Sapporo Japan An Introduction

I don't know about you, but       annually. The summer is the peak   when I hear about Sapporo,      time.                              the first thing that comes                                         to mind is beer. I'm a long time      Earlier I mentioned the beer they  Sushi eater and Sapporo is my         make here. Sapporo has been        beer of choice when eating. What      making beer since 1891. If you     you might have not known is that      visit Sapporo, you can take a      there's an actual city in Japan       tour of the facility. It's one of  called Sapporo. In fact, that's       those must-see attractions.        where the beer comes from.            There's nothing like a fresh       Sapporo is a perfect place for        Sapporo beer.                      making beer. The hops are                                                excellent and it's cold.              Sapporo is also famous for its                                           snow festival, Yuki Matsuri. It    Sapporo is the capital of             takes place for one week each      Hokkaido Island—located in the        year in February. It continues to  West. It's the fastest growing        grow each year. It started out as  city in Japan. At last check,         a couple of snow sculptures and    there were more than two million      has now grown to a main event      living in Sapporo. It is the 5th      held at multiple sites. Many come  largest city in Japan.                for the international snow                                               sculpture competition.             When many think of Japan, they                                           think of the over crowded life in     Perhaps the most interest aspect   Tokyo. Life in Sapporo is much        of the Yuki Matsuri is the         different. First of all, the          community effort given to one      island of Hokkaido is covered         giant statue each year. If you     with forests. Many Japanese           arrive in Sapporo just before the  escape to the island and Hokkaido     festival, you can participate in   attracts millions of visitors         the creating of this statue. It's  advised that you book your stay       traveler—that doesn't speak        ahead too. More than two million      Japanese—at home.                  tourists flood into Sapporo for                                          the Yuki Matsuri.                     Another great first stop is the                                          Sapporo International              Another aspect I find interesting     Communications Plaza. It's just    about Sapporo, as someone that        across the street from the         doesn't speak fluent Japanese, is     Tokeidai Clocktower and right by   the fact that the tourist             City Hall. It has more literature  information centers are               in English, including newspapers   English-friendly. They are always     and magazines. You are bound to    staffed with personnel that speak     meet Japanese people there who     English well. At the                  know English as well. There is so  International Information Corner,     much more to talk about, but this  they have maps and information        article was meant to wet your      handouts in English. This makes       whistle for Sapporo, Japan.        any English-speaking                   About the Author: TourismJunction.com is a travel & vacation articles and websites portal. You can find more Japan Travel articles at the site. Tokyo travel. Read more articles by: Jason A. Martin Article Source: www.iSnare.com