Notice of change of opening hours for Hokkaido Sapporo “Foods Tourism” Information Center (Hokkaido-Sapporo Tourist Information Center)
As a part of measures to prevent the spread of novel coronavirus, the following opening hours will be changed.
Effective Period: Thursday, March 5 – Tuesday, March 31, 2020 (Expected) Opening hours: 8:30 AM – 7:00 PM (shortened by one hour)
The opening hours for each facility are as follows.
Hokkaido Sapporo “Foods Tourism” Information Center Opening hours: 8:30 AM – 7:00 PM (shortened by one hour)
Hokkaido-Sapporo Tourist Information Center Opening hours: 8:30 AM – 7:00 PM (shortened by one hour)
Hokkaido Dosanko Plaza Sapporo Opening hours: 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
CAFÉ NORTE Sapporo Closed until May 6
Genki Shop Iko~ru Closed until May 6
JR Information Desk Opening hours: 8:30 AM – 7:00 AM (no change)
City of Sapporo Sightseeing Volunteers Currently closed
Hokkaido Universal Tourism Center, Sapporo To be closed until March 31st
Closing information for tourist facilities in Sapporo as of March 18th, 2020
As of 11:00 PM on March 18th, 2020
This is information about temporary facility closures and changes to opening hours to prevent the spread of novel coronavirus. Please check the official website for each facility for the latest information. ※Periods are subject to change
Moerenuma Park (Glass Pyramid) Closed from Sunday, March 1st to Thursday, March 31th
Mount Moiwa Ropeway Opening hours from March 3 – 15 will be changed to 12:00 PM – 10:00 PM, with the last cable car up at 9:30 PM. ※The ropeway will be closed March 16th to April 24th for maintenance.
Sapporo Beer Museum Closed from Tuesday, February 25th until further notice
Takino Suzuran Hillside National Park Closed from Tuesday, March 3rd to Sunday, March 22th
Sapporo Hitsujigaoka Observation Hill Closed from Monday, March 2nd to Thursday, March 31th
Sapporo TV Tower Closed from Monday, March 2nd to Thursday, March 31th ※Resumed business from March 20 for the 1st to 3rd floor
Sapporo Maruyama Zoo Closed from Sunday, March 1st to Thursday, March 31th
Okurayama Ski Jump Stadium (Observation Deck lift and Sapporo Olympic Museum) Closed from Sunday, March 1st to Thursday, March 31th
Shiroi Koibito Park Closed from Saturday, February 25th to Tuesday, March 31th
Historical Village of Hokkaido Closed from Saturday, February 25th to Thursday, March 31th
Hokkaido Museum Closed from Saturday, February 25th to Thursday, March 31th
Sapporo Smile Promo Video on Seasonal Charm Now Available
The City of Sapporo is carrying out a city promotion campaign on the theme of “smiles”. This video is packed with seasonal Sapporo charms such as rich nature and fun events.
Subways (as of 5:10 am on 2/22) Subway service was temporarily suspended immediately after an earthquake on 2/21 in order to inspect and confirm the safety of Subway facilities. Subway service has resumed on all lines.
Namboku Line: Operation resumed in both directions (as of 4:47 am on 2/22) Toho Line: Operation resumed in both directions (as of 4:15 am on 2/22) Tozai Line: Operation resumed in directions (as of 5:03 am on 2/22)
*Please note, due to effects of the earthquake, it is expected that service will not run on schedule on Friday the 22nd. Subways will run every 10 minutes starting from 6:30 am.
Rapid Service Airport (Sapporo to New Chitose Airport): in service from the first train Sapporo area lines (Hakodate Line, Chitose Line, Gakuen Toshi Line) will be resuming service as usual, with some scheduled services paused, including the first train of the day. For the latest info, check the homepage of the JR Hokkaido Railway Company. (See Japanese page)
Temporary Shelters
In response to the earthquake which struck at 9:21 pm on Thursday, February 21st, the Sapporo Ekimae Underground Walkway was opened for people to take temporary shelter in. As of 8:00 am on Friday the 22nd, the temporary shelter was closed and the walkway open for use as normal. The Sapporo Community Plaza, which was also open from 12:30 am on the 21st has closed as of 7:00 am on the 22nd.
Disaster response headquarter was set up at 21:22.
