Shiroi Koibito Park e Ishiya Chocolate Factory - Mi primera cosa que hacer en Sapporo



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¡Hola a todos, soy Matt de Still as Life, y estoy muy emocionado de compartir este increíble lugar con ustedes! Con toda honestidad, es mi lugar favorito absoluto en Sapporo en Japónisla del norte de Hokkaido.

Question

Have you ever felt like you were Charlie in Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory? If so, where? Let me know in the comments at the end of this page, I’d love to hear about it.

Getting to Shiroi Koibito Park and Ishiya Chocolate Factory

Shiroi Koibito Park and Ishiya Chocolate Factory are located in the north-west suburbs of Sapporo, the largest city in Hokkaido, Japón. It can be a little confusing to get to though because it goes by two names which vary depending on what you read or who you speak to. To be honest, I’m still confused. The signage at the factory calls it Ishiya Chocolate Factory, as does some of the material you are given if you take the self-guided museum tour. However, you won’t find it on TripAdvisor under Ishiya Chocolate Factory, TripAdvisor lists it as Shiroi Koibito Park, the same name used for the official website. My assumption is that since Shiroi Koibito is actually the flagship cookie product made by Ishiya, the factory and surrounding park have become known as Shiroi Koibito Park. So what does this have to do with getting there?

Cómo llegar en auto

Well, if you are driving there, and search on Google Maps for Shiroi Koibito Park, even though that appears to be the official name for it, you won’t find it. You need to search for Ishiya Chocolate Factory.

La dirección completa es:

Fábrica de chocolate Ishiya
2 Chome-11-36 Miyanosawa 2 Jo, Nishi-ku, Sapporo-shi, Hokkaido 063-0052, Japón

You can also search for “White Lover Park” (the literal translation of Shiroi Koibito is “White Lover”), and Google Maps will find that for you too. One thing to note though is that the location marker for White Lover Park is located further away from the main museum and factory entrance so you may have to walk further if you park on that side.

When we arrived, we were directed to a car park across the road from the factory itself, located here:

Parking is free, and should you find yourself parked here on a rainy day, the thoughtful people at Ishiya have free umbrellas ready for you too!

Umbrellas at the Shiroi Koibito / Ishiya Chocolate Factory carpark
Umbrellas at the Shiroi Koibito / Ishiya Chocolate Factory carpark (and yes, those are apple trees).

Cómo llegar en transporte público

If you are travelling by public transport, then you are in luck because you can easily get here via the subway! If you take the Tozai subway line to the final station, Miyanosawa Station, it’s about a 15-minute ride from Odori station at the heart of Sapporo followed by a 700-750m walk to the factory. There is a slight uphill grade from the station, but it isn’t steep so most travellers should be able to do the walk with no trouble at all.

Not into the subway? You can also take the bus! Take the Chuo or JR bus from the JR Sapporo Bus Terminal headed in the Otaru direction and hop off at the Nishimachi Kita 20-Chome bus stop. It’s then about a 6-minute walk.

Getting there by tour bus

There are reasonably priced tour buses available from the Sapporo Station Bus Terminal operated by Hokkaido Chuo that include a stop off at Shiroi Koibito Park and Ishiya Chocolate Factory in addition to other city sights.

Hokkaido Chuo Tour Bus
Hokkaido Chuo Tour Bus

Half-day tour booking is available online through Klook for 2600 yen.

Full-day tours that include Shiroi Koibito Park and Ishiya Chocolate Factory are also available. The half and full-day tours can be booked directly with Hokkaido Chuo buses at the terminal, or through their website aquí, starting at 2600 yen.

The half-day tours operate in the morning, departing the bus terminal at 9:30 am and returning at 1:35 pm in Summer or 8:50 am returning at 1:15 pm in Winter.

Most of the bus tours offer approximately 60 minutes at the factory.

A number of tour options are also available through Viator y Klook to suit your budget.

Cuotas de admisión y otros gastos.

Admission to Shiroi Koibito Park is free. This allows you to access the external park grounds and experience the beauty and merriment that exists here, including the rose garden. So whether you come on your own or by tour bus, you know you don’t have to pay any more, unless you want to.

To enter Ishiya Chocolate Factory and the self-guided museum tour, there is a fee of 600 yen per person for people high school age and older. For children, it is 200 yen, and for infants 3 years and younger, admission is free.

It’s pretty cheap for what it is and in my opinion well worth it. If you are here on a tour bus though you will definitely want to keep track of time. It’s easy to spend more than an hour inside.

