Souvenirs Spots in Hokkaido Area

  • Souvenir Workshop Natoriya
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    Hokkaido Sapporo-shi Chuo-ku JR Sapporo Sta. Underground shopping center APIA Joyful Walk
    This souvenir shop is in APIA, the general commercial facility connected to Sapporo Station. It faces the Joyful Walk on the first basement floor, and the shop is full of Hokkaido treats and folk crafts. They have a wide variety of Hokkaido standards, including Shiroi Koibito cookies, Royce' Chocolate, Jaga Pokkle, Shiroi Baum, so it's perfect to stop by for a souvenir. It's packed with Hokkaido products and dairy goods, and they're willing to ship all over Japan. They also sell soft-serve ice cream made with loads of Hokkaido milk.
  • POLLUX
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    Hokkaido Hakodate-shi Takamatsucho 511 Hakodate Airport 2F
    Located on the second floor of Hakodate Airport, right next to the departure gate, this store offers a wide variety of souvenirs to round out your trip to Hokkaido, including both classic and popular items, and is happy to ship items to you. The "Fisherman's Handmade Salmon Roe with Gagome Kelp in Soy Sauce" is a product sold exclusively at Pollux from mid-November to around May.
  • Matsuoka Shoten
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    Hokkaido Hakodate-shi Wakamatsucho 14-10 Twin Tower 1F
    Located on the first floor of Hakodate Twin Tower, just outside the west exit of Hakodate Station, this souvenir shop sells a wide variety of local and Hokkaido and Hakodate-only products, especially kitty goods, which are displayed under the signboard and take up a whole corner of the shop. The store also sells processed foods such as squid and cheese, as well as melon, ice cream, and corn for the summer.
  • Local Specialty Products Display and Sales Area
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    Hokkaido Abashiri-shi Minami 3 Higashi 4-5 Roadside Station Drift Ice Kaido Abashiri
    This shop on the first floor of the Ryuhyo-kaido (drift ice road) Abashiri Road Station sells mainly produce form the Sea of Okhotsk. A wide range of goods are available in the shop, imaged on the ice flow, such as processed agriculture and marine produce, sweets, souvenirs from Abashiri Prison, and the drift ice sightseeing boat 'Aurora' goods. Other available items include Ryuhyo (drift ice) draft, Abashiri's most popular locally made beer, Abashiri pudding made from Okhotsk Abashiri milk, Kumoya clams, canned milk, 'Okhotsk Monogatari' cute dry Japanese confectionery depicting Okhotsk. The large range of unique items will amaze you.
  • Taisho Glass Palace Hokkoriya
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    Hokkaido Otarushi Sakaimachi 4-15
    This shop is one of many old shops remodeled into glass shops, and cake shops which line the street of Sakaimachi-dori. The shop displays and sells items created mainly by the lampwork artists, Masae Hirokawa and Kumi Aoyama both living in Otaru. Depending on the day you can experience lampwork together with the artists. Miniature forest animals and sea creatures as well as other seasonal items make great gifts for yourself and others. As the store name suggests (“hokkoriya” literally means warm and cozy shop) there are a plethora of wonderful works of art on display.
  • Asahiyama Zoo Club East Gate Shop
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    Hokkaido Asahikawashi Higashiasahikawachou Kuranuma Asahiyama zoo
    This shop is located close to the chimpanzee house of Asahiyama Zoo, in Higashi Asahikawa Town, Asahikawa City, Hokkaido. In addition to souvenirs such as original animal-style cookies and stuffed animals, they also sell goods designed by picture book writer Hiroshi Abe. They also have a food area which serves light snacks. Their 100% raw milk soft ice cream is particularly well liked. You can also find an adjoining gallery space too.
  • Kashiwaya
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    Hokkaido Wakkanaishi Souyamura Souya Cape 3-1
    Dubbed the northernmost souvenir shop in Japan, Kashiwaya is located in Cape Soya at the northernmost tip of mainland Japan. The big triangle shape at the entrance, based on the monument at Cape Soya, is a characteristic feature of the shop. Inside the large store you’ll find a variety of goods such as sweets and sake, accessories and things made of wood and key holders. The most popular thing for people to buy is the certificate declaring you’ve made it to the northernmost part of Japan. You can get the date and time of your arrival printed on the certificate. What is more, in the adjacent ice hall you can get to touch a real iceberg, which is not something you get to do every day!
