What made me extremely happy in recent years was the opening of “Chi-Ka-Ho”! I had being wishing it for a long time! “Chi-Ka-Ho” is an underground walkway which connects the route from Sapporo station to Odori Station. I often walk between Odori station and Sapporo station because each area is one of the busiest commercial zones of the city. I’ve desired this underground walkway since I was a child. I didn’t want to walk the way on the ground on windy and cold days in winter.

When I look for an apartment to live in, quality of the building is quite important. I usually consider three points of building. First point is age of buildings. I usually prefer buildings which were built less than 15 years ago because newer buildings are firmer, warmer and safer, in general. Newer buildings may have better conditions in many areas because building technology has developed as time proceeds. Second point is fuel used for heaters equipped the building. M

My Housing is in Shiroishi ward which has many studio apartments for one person. I chose this area because the market of house rent in this area is relatively low, compared with other areas in Sapporo. The reason why the house rent in Shiroishi ward is low is that it is said that the ground in Shiroishi ward is weak and it is vulnerable to disasters like tsunami and earthquake. However, it has nothing to do about daily life unless these disasters happen. Thus, I chose this ar

Hi, guys! I am a curator of this website. I will offer useful information about Sapporo through this blog. I grew up in Sapporo, then lived in other cities for more than a decade. Now, I’ve come back to Sapporo since last month after working in Tokyo. I am so excited, wow! Glad to see you!! Now, I will tell you my notion about transportation systems to find housings in Sapporo. I decided to live in a housing near a station on Tozai Line of the city subway. It is so convenien