The Ultimate Sapporo Winter Travel Guide

I don’t remember exactly when it started, but many factors influenced our decision to visit Sapporo in winter.

One of the triggers was the skiing. A friend of mine who’s skied everywhere told me that the best snow he’s ever experienced for skiing is in Hokkaido. I never expected the best skiing in the world to be in Japan so that to me was very intriguing. Another factor was the annual Sapporo Snow Festival. Neither Ren nor I had ever been to any kind of snow festival before so that was enticing too. But the biggest selling point I think were all the stories we kept hearing about its food.

“Hokkaido has the best seafood in Japan! It has the best sushi! The best dairy! The best lamb! It’s the birthplace of miso ramen! The fruits are amazing! You should try the Yubari melon. It’s unbelievable! And the crab. Don’t even get us started on the crab!”

These stories kept coming and the more we heard, the more we wanted to go. I’m a sucker for crab…