Sapporo Factory

サッポロファクトリー

Old brewery bricks wrapped around a glass atrium

Hours

Shops 10:00-20:00; restaurants run later, varying by venue

Tickets

Free

Address

Kita 2-jo Higashi 4, Chuo Ward, on the site of the old Sapporo beer brewery

Red-brick brewery buildings from the late 1800s now sit under a glass roof, with shops and restaurants threaded between the walls. The atrium in the middle holds tall trees, and in winter a very large Christmas tree takes over the space and lights up each evening. A place that used to make beer is now somewhere to wander out of the rain with a shopping bag.