Local Information

List of Hotels Close to the Conference Venue

Travel Information

(1) How to get to the Sapporo Station (JR Line) from the New Chitose Airport:

The train station is located on the lower (or basement) level (B1) of the domestic terminal of the New Chitose Airport (http://www.new-chitose-airport.jp/en/). The ride from the airport to Sapporo Station takes about 40 min and the train fare is 1150 yen (ca. 10 US$/ 9 Euro). Some ticketing machines accept credit cards.

https://www.new-chitose-airport.jp/en/tmap/floor/?floor=1f

(2) How to take a train to Sapporo City

The train station is located on the lower (basement) level (B1) of the domestic terminal. Please follow the signs saying “JR Line.”

http://www.new-chitose-airport.jp/en/access/jr/

For further information about train service from the airport to Sapporo Station please consult the following link: https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/english/travel/airport.html

(3) From JR Sapporo Station to the Conference Venue

The easiest way to get from Sapporo Station to the Hokkaido University Conference Hall, is to walk on foot (5-7 min.). When you get out from the West Ticket Gate, please walk toward the West Concourse North Exit, which is the closest exit to the University campus.

After getting get out of the Station through the West Concourse North Exit, please walk one block to the west (to your left) and then two blocks to the north, and you will see the main gate of the University campus. From the main gate, you can see the Conference Hall on your left (from the campus main gate, it takes only 15 seconds to get there).

Access Map: See below

List of Hotels Close to the Conference Venue

There are many hotels in the vicinity of Hokkaido University. The ones closest to the conference venue are the following:

Keio Prelia Hotel Sapporo
(approximately 200 m from the conference venue https://www.keioprelia.co.jp/sapporo/en/)

Hotel MYSTAYS Sapporo Aspen
(approximately 200 m from the conference venue https://www.mystays.com/en-us/hotel-mystays-sapporo-aspen-hokkaido/)

Hotel MYSTAYS Sapporo Station
(approximately 350 m from the conference venue https://www.mystays.com/en-us/hotel-mystays-sapporo-station-hokkaido/)

Toyoko Inn Hokkaido Sapporo-Eki Nishi-Guchi Hokudai Mae
(approximately 100 m from the conference venue https://www.toyoko-inn.com/eng/search/detail/00018)

Unfortunately, the hotels listed above are not able to offer a special rate for conference participants.
You can also consult Booking.com, Expedia.com, Hotels.com and other similar websites.

Access Map

Some Tips on Local Food and Restaurants

Please note that some restaurants are cash-only and do not accept payment by credit card.
Disclaimer: our recommendations do not guarantee full satisfaction. We cannot accept complaints. Thank you for your understanding.

1. Vegan and Vegetarian

There are not many vegan/vegetarian restaurants near the venue. However, some restaurants do have vegan/vegetarian options, please consult with HappyCow. The following vegan eatery is a bit far away from the venue, but could still be recommended:

Natural & Raw Food LOHAS (7-minute walk from Odori subway station https://rawfoodlohas.com/)

2. Ramen Noodle

Sapporo is famous for its ramen noodle with miso broth. There are plenty of ramen restaurants in Sapporo, but they are usually small, and no English menu may be available. The following places are complexes of various small ramen shops that are popular among both locals and foreign tourists, and often have English menus:

Sapporo Rāmen Kyōwakoku (JR Tower ESTA at Sapporo station, 10F. http://www.sapporo-esta.jp/ramen)

Rāmen Yokochō (5-minute walk from Susukino subway Station http://www.ganso-yokocho.com/)

3. BBQ

Most famous local Hokkaido BBQ is probably Jingisukan (Genghis Khan), grilled mutton and lamb. There are many Jingisukan restaurants in Sapporo, among which the following ones are not far and may be worth visiting:

Sapporo Beer Garden (7-minute taxi ride from Sapporo station. There are also busses which will take you directly to the Beer Garden https://www.sapporo-bier-garten.jp/global/english.html)

Matsuo Jingisukan (7-minute walk from Sapporo station. https://tabelog.com/en/hokkaido/A0101/A010101/1025845/)

Kirin Beer Garden (3-minute walk from Susukino subway station https://tabelog.com/en/hokkaido/A0101/A010103/1001530/)

4. Sushi

Some of you may want to try sushi, the most internationally recognized dish of Japanese cuisine. Hokkaido sushi is particularly praised and famous thanks to local fresh seafood ingredients. The following restaurants are popular among locals, as they serve authentic sushi at reasonable prices.

Hanamaru Sushi restaurants (there are eight locations in Sapporo; “Tokeidai”, “PASEO”, and “JR Tower Stellar Place” are situated in the city center https://www.sushi-hanamaru.com/la_en/)

In addition to the abovementioned cuisine genres, we can recommend Sūpu Karē “Soup curry with rice”—typical Hokkaido food, which is popular among tourists, as well as authentic crab cuisine “Kani nabe.” Please be warned that the latter, while delicious, is rather expensive. You may consult Tabelog (https://tabelog.com/en/hokkaido/), Tourist Information Center at Sapporo Station (https://www.sapporo.travel/learn/informationcenter/tourist-information-center/?lang=en), some websites for tourists such as Welcome to Sapporo (https://www.sapporo.travel/?lang=en), or other tourist guidebooks.