  • Tail’n Tail
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    Hokkaido Asahikawashi Higashiasahikawachou Kuranuma
    Based on its theme of ‘Asahikawa is brimming’ and located just next to the east gate of Asahiyama Zoo, Tail’n Tail is a shop which sells a whole range of Asahikawa souvenirs and original Asahiyama Zoo products. As well as fancy goods such as stuffed toys and straps, the shop boasts a wide range of Asahikawa souvenirs including confectionery and other delicacies, and local sake. Their soft ice cream with real cow’s milk, butter candy, and Taisetsu local brew beer are popular here.
  • Kiraku-bo
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    Shori-cho Shari-gun, Hokkaido Utorokagawa 124
    Kiraku-bo is a store situated about 10 minutes’ walk from the bus terminal at the Utoro hot spring resort which sells handicraft products carved from wood and a variety of other items. Inside the store, which is redolent of the soft warmth of wood, there are also artifacts carved from the antlers of Hokkaido’s Yezo Sika Deer. Each of these handmade items has its own unique design, and it is worth taking the time to examine them all and see which one is right for you. The deer has since time immemorial been viewed as a sacred animal; the gods were believed to sometimes transform themselves into the form of deer. Deer antlers are renowned as a charm that is believed to protect the owner from drowning and shipwreck.
  • CRAFT BROWN BOX
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    Hokkaido Asahikawashi Asahigaoka 1-21-8
    CRAFT-BROWN BOX is a craft shop and gallery located in Kita no Arashiyama, an artists’ village with an atmosphere reminiscent of Karuizawa and its holiday villas, while also having a pronounced seasonal feel. CRAFT-BROWN BOX displays and sells works by local craftspeople based in the Asahikawa area. In CRAFT-BROWN BOX’s showroom, amidst the fragrant scent of wood, there is an impressive array of exquisitely-made pieces of furniture and smaller decorative objects; just wandering around looking at them is an enjoyable experience in itself. It is possible to have existing works customized in line with your personal preferences or ideas.
  • Motomachi Hiyorikan
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    Hokkaido Hakodateshi Motomachi 10-13
    Hakodate Motomachi Hiyorikan is a western-style house located at the intersection of “Hiyori-zaka” which goes up to Funadama Shrine and “Minatogaoka street” which goes towards the town hall from Motomachi Roman Catholic Church. Built in 1921, it is designated as a “Hakodate City Traditional Building”. The tranquil moss green exterior, as well as the environs which are also a photogenic location, has an atmosphere in which you will instinctively want to take photographs. There are works by Hakodate authors and handmade miscellaneous goods for sale in the shop.
  • Asahiyama Zoo East Gate Official Shop
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    Hokkaido Asahikawashi Higashiasahikawachou Kuranuma
    The Asahiyama Zoo's official shop. The shop carries a wide variety of official merchandise. In addition to animal books and other merchandise, the shop stocks more unique selections, like a commemorative book celebrating the zoo's 50th anniversary and an animal journal which you can complete by pasting your own photos from the zoo in it. There are capsule toy vending machines in the store which sell Capsule Zoo animal figures created by the renowned figurine company Kaiyodo. The shop's exquisite polar bear, spotted seal, and penguin stuffed animals are particularly popular with children.
  • iWAFO
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    Hokkaido Iwamizawashi Yonjounishi 2 Nakanotana Market
    A tourist information and local specialty products center in Iwamizawa City. In addition to top Iwamizawa souvenirs, you can also find a variety of informational tourism pamphlets here. There are also polite staffs always on hand who are happy to give you tourism information. New products are periodically featured on the facility's blog. Some of the many specialty products sold here include dressings, ginger ale, crunchy konbu seaweed, and pheasant soba made with local ingredients.
  • Ana Festa (Chitose Lobby Branch)
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    Hokkaido Chitoseshi Bibi Domestic terminal building 2F
    A gift shop which sells specialty products from various areas, goods for airplane travel, and more. The New Chitose Airport Lobby location across from departure gate B carries popular Hokkaido gifts and specialty products. The shop is crammed with products, from standards like Shiroi Koibito cookies and Jaga Pokkuru potato snacks to wieners, cheeses, and potatoes. The shop also carries an abundant selection of bento box lunches featuring the tastes of Hokkaido, giving customers to enjoy an airplane bento in the middle of their trip.
