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Eat like a local in Sapporo
Eat like a local in Sapporo
Eat like a local in Sapporo
Eat like a local in Sapporo
Eat like a local in Sapporo
Eat like a local in Sapporo
Eat like a local in Sapporo
Eat like a local in Sapporo
Eat like a local in Sapporo

What you'll do

Taste your way through Sapporo’s creative food scene with soup curry (a spicy soup with fall-off-the-bone chicken) and jingusikan, aka Genghis Khan, a hearty dish of mutton cooked in a skillet that resembles a traditional Mongolian soldier’s helmet! At the fish market, you could buy kegani crab from a vendor and take it to be prepared at a nearby restaurant, or try rich, creamy, buttery uni (sea urchin) if you’re feeling adventurous. At your host’s favorite izakaya bar, crunch on crispy zangi (fried chicken), slurp up Hokkaido’s miso ramen with corn and butter, and wash it all down with ice-cold Sapporo beer or local Chitosetsuru sake. And for dessert? Hokkaido is known for its ice-cream, and the sweet cream flavor is out-of-this-world. 

Where you’ll go

Just south of central Ōdōri Park, the city’s most famous food districts are ready to be explored. Walk through the tightly-packed Tanukikoji covered shopping arcade, a one-stop-shop for all of Sapporo’s most popular dishes and home to a Kit Kat store where you can stock up on 100’s of unique Japanese flavors, like cough drop and baked potato (yes, really!), before ambling 10 minutes east across Sōsei River to the traditional Nijo Market for Sapporo’s freshest seafood and a couple of intriguing local delicacies. When you’ve had your fill, the neon-lit Susukino entertainment district 10 minutes south is the perfect place to be swept up with salarymen moving between tiny restaurants and izakaya to end the day with a draft of Sapporo beer.

  • Private & 100% personalized tour

  • 3 hours

  • Matched to your ideal host

  • Walking tour (may use public transport)

  • Hosted in English (On request: Danish, French, German, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Mandarin, Russian, Spanish)

  • Meet at your accommodation or a central location

Experience outline

  • Visit Sapporo’s most-central food hubs with your local host as a GPS, Google Translate and elite Yelp reviewer
  • Tell your host what your preferences are, and have your food tour tailored to your taste
  • Taste food at a local restaurant, a covered shopping street, and a traditional market
  • Try Sapporo’s local specialties: soup curry, ‘Genghis Khan’ BBQ lamb and Hokkaido ramen
  • Have your local host on hand to give restaurant recommendations over a draft of Sapporo beer or regional sake

Things to know

What’s included

  • A private and personalised experience
  • 3 hours with your host
  • 6-8 tastings of various local food specialities
  • A glass of wine, beer or soft drink
  • Walking experience (if required, your host can suggest public transport or private taxi options)
  • Hotel meet-up (available on request for central location)

What’s not included

  • Food and drinks other than the ones included in the experience
  • Tickets to any attractions
  • Transportation costs
  • Gratuities (optional)

Cancellation

  • Cancel 14 days before the experience for a full refund
  • Worry-free cancellation terms: book with peace of mind knowing that you can cancel for free up to a day before the experience and receive a full refund.

Reviews

    Asuka arranged a tailored tour based on our request for a food-focused tour through Sapporo. The places we ate at were very good in both quantity and quality.

    January 2023

    Benjamin T

    Nick introduced his co-host in Sapporo. The co-host, Asuka was very friendly and kind. She arranged the experience for me.

    February 2020

    Fumiyo S

    Robin was a wonderful tour guide. Made us feel comfortable going to restaurants we would not have been able to go to without a translator! Robin was amazing! He was fun to hang out with and of course the food was awesome!

    February 2020

    Kristyna B

    If you are interested in experiencing Japanese food, seeing the sights of Sapporo or just chatting with a local and learning a bit about Japanese culture do a tour through Cityunscripted as we did a couple of days ago. My 19 year old daughter and I did a 3 hour personalised tour of Sapporo with a lovely local girl, Asuka. Through Cityunscripted we requested that we wanted to try some local specialties, visit some interesting stores and learn a bit about Sapporo. They then match you with a local English speaking guide who then contacts you and works out an itinerary. The communication process via email was faultless. You can also nominate your start time. Asuka met us at our hotel, she was lovely, we learned about her life in Japan, and about her family and her travels. She took us to 2 different restaurants, a soup curry place( a Sapporo delicacy) where we had a wonderful curry soup. Then on to a beautiful store selling good quality goods made in Japan. Then to a seafood izakaya restaurant where we of course had some great seafood inc drinks. Obviously the guides have a food budget to adhere to depending on your requests, had to pay a bit extra for some extra drinks but that was understandable and fine. Very full after all that! Asuka also emailed a few other sights and restaurants to go to in our spare time. To sum up, this experience was well worth it and I would highly recommend using Cityunscripted and meeting the locals.

    February 2020

    Terry E

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