Upcoming Food & Drink📍 SapporoOfficial

Nijo Market

Sapporo's 125-year-old fish market in the heart of downtown: crab legs, sea-urchin, salmon roe and steaming kaisen-don bowls from morning to early evening.

Nijo Market
Photo: pelican from Tokyo, Japan · CC BY-SA 2.0

When · Where

When
2026/06/30 23:00
Where
Sapporo Nijo Market(Minami 2-jo Higashi 1-2, Chuo-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido)
City
Sapporo
Getting there
Bus Center-mae Stn (Tozai Line), 3 min
Price
Free
Organizer
Sapporo Nijo Market Association

Good to know for visitors

Getting there
Bus Center-mae Stn (Tozai Line), 3 min Open directions in Google Maps ↗
Booking & entry
Free to attend — details on the official page (button above).
Language
Mostly in Japanese — a translation app on your phone helps.
Good for
food lovers, culture seekers, families

Highlights

  • Fresh Hokkaido seafood stalls
  • Crab, uni & ikura kaisen-don
  • Open ~7am–5pm year-round, 5 min from TV Tower

Background & story

Founded in the Meiji era by fishermen selling their catch, Nijo Market has supplied Sapporo's tables for around 125 years.

Good to know

Come early for the best seafood-bowl shops; many stalls are cash-friendly.

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