  • Sky Shop Ogasawara
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    Hokkaido Chitoseshi Bibi New Chitose Airport Domestic Terminal Building 2F
    A comprehensive gift shop located on the second floor of the New Chitose Airport terminal building. The shop carries a wide range of popular souvenirs from famous Hokkaido companies as well as seasonal specialty products. The New Chitose Airport Sakusaku Pies, sold only here, were created in collaboration with the famous confectionary company Rokkatei. Created by baking cold white chocolate between crispy pie crusts, these popular sweets are said to have a best-by time period of just 10 minutes.
  • Hokkaido Honpo (comprehensive souvenir shop)
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    Hokkaido Chitoseshi Bibi 987 - 22 New Chitose Airport Domestic Terminal 2F
    A direct sales shop primarily selling souvenirs located on the second floor of New Chitose Airport's Domestic Terminal. Here you can purchase souvenir standards like Shiroi Koibito and Butter Sand cookies, as well as gooey Omocheese cheesecake cubes and marine products like the top three Hokkaido crab and ikura salted salmon roe varieties. The shop also sells a wide selection of alcoholic beverages such as Kojin junmai daiginjo sake created by Kojinsha company, which operates the shop; and Pirikawakka, a local Hokkaido beer which took the silver medal at the Asian Beer Cup 2015.
  • Hokkaido Konosha
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    Hokkaido Chitoseshi Bibi New Chitose Airport Domestic Terminal Building 2F
    A farm fresh shop primarily selling Hokkaido wines and cheeses located on the second floor of the domestic passenger terminal building in New Chitose Airport. Here you'll find products like OcciGabi Wine, a wine by an up-and-coming Hokkaido winery; Fattoria Bio Hokkaido Cheese created by a real Italian cheese master; and North Farm Stock brand foods made with top quality Hokkaido ingredients. You can also buy tomatoes grown by the Hokkaido Konosha company.
  • Blue Sky
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    Hokkaido Chitoseshi Bibi New Chitose Airport Domestic Terminal Building 2F
    A comprehensive souvenir shop located on the second floor of the New Chitose Airport domestic departures terminal building. Designed around the concept of delicious things available any time from the airport, the shop sells renowned sweets such as Tokachi Toteppo Kobo Steam Engine Sables and Hogaja scallop fritters. The shop is also the only place in the airport where you can eat Ishiya's Shiroi Koibito soft serve ice cream. The combination of Hokkaido milk and Shiroi Koibito white chocolate results in a simple, delicious flavor.
  • Kushiro Minato Ichiba (Chitose Airport Branch)
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    Hokkaido Chitoseshi Bibi 987 - 22 New Chitose Airport Passenger Terminal 2F Shopping Area Zone Inside Fishery Market Area
    A select products shop located on the second floor of New Chitose Airport's Domestic Terminal. The shop primarily carries marine products such as pastas, rice bowls, and other dishes made with sea urchin; Kushiro ikura salted salmon roe pickled in soy sauce and flavored with natural spices; and big oysters. The shop also carries products aimed at international tourists and offers an international shipping service. The shop also displays videos presenting the natural beauty and charms of Kushiro and Hokkaido's Doto region, and hosts tourism PR events.
  • Mt. MOIWA SOUVENIR SHOP
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    Hokkaido Sapporo-shi Minami-ku Kitanosawa 1956
    A souvenir shop located on the second floor of Moiwa Midway Station on the Mt. Moiwa Ropeway. The shop sells Padlocks of Love; according to legend, couples who write their name on a padlock and place it on a rail at the mountaintop observatory will never break up. You'll also find a large selection of original merchandise such as socks and T-shirts featuring Morisu, a local character modeled after the Hokkaido squirrels living on the mountain.

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Not just a prefecture but an island of its own, Hokkaido is the most northerly prefecture and island of the Japanese archipelago. Arriving in Hokkaido, which is rural and bursting with breathtaking nature, means entering a world where vast national parks, towering mountains, and natural hot springs can be found at every turn. Come December, these natural splendors freeze over and morph into a winter wonderland.

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