• Private Tour
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• Carbon Neutral

Want to see the best of Sapporo? We got you covered. But as you can expect from a Withlocals experience, the real excitement is its hidden gems. Join your favorite local and get a feeling of the city's real vibe on a tour that has it all, so you can say: I experienced the real Sapporo!

Destination

Sapporo, Japan

Category

City Highlight Tours

Duration

3 hours

Transport mode

Walking tour

Available languages

English, Русский, 日本語, Español, Italiano

Included

• Private Guide
• Entrance Observation Deck TV Tower
• Local Drink or Snack
• All Withlocals Tours are Carbon Neutral

Excluded

• Entrance to Attractions

What you can expect

Choose your local

Get to know these 7 passionate locals, each bringing unique perspectives and talents. Choose your favorite, check their availability, and book to create an unforgettable adventure tailored to you.

This is the plan

Check out the plan below to see what you'll get up to with your local host. Feel free to personalize this offer with the host of your choice.

1. Meeting point

   Meet at In front of the Tourist Information Centre - Sapporo to start your journey

   View on Maps

2. Itinerary

   This is what our experience could look like, but it’s not set in stone! Once you book, you can chat directly with your host to make small tweaks to suit your preferences.

3. City Highlights

   See from Nijo Market, Sapporo TV Tower, Tanukikoji Shopping Street, and other landmarks and must-sees of the city. Your local host will take you to the main spots in town so you can get the perfect overview of what makes Sapporo so unique

4. Hidden Gems

   Along the way, your local host will show you treasures hidden in plain sight that only the locals know about. Get to know the city through a different perspective, the local way, and discover places and stories that not many tourists experience

5. Magical Storytelling

   Behind every landmark and every stop, there’s a story, and your local host is ready to tell it all. Get ready to listen to incredible stories, one-of-a-kind insights, and fun facts only a knowledgeable local would know!

6. Special Treat

   Follow your host to one of their favorite eateries for a snack or a drink beloved by the locals. Take a break and catch up with your new local friend and get the answers to all your travel questions

7. Make it yours

   Want to tweak the itinerary? Book directly & chat afterwards with your host to adjust highlights, skip stops, or make small changes to fit your preferences.

   Book risk-free: Cancel within 24 hours for a full refund.

   Need something special? Personalize your experience for more time, alternative locations or a completely tailored plan.

Flexible cancellation policy

• Feel confident booking

  Cancel within 24 hours for a full refund. Even up to 7 days before your experience, you’ll receive a refund, minus the service fee.

• Change of plans?

  Reschedule your experience to a date and time that works best for you.

• Loved by travelers worldwide

  Simple and flexible – your plans, your way.

Reviews from guests

Nick🇬🇧 United Kingdom

(About local Alfred)

13 August 2025

Alfred was an excellent guide and host. Knowledgeable, interesting and very friendly. It was a pleasure spending time with him and visiting the various locations he introduced us to. Well done!Wonderful food tour

Edwin

(About local Caroline)

23 July 2025

Caroline did an excellent job. The guides were friendly, patient, and willing to answer any questions. The tour was fun and informative.Edwin's review of hotspots and hidden gems tour

Sebastian

(About local Caroline)

26 June 2025

Caroline was a wonderful tour guide. She was open to all of my questions and answered all very well! The tour was really interesting and we saw most of downtown of Sapporo. I can recommend this tour highly to everybody, staying in Sapporo.Sebastian's review of walking tour

Margaret

(About local Zarina)

15 June 2025

Zarina is great! She's friendly and knows the history of the beer production. The Ramen also tastes great. Highly recommended if you love beer Interesting experience

Unknown

(About local Alfred)

25 May 2025

Alfred was a great your guide. If you wanna do this your, please call on him! Great tour. Even better guide

Jaime🇺🇸 United States

(About local Alfred)

5 May 2025

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I enjoyed the tour with Alfred. I got to try different unique food items in Sapporo. The part I enjoyed most was that I could tailor the tour to my own interests. I got to enjoy the Izakaya the most, which is something I would not have found on my own. Very good experience and recommend it.Good food tour

Joanne

(About local Caroline)

28 April 2025

Caroline is genuinely interested in the people of Sapporo and the history of the area. My walking tour with Caroline was a thoroughly enjoyable experience, we covered a range of areas and subjects along the route and I highly recommend her walking tour for your introduction to Sapporo.Joanne's review

Stephenie

(About local Caroline)

27 April 2025

Caroline did a great job mixing information about the location and also put things in context. we visited some places I wouldn’t have expected, including a museum about local indigenous culture, and I found that all very helpful to understanding Sapporo.Stephenie's review of the Sapporo Walking Tour