100 yen discounts for adults are common and can be obtained quite easily. If you hire a coche de alquiler, be sure to check the travel magazine that comes with it as these often include vouchers for Shiroi Koibito Park as well as many other attractions.

There are multiple dining options on-site that are available at an additional fee, and there are also some activities available in the cookie-making workshop for an extra charge. Some tours do include some of these additional activities.

Horario de apertura

Shiroi Koibito Park and Ishiya Chocolate Factory are open every day from 9:00 am until 18:00 pm with the last admittance at 17:00 pm. The store is open an hour longer until 19:00 pm.

About Shiroi Koibito Park and Ishiya Chocolate Factory

A place of wonder

As I saw the building, entered the park and began to explore the wacky world within, it struck me.

First view of Ishiya Chocolate Factory
Primera vista de la fábrica de chocolate Ishiya

If Charlie and the Chocolate Factory were real, this is the closest experience to it that I’ve ever encountered.

Some ladies having fun in tiny houses at the entry to Shiroi Koibito Park
Algunas damas se divierten en pequeñas casas a la entrada del parque Shiroi Koibito

Everything here is fun. It has been designed to entertain, educate, inspire, and bring out the inner child in everyone.

The clock tower at Ishiya Chocolate Factory
La torre del reloj en la fábrica de chocolate Ishiya

This place is where I had my Charlie and the Chocolate Factory experience of complete awe and wonder. Have you ever had that experience? If so, where? Don’t forget to let me know down in the comments below!

Got my factory passport and Shiroi Koibito cookie samples!
¡Obtuve mi pasaporte de fábrica y mis muestras de galletas Shiroi Koibito!

So what makes this place so magical? That is a long story that almost has to be experienced to really understand it!

The ornately detailed west gate at Ishiya Chocolate Factory
La puerta oeste adornada detalladamente en la fábrica de chocolate Ishiya

There are actually five parts to this factory:

  1. The museum
  2. The factory
  3. The Chocolate Lounge
  4. The store and Candy Labo
  5. The external park

The Museum

Museum and factory entry are available for the small fee of 600 yen for adults which includes a Shiroi Koibito cookie each, and a “passport” to get stamped throughout the museum if you wish to.

The ticket desk is located at the museum entrance near the base of the clock tower. Make sure you have cash though as cards are not accepted. English is limited depending on who you speak to, but it’s easy to point to adults and children and show on your fingers how many tickets you need for each.

Once you enter, the first room is absolutely breathtaking and left us speechless…

The Fountain

The centrepiece of this room is the ornate, blue and gold Aurora Fountain situated below a detailed ceiling mural.

Aurora Fountain
Fuente Aurora

Made in approximately 1870 by the English Royal Doulton Company, this piece feels like it belongs in a palace.

The cornices are gilded and everything has been crafted with care and attention, even down to the regal doorways and fireplace.

The stunning doorway and fireplace in the Aurora Fountain room
La impresionante puerta y la chimenea en la sala Aurora Fountain

An official photographer is available to take your photo in front of the fountain, both on their own equipment, and on your camera if you have one.

Us in front of the Aurora Fountain
Nosotros frente a la fuente de Aurora

Around the outer edge of the room is a raised balcony that gets you up close and personal with the ceiling details and also takes you to the photo stand to buy your professional photo print if you wish to.

The Stained Glass Room

Next is the stained glass room, with stained glass ceilings and windows.

The stained glass ceiling
El techo de vidrieras

The detail continues here with delicate carvings everywhere!

This long narrow room takes you across the raised walkway from the museum entrance to the factory, but don’t worry the museum isn’t finished yet.

Chilling with the stained glass
Escalofriante con las vidrieras

The Hot-Chocolate Cup Room

From the stained glass room, you step into the hot-chocolate cup room.

Yep, that's one cabinet of hot chocolate cups
Yep, that’s a cabinet of hot chocolate cups

A room dedicated to the history of hot-chocolate cups.

More hot chocolate cups and some pots
Más tazas de chocolate caliente y algunas ollas

There are cabinets full of cups and saucers from all over the world, some more than 100 years old.

Some of the hot chocolate cups are very old
Algunas de las tazas de chocolate caliente son muy viejas.

This room is dedicated to the fineries of hot chocolate drinking with gold-inlaid cups, and finely painted porcelain. Feeling regal yet?

Gold inlaid hot chocolate cups
Tazas de chocolate caliente con incrustaciones de oro

Demitasse-Package Room

Enter the Demitasse-Package room. This is an interesting room focused on packaging used over the years. It isn’t just any packaging though. A demitasse is a small coffee cup, so the packaging is actually for small cups.

