Sapporo 199
This is the old Sapporo beer factory, a nice red brick building
Of course the first attraction in Hokkaido is Sapporo. It is Japan’s fifth largest city with around 1.8 million people living there. Until nineteenth century Sapporo was just a small hunter and fishermen spot but after that it was designed as Hokkaido capital and its development was planned carefully.
One good thing about the last statement is that Sapporo centre observes the same pattern than many occidental cities. A grid with a central point close to their TV tower and then blocks are named East, West, South and North, great for occidental tourist.
The TV tower is a Eiffel alike red painted tower who designates somehow the city center. You can climb to the observatory for about 800 yens and there you will have a 360 panorama. More interesting is the “Bier Garten” around the tower. Expect to experience the same scenes you would experience in Munich.
Of course the first attraction in Hokkaido is Sapporo. It is Japan’s fifth largest city with around 1.8 million people living there. Until nineteenth century Sapporo was just a small hunter and fishermen spot but after that it was designed as Hokkaido capital and its development was planned carefully.
One good thing about the last statement is that Sapporo centre observes the same pattern than many occidental cities. A grid with a central point close to their TV tower and then blocks are named East, West, South and North, great for occidental tourist.
The TV tower is a Eiffel alike red painted tower who designates somehow the city center. You can climb to the observatory for about 800 yens and there you will have a 360 panorama. More interesting is the “Bier Garten” around the tower. Expect to experience the same scenes you would experience in Munich.
Munich and Paris in the same pack and not as expensive as going there.
Mr. Kihachiro Okura visited Germany and he was shocked about the art of brewing beer. He decided to establish the first Japanese brewery here, in Sapporo around 1876.
You can visit Sapporo Beer-en, the old brewery located at N7E9 Higashi-ku. A museum where you can also taste different beer at a reasonable price. Note than the new brewery moved from here to another state of the art production plant.
Mr. Kihachiro Okura visited Germany and he was shocked about the art of brewing beer. He decided to establish the first Japanese brewery here, in Sapporo around 1876.
You can visit Sapporo Beer-en, the old brewery located at N7E9 Higashi-ku. A museum where you can also taste different beer at a reasonable price. Note than the new brewery moved from here to another state of the art production plant.
I took the picture, Father Bunny had the beers
But the Bunny advice is having Jingus Kan – a traditional BBQ lamb dish very famous there- at the restaurant. For 3850 yen you can order all the lamb, vegetables and beer !!!
That’s great value, and great taste!
Thank good my father was not there with his friends or things had ended badly with great embarrassment by my side.
That’s great value, and great taste!
Thank good my father was not there with his friends or things had ended badly with great embarrassment by my side.
---------------- SPANISH ---------------
Por supuesto la primera atracción de Hokkaido es Sapporo. Es la quinta ciudad, por tamaño, de Japón con unos 1.8 millones de habitantes. Hasta el siglo 19 fue un asentamiento de cazadores y pescadores pero después se convirtió en la capital y su desarrollo se planifico de forma cuidadosa.
Lo bueno que tiene lo anterior es que la estructura de la ciudad se parece a muchas ciudades occidentales, una cuadricula con un punto central – cercano a la torre de la TV- a partir del cual se distribuyen y nombran las manzanas Norte, Sur, Este y Oeste.
La torre de la TV es una versión mini de la Torre Eiffel pintada de rojo que marca el centro de la ciudad. Puedes subir por unos 800 yens y disfrutar de una panorámica de la ciudad. Pero es más interesante el “Bier Garten” que esta en la plaza. Es increíble ver escenas que esperarías contemplar en Munich pero con Japoneses, claro.
Munich y Paris al mismo tiempo y sin necesidad de grandes gastos.
Kihachiro Okura visitó Alemania y quedo muy impresionado por su cerveza, tanto que estudio allí una temporada y se hizo maestro cervecero. A su vuelta construyo la primera fábrica de cerveza en Japón en Sapporo.
Sapporo Beer –en (N7E9 Higashi-ku) es la Antigua fábrica hoy reconvertida en museo y restaurante. La fabrica actual ya no esta allí sino a unos 40 minutos en tren en una nueva planta de producción.
Nuestro conejo consejo es que pruebes el Jingus Kan, un plato de barbacoa de cordero muy famoso en Sapporo. Por 3850 yens puedes comer tanto como quieras, aparte de beber toda la cerveza que puedas. No sólo es un buen precio, esta realmente bueno.
Por suerte para mi no estaba Draculina y los amigos de mi padre junto con él, porque sino la hubiesen liado.
Labels: beer, Bunnies, food, Hokkaido, Japan, Restaurants, Travel
4 Comments:
ves!!!!
esa no la sabia yo, había visto (muy de lejos) esa "mini" torre eiffel, pero no me podía imaginar yo que justo debajo habría semejante sitio.....
thanks Miffa!!
By GOLDRIKCH, at 9/24/2007 05:31:00 pm
Mide 90 metros, no esta mal.
La de Tokyo es muy parecida pero más grande.
No se quejarán Miffa escribiendo en castellano!! ;)
By Father Bunny, at 9/25/2007 01:28:00 pm
AH AH!! claroooo.
la que conozco yo es la de Tokio.... sorry!!!
thanks a lot Miffa for speaking in spanish, my inglish is very bad. ;(
By GOLDRIKCH, at 9/26/2007 07:55:00 pm
La que dice vd es esta. Es la zona de las embajadas.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/miffa/845090002/in/set-72157600880779692/
By Father Bunny, at 9/27/2007 09:24:00 am
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