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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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View of Sapporo Clock Tower
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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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Address information

Admission

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.

Admission fees

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.

Opening information

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.

Official Sapporo Clock Tower exhibition guide

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

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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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