Demitasse Packaging
Embalaje Demitasse

It is remarkably intricate and delicate.

Package Label Room

From chocolate to cookie packaging over the years.

Some of the packages
Algunos de los paquetes

There is a room dedicated to all sorts of historical boxes and wrappings. Some of them are remarkably detailed!

Lots and lots of chocolate and cookie packages
Montones y montones de paquetes de chocolate y galletas

Of course, these rooms and the hallways are decorated with such detail, like these intricate sconces!

One of the detailed wall sconces
One of the beautiful wall sconces

And then, of course, there is the ceiling!

The ceiling in the package label room
El techo en la sala de etiquetas del paquete

Chocolate Time Tunnel

The chocolate time tunnel takes you through the historic process of converting cocoa pods into chocolate in miniature form. It’s actually quite cool.

Cookie Factory Production Line

On the other side of the Chocolate Time Tunnel is the Shiroi Koibito cookie production line.

Making the white chocolate centres
Hacer los centros de chocolate blanco

It takes you through the process right from the start. Unfortunately, the chocolate making and first part of cookie production, the mixing, is only shown in diagram form.

What goes into the Shiroi Koibito cookies?
¿Qué incluye las galletas Shiroi Koibito?
The process of making Shiroi Koibito cookies
El proceso de hacer galletas Shiroi Koibito

From there though, you can see just about everything and even touch a few things.

Preparing the chocolate centre
Preparando el centro de chocolate

The first thing you can see is the chocolate conching, preparing it to just the right smoothness for the cookie centre.

Chocolate Conching
Conchado de chocolate

Next is the baking room, a giant series of ovens.

Giant ovens
Hornos gigantes

You can’t see a huge amount inside, but it also has a touch panel to feel the heat.

Feel the heat from the ovens
Siente el calor de los hornos.

Next up, you can see the chocolate being sandwiched between the cookies while they are still warm.

The chocolate goes between the cookies
El chocolate va entre las galletas

From here on, the production line has been decorated with children having fun, sculpted and painted all around the upper sections of the walls.

See the children all around the walls?
¿Ves a los niños alrededor de las paredes?

It is really, really fun just looking around and seeing all the different activities that these children are getting up to.

All the walls are decorated with children playing
Todas las paredes están decoradas con niños jugando.

Of course, it’s also interesting to watch the workers making these yummy cookies.

Next, the cookies go through a chiller for 10 minutes to cool them down to 6 degrees or less and set the chocolate.

Cookies going through the chiller
Galletas pasando por el enfriador

There is a touch point here too so you can feel how cool it is!

Feel how cold the chiller is
Siente lo frío que está el refrigerador

Continuing on, there are more children dancing around the walls, watching the production as we enter quality control and packaging.

Quality Control
Control de calidad

The cookies are checked for imperfections or damage, tested for weight and thickness, and then fed into the packaging machine.

Individually packaging each cookie in the high speed packaging machine.
Individually packaging each cookie in the high-speed packaging machine.

Next, they are run through a metal detector and an x-ray to check for foreign contaminants.

Checking for foreign contaminants
Comprobación de contaminantes extraños

Finally, they move along to boxing.

All lined up ready for boxing
Todo alineado listo para el boxeo

Sugarcraft

Just outside the Chocolate Lounge cafe are, there is actually another piece of the museum, sugarcraft.

A small selection of the sugarcraft
Una pequeña selección de la Sugarcraft.

This sugarcraft is insane! There are detailed piano’s, dolls, enormous cakes, detailed flowers and much more!

One of the beautiful cakes on display
Uno de los hermosos pasteles en exhibición

The Chocolate Lounge cafe

A trip to Shiroi Koibito Park and Ishiya Chocolate Factory would not be complete without a pit stop at the Chocolate Lounge.

The flagship parfaits, you will probably want to share!
¡Los parfaits insignia, probablemente querrás compartir!

Here, you can indulge in a variety of sweets, from enormous parfaits to chocolate fondue and other assorted desserts.

More of the sweet choices!
Más de las opciones dulces!

Don’t go past a hot chocolate though. This is what the Chocolate Lounge is known for, and there are a variety of gourmet options to choose from.

Looks expensive!
¡Parece caro!

I went with the dark chocolate “Valrhona”, and wifey opted for the milk chocolate “Felchlin”. We also got one of the small, Gianduja Chocolate parfait’s to share.