Vernon

(About local Caroline)

26 April 2025

Caroline was great! She was super knowledgable on the history and I was really impressed with her ability to give historical context that isn't known or willing to be spoken about by many. I was very pleased with the tour and her ability to contextualize and adapt.Vernon's review of Sapporo Walking Tour

Ilse

(About local Caroline)

25 April 2025

I really enjoyed the tour. It was very nice and insightful, also considering information that normally you won’t get in a tour about the history and customs of people. Very kind, interesting and niceIlse's review of Sapporo Walking Tour

Blair

(About local Emilio)

24 March 2025

I had the pleasure of joining a tour led by Emilio, and it was truly an unforgettable experience. He was incredibly knowledgeable, personable, and attentive to every detail, ensuring that i felt engaged and comfortable throughout the tour. The way Emilio shared insights about the history, culture, and hidden gems of the area was both educational and entertaining. It’s clear that he is passionate about what he does, which made the tour feel authentic and exciting. I would highly recommend Emilio to anyone looking for a well-organized, insightful, and enjoyable tour. Thank you for making the trip so special!“An Exceptional Tour Experience”

Alayne

(About local Emilio)

27 February 2025

We had a great time with Emilio. He had prepared a number of options for our tour, especially given the mobility issues with one member of our group. We thoroughly enjoyed the three tastings at the fish market, soup curry restaurant and ice cream selections. We very much appreciated how attentive he was to our needs and safety. Emilio had checked for elevators and escalators for our physically challenged member, which was so thoughtful of him. I would absolutely recommend his tour! Great food.Great experience!

Brett

(About local Emilio)

21 February 2025

The tour with Emilio was just what I wanted. It was informative and interesting. We went to a number of interesting places and I enjoyed the company. I would definitely recommend this tour as it caters for what I wanted to see, plus included what the guide believed would be interesting.Just what I wanted.

Christopher

(About local Zarina)

18 January 2025

Zarina was well versed at Sapporo history and culture. She also was able to save us considerable time and money steering us clear of the tourist traps and showing us alternate stores and restaurants that were cheaper and closer to our hotel. She was also extremely flexible and was able to meet us at a different location as the original meeting place did not get relayed to her. Overall she was a wonderful guide I would higher recommend who was kind, considerate, knowledgeable, flexible and spoke English and Japanese very well! She was a 10 out of 10 guide. Strongly recommend! Zarina was amazingly sweet considerate and very knowledgeable!

Sue

(About local Emilio)

7 January 2025

Emilio was a great tour guide! He was very forthcoming with information and not just confined to food related topics. Plus he laughed at our jokes. He was very helpful accommodating us when our flight had to be changed.Great Tour Guide

Chris

(About local Zarina)

7 January 2025

We really liked the food experience. Also Zarina was wonderful company with excellent local knowledgePersonalised to.our needs

Peter

(About local Zarina)

21 December 2024

This personalized walking tour was amazing. I lived in Japan and coming back we wanted to see non tourist local spots. Snowy and icy we easily navigated through Nakajima Koen (park) and viewed the sun through a telescope. We saw carp in local streams, enjoyed a local favorite curry soup, two stories underground. We met local dog owners and pet several Shiba Inu. Mostly though, our guide knew so much history and cultural context that Sapporo came alive for us. Thanks ZarinaSpecial local view of Sapporo

Rekha

(About local Zarina)

18 December 2024

We had a wonderful time on our 3 Hour Walking Tour with Zarina. She is friendly, knowledgeable and met all of our requirements very well. Have left very good review on Booking.com (and Viator) for Zarina and to recommend the experience for other fellow travelers.Wonderful Time

Jack

(About local Zarina)

14 December 2024

Zarina was great, very knowledgeable and courteous, and thought a lot about our needsGreat Host

Jack

(About local Zarina)

8 December 2024

Zarina was great, very knowledgeable and courteous, and thought a lot about our needsSapporo: Private and Personalized Eat Like a Local Tour

Carmela

(About local Zarina)

3 December 2024

Zarina spoke relatively good english so we communicated with her very well. She was very informative and gave us very interesting information about rhe places we visited. She also gave us options on what we wanted to seeZarina was very knowledgeable about Otaru and shared interesting information.

Gennady

(About local Zarina)

7 November 2024

We had a wonderful time with our tourguide Zarina. She was extremely kind and patient. We started our tour much later than it was originally scheduled for because of the weather delay on the way from Tokyo to Sapporo. She was very accommodating and tried very hard to make us see and fall in love with Sapporo the way that she doesSapporo tour with the local