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Sapporo Clock Tower
Sapporo Clock Tower · 札幌市時計台
Explore the Clock Tower’s interior if you are curious about Sapporo’s past. See old photographs, Sapporo Agricultural College material and clock mechanism displays.
You can also photograph the building and continue your city walk. For the exhibitions, plan to arrive before last admission.
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Visitor information at a glance
Address
北海道札幌市中央区北1条西2丁目
North 1, West 2, Chuo-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido 060-0001, Japan
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Adult admission is JPY 350, or JPY 150 for university students showing student ID. Senior high school pupils and younger enter free; junior and senior high school pupils should bring student ID.
Opening hours and closed days
Regular hours are 08:45–17:10, with admission until 17:00. The Clock Tower closes on 1–3 January. Evening hours and available areas follow the notice for that date.
What can I see at Sapporo Clock Tower?
Explore old photographs and clock mechanisms
Indoors, old photographs and Sapporo Agricultural College material introduce the city’s past. The clock mechanism displays add detail you cannot get from an exterior photo alone.
How to get to Sapporo Clock Tower
Leave Odori subway station towards City Hall and walk about 5 minutes. From JR Sapporo Station, follow the underground pedestrian walkway towards Odori and leave through exit 9. The stated walk from JR to the Clock Tower is about 10 minutes.
Facility’s station exit information Official Clock Tower admission, fees, opening and closing times
Before you visit
Check the areas open on evening-opening dates
The retained visitor information states that evening opening may run until 20:00 on the first Monday of each month. Check the dated official notice for the actual hours and areas you can visit that evening.
Official Clock Tower admission, fees, opening and closing times Official Sapporo Clock Tower evening-opening notice
Questions about Sapporo Clock Tower
What can you see inside Sapporo Clock Tower?
See old photographs, Sapporo Agricultural College material and clock mechanism displays. You can stop for an exterior photograph, or visit inside if the exhibitions interest you.
Official Sapporo Clock Tower exhibition guide Official Clock Tower admission, fees, opening and closing times
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- Official Clock Tower admission, fees, opening and closing times ·
- Official Sapporo Clock Tower exhibition guide ·
- Official Sapporo Clock Tower evening-opening notice ·
- Facility’s station exit information ·
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