Chocolate? Yes, please!
¿Chocolate? ¡Sí por favor!

Depending on when you go, the cafe can be very busy, so be sure to allow a good chunk of time for it. It took us about 10 minutes to get a seat, and another 30 minutes to place our order and enjoy the decadence.

The process is:

  1. Line up to put your name down on the list for a table.
  2. The attendant will take your name and the number of seats you need – to our amusement, the attendant spoke no English and had me write down my own name amongst a sea of Japanese writing.
  3. You can either wait and if you are lucky there might be a space available on the waiting bench, or you can wander through the sugarcraft section.
  4. Once a table is ready for you, they will call your name out. If they don’t speak English, they will probably just came and find you as they did for us (it might not hurt to stay somewhere obvious)!
  5. Once you are seated, you will be given menus, and soon after, your waiter will take your order. They will also leave a slip on your table.
  6. Times vary, and since the small parfaits are pre-made they come out quite fast. Freshly prepared items like the hot chocolate can take longer if the cafe is busy. We waited about 15 minutes for ours.
  7. ¡Disfrutar!
  8. Your waiter will confirm if there is anything else you need, and when you are ready they will take the slip of paper and come back with your bill.
  9. Take the bill to the cashier and pay for your mouth-watering treat.

Our hot chocolates came out in Shiroi Koibito’s signature, gold-detailed mugs, including gold embossed saucer and gold stirrer.

These mugs make you feel pretty special
Estas tazas te hacen sentir muy especial

They were also served with a syrup the waiter explained was an orenji sweetener. For the uninitiated, it turns out that it’s a sweet orange syrup that gives your hot chocolate a Jaffa flavour.

Orenji syrup
Jarabe de Orenji

Our parfait came out with two beautifully presented parfait spoons, and we were blown away.

Parfait spoons
Cucharas de postre

The parfait is unbelievably rich. It was a struggle for us to get through it and the hot chocolate, but we made it. It also turns out that the chocolate syrup used in the Gianduja parfait has a coffee liqueur in it that wifey was not keen on.

The Gianduja parfait
El parfait de Gianduja

As we waited, and while we were enjoying our treats, we were amazed at the detail-rich finishings in the cafe.

Some of the woodwork around the Chocolate Lounge
Algunas de las carpinterías alrededor del Chocolate Lounge

As with the rest of the museum and factory, there are intricate carvings and sculptures all around the large atrium-style room. The raised ceiling I supported by Romanesque columns and the large, window wall looking over the park makes it feel extremely open.

The raised ceiling and columns add to the atmosphere of the Chocolate Lounge
El techo elevado y las columnas se suman a la atmósfera del Chocolate Lounge.

Much to our delight, we were treated to a musical show opposite the window.

The show opposite the Chocolate Lounge windows
El espectáculo frente a las ventanas de Chocolate Lounge

The wall below the clock-tower opened up and a number of robotic animals and people appeared, dancing and playing instruments to a catchy tune.

The show was a lot of fun to watch while we waited for our hot chocolate
El espectáculo fue muy divertido de ver mientras esperábamos nuestro chocolate caliente

It was one of the most enjoyable dining experiences I’ve had, and if you loved the mugs, you can take one home with you! They are sold at the cashier’s desk for 8100 yen each.

Take a mug home with you!
¡Llévate una taza a casa!

The Inner Court

As we made our way down the stairs from the cafe, we saw a little bit of a show in the Gramophone Theater situated beside the stairs.

The Gramophone Theatre
El teatro de gramófono

At the bottom, they opened out to the gallery on the second level above the inner court. This space gives a perfect photo opportunity for the beautiful court stairs in Tudor House.

I felt a little bit like I was in Game of Thrones
Me sentí un poco como en Game of Thrones

The details and regal setting continue here with a hot air balloon chandelier and unbelievable wall and roof details.

The intricate details continue...
The intricate details continue…

If an entertainer is working in the court it also gives you a birdseye view of their act. While we were there, a mime was doing his thing, and he did a great job of it!

There are all different acts held in the court here.
Hay todos los actos diferentes celebrados en la corte aquí.

The Toy Museum

On the other side of the gallery, the museum continues. This section is actually free to access if you come in via the Tudor House store entrance. Here, it takes a step back from the world of chocolate, but doesn’t leave the fun behind at all!

Old figurines
Figuritas viejas

This museum is a museum of toys and Americana.

Its Mickey and Minnie
Son Mickey y Minnie

There are action figures, superheroes, tin toys, planes, ships, dinosaurs, beetles, animals and more!

