Sapporo Biergarten

Top choice in Sapporo


This complex next to the Sapporo Beer Museum has no fewer than five beer halls, the best of which is Kessel Hall, where you can tuck into jingisukan washed down with all-you-can-drink draught beer direct from the factory (¥3900 per person). Reservations highly recommended. From the subway it's a 10-minute walk; the bus stops right out front.


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