Add More to Your Travel Plans! 16 Recommended Shopping Spots in Hokkaido

Sapporo Stellar Place is one of Japan's largest shopping centers, located inside JR Tower.
With more than 200 stores, it offers a wide range of shops centered on fashion, along with variety goods, restaurants, cafes, and more.

A large-scale complex commercial facility built on the former site of the Sapporo Beer factory, which traces its roots back to the Kaitakushi Beer Brewery established in 1876.
Across seven buildings, including brick structures from the factory era and a huge atrium, you'll find a shopping mall, amusement facilities, restaurants, a fitness club, a hotel, and more.

Tanukikoji Shopping Street is one of Hokkaido's oldest shopping streets, with a history of more than 145 years.
Located in central Sapporo, it stretches Approx. 900 meters from east to west and is lined with around 200 shops. Since the street is covered by an arcade roof, it's nice to know you can enjoy shopping, strolling, and dining even on bad weather days.

A commercial facility located near the Former Hokkaido Government Office Building, a brick structure affectionately known as the "Akarenga," or "red brick" building. Based on the concept of "Sapporo's courtyard," it houses Approx. 26 shops including restaurants, cafes, and fashion stores.

An underground shopping mall in Sapporo, Hokkaido's main sightseeing hub, that many people stop by.
It offers easy access to routes leading to Odori Station, Susukino Station, and the famous sightseeing spot Sapporo TV Tower.
It is also connected to above-ground commercial facilities such as fashion buildings and department stores, making it very convenient.

A specialty music box store with locations mainly in Otaru City, as well as in Hakodate, Furano, Yokohama, Kamakura, Kyoto, and other places.
Its main shop, the Main Building, was built in 1915 and is designated as a historical building by Otaru City, strongly preserving the atmosphere of a bygone era.
The interior, made up of two buildings, one in red brick and one in stone, is divided into five floors, with music boxes of different concepts displayed and sold on each floor.

Sakaimachi Street, located one street in from the main road facing the Otaru Canal, was Otaru's main street and saw major development from the Meiji era to the early Showa period.
The Approx. 1,300-meter shopping street stretching from Marchen Crossroads to Nichigin Street still retains many of the stone Western-style buildings and warehouses built at the time, letting visitors enjoy strolling and shopping in a nostalgic atmosphere.

A popular glass shop and Otaru sightseeing spot, lined with a wide variety of glass products including original items.
Divided into three themed floors, the Japanese Floor, the Western Floor, and the Country Floor, it showcases a diverse range of glass products, from tableware and glasses to oil lamps and accessories.

Kanemori Red Brick Warehouse is a landmark of the Hakodate Bay Area made up of four warehouses. With rows of red brick warehouses and a romantic atmosphere, it's easy to see why this spot is popular not only with locals and tourists, but also with couples.
The four warehouses are named BAY Hakodate, Kanemori Youbutsukan, Hakodate History Plaza, and Kanemori Hall, and each has its own distinct character.

A shopping center known for its compact collection of modern and stylish stores.
The basement floor is MUJI's "specialty food floor," where you'll find not only MUJI-branded frozen foods and packaged meals, but also independent sections carrying unique products from the Hakodate area and across Hokkaido, making it a perfect place to buy souvenirs from your Hokkaido trip.

Hakodate Meijikan is a commercial facility home to shops selling items perfect as Hakodate souvenirs.
The striking building, with its stately red brick exterior and ivy spreading across the walls, is a repurposed former Hakodate Post Office building constructed in 1911. It shows a different kind of beauty depending on the season and time of day, whether from spring to summer when the red bricks and green leaves create a vivid contrast, in autumn when the ivy turns red, in winter when the building is covered in snow, or at night when it is illuminated, making it a popular photo spot as well.

Furano is located almost at the center of Hokkaido.
It is famous for its lavender fields and as a filming location for TV dramas, but it is also active in agriculture and livestock farming. Furano Marche 2 was created as an expansion of Furano Marche, a place where you can enjoy local gourmet food made with vegetables and fruits from Furano, a true "treasure trove of ingredients."

A shopping area located a 2-minute walk from Shin Furano Prince Hotel.
"Ningle" refers to the "wise beings of the forest," about 15 cm tall, who appear in the stage play The Ningle by playwright So Kuramoto and live in the forests of Hokkaido.
In the beautiful forest that looks as if it came out of a fairy tale, 15 log cabins stand in a row, each selling craftworks inspired by nature.

A vineyard spread across 24,000 tsubo of rolling hills with views of the Daisetsuzan mountain range.
Nestled within it, Campana Rokkatei is a store and cafe operated by confectionery maker Rokkatei, known for sweets such as Marusei Butter Sandwich and Choco Marron.
The shop interior, which also serves as a tearoom, features an open glass-walled design. In this outstanding location with a panoramic view of Mt. Tokachi, you can fully enjoy shopping and tea time.

A complex commercial facility standing next to Nusamai Bridge, which spans the mouth of the Kushiro River.
MOO is a coined name made from the initials of "Marine Our Oasis," and it is widely loved as a symbol of the waterfront.
Inside, you'll find souvenir shops selling seafood and famous sweets, a tourist information center, and Kushiro Port Red-Crowned Crane Alley, a row of food stalls styled like traditional izakaya.

When it comes to the kitchen of eastern Hokkaido and Kushiro, this market is one of the first names that comes up.
Founded in 1954, it is the longest-established market in Kushiro and is also known as one of Hokkaido's three major markets.
More than 40 shops, mainly selling seafood as well as general goods and fruit, are gathered here. The market is full of energy, attracting everyone from professional buyers to local residents shopping for tonight's dinner, all in search of fresh ingredients.