Superheroes, and even characters from Toy Story
Superhéroes e incluso personajes de Toy Story

There are even JFK memorabilia and moon landing artefacts.

JFK Memorabilia
JFK Memorabilia
Moon landing memorabilia
Recuerdos de alunizaje

The Store

Downstairs, on either side of the inner court is the store. This is also accessible through the Tudor House entrance and is free to get into.

Chocolate and cookies galore!
¡Chocolate y galletas en abundancia!

Here, you can purchase from a huge selection of Ishiya chocolates and Shiroi Koibito biscuits.

Candy Labo

Also in Tudor House is Candy Labo. Another space for fun and entertainment with colourful candies everywhere.

Yes, that is a candy ferris wheel at Candy Labo
Sí, esa es una rueda de la fortuna en Candy Labo

There is a regular candy making show, and of course, it can all be purchased. This is not much different to Candy Kitchen at Coffs Harbour’s Big Banana, so we didn’t wait for the next show to start, but it’s something that kids especially would love!

Freshly made watermelon candy
Dulces de sandía recién hechos

The Hells Angel

I really don’t know what this has to do with anything at all, but as we made our way out, we were met with this intense, piped motorbike sculpture by Nathan Watton called “The Hell’s Angel”.

The Park (Shiroi Koibito Park)

The outdoor park area of Shiroi Koibito Park is freely accessible and can be entered without a museum/factory tour ticket. If you don’t want to spend the money or don’t have time to do the full tour, this park is worth a visit on its own, and it will be different depending on what time of year you visit.

Looking across Shiroi Koibito Park to the clock tower from Tudor House
Mirando a través del Parque Shiroi Koibito hacia la torre del reloj desde la Casa Tudor

We visited in early August, and as you can see the flowers are in full bloom, so the park is full of vibrant colour.

The colour in the flowers bring out the colour in the factory building.
The colour of the flowers brings out the colour in the factory building.

It’s an unbelievably beautiful place. Even without the flowers though, you can enjoy the unusual combination of architecture.

Tudor House
Casa Tudor

With inspiration from all over the world, parts look like factory, other parts like large houses, and still others like they could be from a town hall.

Looking across the rose garden to the clock tower and Chocolate Lounge
Mirando a través del jardín de rosas hasta la torre del reloj y el Chocolate Lounge

There are street lamps dotted around the park, and with their gold detailing and almost British appearance, they could be straight out of Narnia.

Gold details on one of the lamp posts from the Borough of Poole
Detalles dorados en uno de los postes de luz del distrito de Poole

There are cubby houses and tiny spaces everywhere with matching tiny tables and chairs, including under flower gardens, that make it feel almost like you are in the Shire from Lord of the Rings (AKA Matamata in Nueva Zelanda).

Oddly enough, there is an apple tree garden as well, and within that garden are English and Japanese Police Boxes.

Apples!
Manzanas!

These little moles detect motion, and if your arm strays too close to an apple, BOOM! Officer Mole will pop up and have words to say to you.

Look out, police
Cuidado, policía

There are tiny white picket fences, a fairy tale bridge, a double-decker London bus, and even a treehouse.

This tree house looks like it belongs in a children's book
This treehouse looks like it belongs in a children’s book

There is a lily-filled pond with a fountain and hippos.

The hippo fountain and lily pond
La fuente de hipopótamos y el estanque de lirios

There is a beautiful rose garden, and vines are climbing the walls of buildings, making them almost blend into the gardens.

Here is also the second professional photo opportunity available, in front of the rose garden with the intriguing architecture in the background.

The professional photo location in the rose garden
La ubicación de la foto profesional en el jardín de rosas.

If you are keen, you can also sit on the Shiroi Koibito Park love seat and take your picture with a loved one!

Wifey and I on the Shiroi Koibito Park love seat
Wifey y yo en el sillón de amor Shiroi Koibito Park

Shiroi Koibito Park Shows

Spend at least 15 minutes here and you will be treated to the show! This is the same show we saw from the cafe, but there is so much more to it. Make sure to check out the YouTube video above, particularly the last minute of it to get an idea of the show!

From the cafe windows, we could only see the portion in the clock tower.

Outside the stained glass room is a trio of robotic trumpeters, and above the flower garden is a dancing chef quintuplet!

The tune is a real earwig and was stuck in our heads for days afterwards!

Don’t leave just yet though. After the main show finishes, the Grand Meister starts up below the clock tower.

The Grand Meister
El gran meister

He plays a tune on his golden music box and releases bubbles from the top of his gazebo.

