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3 hidden gems of sweets unique to Hokkaido! Let’s stop by at JR Sapporo Sta. while sightseeing or heading to New Chitose Airport

JR Sapporo Station has trains great access to in and out of Sapporo city and is a 40-minute train ride to New Chitose Airport. There are also shopping malls and complexes, so we recommend you stop by at this station while sightseeing or heading to the airport to get souvenirs. This time, we selected 3 hidden gems of sweets unique to Hokkaido, which you can buy in JR Sapporo Station or shopping complexes directly connected to the station.

Newly developed by Ishiya Confectionery famous for Hokkaido’s popular sweet ‘Shiroi Koibito’ -“White Baum TSUMIGI” with whiteness like snow

TSUMUGI
Photo by @satomix_boomin

Founded in 1947, ‘Ishiya Confectionery (石屋製菓)’ is a long-established confectionery maker producing Shiroi Koibito. They created new sweet “White Baum TSUMUGI” by repeating trial making of more than 100 types of sweets. White chocolate used in Shiroi Koibito is kneaded into the dough of TSUMUGI as much as possible. Besides, it’s baked in white with the manufacturing method that they originally developed. When opening a box and white Baumkuchen like winter scenery of Hokkaido appears, you’re sure to have butterflies in your stomach. Its texture is moisture and fluffy and flavor blends the rich sweetness of milk and white chocolate. Why not savor the new taste of Baumkuchen to your heart’s content? It’s also good to eat it with whipped cream or chocolate sauce.

Opening HoursDaimaru Sapporo Store ISHIYA Shop/10:00AM – 8:00PM Closed on 1st January
AddressB1 Kita 5-jo Nishi 4-7, