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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. 

  • Private experience, tailored to you

  • 3 hours

  • Matched to your ideal host

  • Walking tour (may use public transport)

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

  • In front of the Hokkaido-Sapporo Tourist Information Centre located in JR Sapporo Station

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)

Meeting point

In front of the Hokkaido-Sapporo Tourist Information Centre located in JR Sapporo Station

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

Reviews

    Our guide, Zarina was lovely and knowledgeable! We had a great time tasting yummy food and walk around the city and the beautiful park. The tour was very casual and we took it at our own comfortable pace, all the while still very fun and informative. Highly recommended!

    March 2024

    Nat S

    Zariwa is a great guide, very friendly and knowledgeable. She took good care of us while we strolled through the city at our own comfortable pace. We got to eat delicious fresh seafood, ramen and snacks. We also highly enjoyed our walk through the town and the beautiful Odori park while learning about many things in them. We had a great fun experience, highly recommended!

    March 2024

    Nat S

    Really easy to chat to. Food choices unusual but excellent We have done food tours all over the world - always the best way to see a new place - this was no exception Lots of follow up examples of places to visit

    February 2024

    Helen A

    Had the pleasure of participating in an food tour with Akihiro. What stood out were the good conversations about Japanese culture we had and the places we went to, that I would have never dared to enter. Luckily I also got a really nice recommendation on what do on the following day.

    January 2024

    Philip E

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