Shiroi Koibito Park
A sweet fantasy land where you can tour the factory of the smash hit cookie Shiroi Koibito
If there’s one sweet that Sapporo is famous for, it’s Shiroi Koibito, a cookie with chocolate sandwiched between langue de chat biscuits. Shiroi Koibito Park takes you behind the scenes, where you can watch the cookies being made and even make your own cookies or chocolate! After attracting around 750,000 visitors in 2017, the park was made even more exciting in a renovation completed in July 2019. If you remember Shiroi Koibito Park’s earlier days, come and see how it’s changed!
New attractions include a delicious new sweet treats and a tour where chocolate-loving Professor Julian Dandino Ishimitty and chocolate fairies Purumi and Ramuru share all the secrets about what makes chocolate taste so good. And area where you can watch the smash hit Shiroi Koibito cookies being made is better than ever before!
- The Premium Factory Tour, where you’ll be spellbound by the magic of chocolate
- Make your own sweet treats to remember your magical day!
- Find out the secrets behind the delicious taste of Shiroi Koibito and other hit products
- Enjoy Shiroi Koibito’s latest masterpieces in an elegant lounge
- Check out the new-look store
- The best photo spots—make sure you get photos here!
The Premium Factory Tour, where you’ll be spellbound by the magic of chocolate
The Premium Factory Tour takes place in CHOCOTOPIA – who could resist a place whose name means “utopia of chocolate” The Professor and his assistants will take you on a journey through time, where you’ll see the four “revolutions” that made chocolate what it is today. You’ll even get to see a Collection Room filled with precious antiques, including the Professor’s greatest treasure—chocolate cups made from Meissen porcelain.
■Premium Factory Tour
| Time | 10:00am to 5:00pm (time limits apply) |
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| Length | Around 30 minutes |
| Reception | Ticket Center |
Make your own sweet treats to remember your magical day!
You can make your own unique Shiroi Koibito or chocolate at the Sweets Workshop DREAM KITCHEN. Each experience has its own special side of the room, with plenty of room to enjoy making your very own sweet treats. If you don’t have much time, you won’t miss out there’s a speedy session where you can put chocolate in a mold and add your own unique toppings in just 20 minutes. If you have more time, you can try the Cacao to bar session, where you can grind cacao with a stone mill before adding the toppings of your choice. And of course, there’s the My Shiroi Koibito Baking course, where you can decorate heart-shaped cookies around 14cm wide with pictures or writing.
■Sweets Workshop DREAM KITCHEN
| Time | 10:00am to 5:00pm (sign up by 4:00pm) *Times differ depending on the experience. |
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| Location | 4th floor of the CHOCOTOPIA Market |
| Experience | Chocollection (around 20 minutes, ¥800), Cacao to bar: Grind cacao and make your own chocolate (around 2 hours, ¥5,000), My Shiroi Koibito Baking course (around 1 hour, ¥1,400-1,800) ※ All prices include tax. Admission to the Premium Factory Tour or Standard Factory Tour is also required. |
Find out the secrets behind the delicious taste of Shiroi Koibito and other hit products
The CHOCOTOPIA Factory tours now include a tour of the baumkuchen production line in addition to the classic tour of the Shiroi Koibito line. Find out all about Shiroi Koibito’s delicious baumkuchen are made. There’s even a diorama with adorable movable scenes of the Shiroi Kobito (removing the “i” changes the meaning to “small people”) making Shiroi Koibito that will amuse kids endlessly.
■CHOCOTOPIA Factory
| Time | 10:00am to 5:00pm (sign up before 4:00pm) |
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| Location | 3rd floor |
| Price | Admission to the Premium Factory Tour or Standard Factory Tour is required. |
Enjoy Shiroi Koibito’s latest masterpieces in an elegant lounge
Chocolate Lounge OXFORD is a little slice of luxury in Shiroi Koibito Park. Here you can enjoy decadent desserts such as the Shiroi Koibito Parfait with cream and an original sauce made with the chocolate from Shiroi Koibito, chocolate fondue with an array of fruits that you can dip in delicious chocolate sauce, or the dainty Afternoon Tea Set. The hot chocolate is the perfect way to get your energy back after a busy day exploring Shiroi Koibito Park.
■Chocolate Lounge OXFORD
| Open | 10:00am to 5:00pm (last entry 4:00pm, last order 4:30pm) |
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| Location | 4th floor of CHOCOTOPIA Market |
| Menu | Hot chocolate (white or milk chocolate, ¥800 each), Shiroi Koibito Parfait (¥1,500), Chocolate Fondue (¥2,700), Afternoon Tea Set (¥3,500) ※ All prices include tax. Admission to the Premium Factory Tour or Standard Factory Tour is also required. |
Check out the new-look store
After the renovation, Shop PICCADILLY is now around 520 square meters—around 1.5 times bigger than before. In addition to popular classics like Shiroi Koibito and Shiroi Baum TSUMUGI, you’ll find all kinds of products with the professor who has an overflowing love for chocolates and must-see new characters as motifs. There’s even a limited-edition item that can’t be found anywhere else—look for Purumi and Ramuru Chocolate Story, a book-style box of milk and white chocolates featuring chocolate fairies Purumi and Ramuru as a motif. When you open the box, you’ll feel like you’re turning to the first page of a delicious chocolate story.
■Shop PICCADILLY
| Open | 10:00am-5:00pm |
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| Location | 1st floor of TUDOR HOUSE |
The best photo spots—make sure you get photos here!
There are so many spots in Shiroi Koibito Park where you won’t be able to resist taking a photo. A popular spot is the palace-like red-carpeted staircase in TUDOR HOUSE, where you’ll find Shop PICCADILLY. Other top picks are a spot in the rose garden with colorful roses all around, and the stone buildings.