The Grand Meister blowing bubbles
El Grand Meister soplando burbujas

It’s enough to bring out the inner child in anyone!

Fuera de

Well, we did have to leave eventually, but we took some time to check out the details outside the factory. Even here, the fun continues. The fence is topped with golden carved cats and there are rows of flower-filled window boxes.

The details continue outside
Los detalles continúan afuera

The gates are gilded and have so many little details in them.

EST 1947
Est. 1947

Even the drain pipes are decorated with gold-work and form a part of the regality of this building.

Even the drainpipes are detailed!
¡Incluso los desagües están detallados!

It’s no wonder that the GPS in our coche de alquiler shows the park with an “art” symbol, it really is a work of art itself.

The GPS thinks Shiroi Koibito Park is a work of art
El GPS cree que el parque Shiroi Koibito es una obra de arte

Pros

  1. I love the fun of it. Every aspect of this factory has been designed with the intention that it be enjoyed. It reminds of the Cadbury “Joyville” ads, and Cadbury could definitely learn something from here because to me, this place is the definition of “Joyville”, something Cadbury’s own factories are not.
  2. Easy to get to by car or train, very close to a subway station.
  3. Suitable for all ages.
  4. Free options available that are worth seeing.
  5. Cheap entry tickets with discounts readily available.
  6. Lots of readily available English information and signage.
  7. Chocolate, cookies, chocolate, oh and chocolate.
  8. Elevators are available for those with prams or disabilities.
  9. No matter what time of year you go you will get a different experience in the gardens.
  10. Open every day of the year.

Contras

  1. There is a lot to take in, and it may be a challenge for children to take the time to enjoy the museum sections.
  2. You may put on weight.
  3. The gardens vary from season to season so to see in flower or to see the Winter decorations, you have to plan around the time of year.
  4. Very limited English speaking staff.

En general

On TripAdvisor, Shiroi Koibito Park is marked as a place to shop rather than a thing to do (incorrectly, in my opinion), and within shopping, it is rated number one in Sapporo.

I think it should be categorized as a thing to do as it is far more than just shopping, and for my vote, it is the number one thing to do in Sapporo by a long way.

It’s entertaining for everyone, easy to access and cheap. The only downside is that you could spend far too long there without realising it!

As such, I would rate it my #1 must-see attraction in Sapporo.

Hotels near Shiroi Koibito Park and Ishiya Chocolate Factory

No hay hoteles a poca distancia del parque Shiroi Koibito. Las más cercanas están cerca de las estaciones de JR, y hay algunas cercanas a la línea de metro Tozai. Para tener más opciones, miraría hacia el centro de la ciudad cerca de una estación de metro Tozai. Las siguientes opciones son las más cercanas y están a poca distancia de una estación de metro.

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Enlaces Útiles

No te olvides

I’d love to hear about your Charlie and the Chocolate Factory moment, if you’ve ever had one. Let me know down in the comments below. I’d also love to hear your thoughts on Shiroi Koibito Park and Ishiya Chocolate Factory if you have been here.

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Alojamiento: Normalmente reservamos a través de Agoda ya que encontramos que sus precios son los más bajos y las políticas de cancelación + los beneficios de lealtad funcionan mejor. También usamos Airbnb de vez en cuando.

Alquiler de coches: Usamos AutoEurope para comparar los precios de los coches de alquiler con las de las grandes marcas internacionales como Europcar, Budget, Hertz y Avis. Por lo general, terminamos usando Avis o Europcar ya que ofrecen las mejores ofertas (asegúrese de consultar sus ofertas actuales para obtener descuentos adicionales) y ambos mantienen bien sus vehículos con flotas relativamente nuevas.

Tours y actividades: Por lo general, intentamos reservar actividades a través de uno de estos sitios de terceros. ViatorObtenga su guía Y Klook debido a sus políticas de cancelación flexibles (nos ahorraron mucho dinero tratando de viajar después de COVID) y garantías de precio (a menudo mejores precios que reservar directamente). También reservamos a través de Globo rojo en ocasiones para actividades más exclusivas en Australia y Nueva Zelanda.

2 comentarios en “Shiroi Koibito Park and Ishiya Chocolate Factory – My number one thing to do in Sapporo”

  1. hola matt,

    Increíble publicación sobre la fábrica de chocolate Ishiya. Estoy planeando mi primer viaje a Japón y Sapporo es el primer destino. ¡Tu publicación me dio mucho que esperar! ¡¡Gracias!!

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