Hokkaido Pioneer Village

The Hokkaido Museum traces the natural and human history of Hokkaido, from its prehistoric environment and indigenous Ainu culture to the island's development and colonisation by Japan from the 19th century. Exhibits cover wildlife, archaeology, Ainu life, the Matsumae period and the rapid settlement and industrialisation of Hokkaido. Located beside the Historical Village of Hokkaido, it makes an excellent companion to the open-air museum.

Large museum on the premises of Snow Brand Milk Products factory, where the company first produced butter in 1925. After learning about dairy farming and milk products, visitors can sample ice cream and milk made at the factory.

A popular excursion for Japanese families, this park offers several acres of carefully manicured grass and monumental landscape installations. Highlights include a 5-story glass pyramid and a man-made mountain, from which one can see all of Sapporo. Rental of bicycles is available, from 07:00-19:00.

Run by the Sapporo Brewing Company, offers free self-guided tours or "premium" guided tours (only in Japanese, ¥500) covering the history of beer in Japan and the process of brewing. The museum is not very big and while the printed descriptions on the displays are in Japanese, cards are provided offering English translations. Two short movies about the history of the brewery also have English subtitles. At the end of the tour you can taste all the different beers. Finish off the tour with more beers at the Beer Garden next door (see Eat).

Sapporo Factory occupies the site of the Kaitakushi Brewery, established in 1876 as one of Japan's earliest modern breweries and the predecessor of Sapporo Beer. The original red-brick brewery buildings have been incorporated into a large shopping and entertainment complex, with some historical displays recalling the site's brewing history.

A tourist trap carbon copy of the Eiffel Tower with an observation deck 90 m high.