available only at night made with ice cream and the shop’s own homemade sorbet with some Japanese sake to wash it down.

Two great swimming spots perfect for sightseeing—Ishikari Bay and Moerenuma Park

Ishikari Asobeach is a popular beach swimming area with Sapporo locals on Ishikari Bay. Only a 40 minute drive from Sapporo, wouldn’t you like to enjoy some beachside barbecue and relax with a little swimming? After you’ve cooled off with a dip, we recommend warming up at one of the hot springs right next to the beach. “Moere Beach”, a series of large-scale carvings within Moerenuma Park reminiscent of the seaside that is part of famous sculptor Isamu Noguchi’s “Daichi No Chokoku (Sculpture of the Earth)” piece, is a popular destination for children. Since this is located on a sandbar, even visitors with young children can feel at ease as their children play. From June, you have the “Ocean Fountain” where the area is lit up at night. After a long day in the sun, take a load off as you enjoy the beautiful and artistic waterworks.

A multitude of fireworks dancing across the night sky—a Japanese summertime extravaganza。

Fireworks festivals are held from mid-July to late September all over Sapporo. Hokkaido’s most beloved fireworks display is held at Makomanai Park, where over 22,000 fireworks shoot across the sky at the Hokkaido Makomanai Music Fireworks Festival. Another longtime favorite in Sapporo is the Doshin UHB Fireworks Festival held near the center of Sapporo by the Toyohira River Minami Bridge. At the city’s Moerenuma Park, fireworks are accompanied with music in the Moerenuma Artisitc Fireworks. Lively fireworks and the booms they make when soaring up the sky makes for a Japanese summertime extravaganza. Make sure to experience it for yourself.

Susukino night life!

Of course, we can never miss the nightlife of this vibrant city.
Susukino was established by the Hokkaido Development Commission as a red-light district to provide entertainment for laborers building the city of Sapporo. 

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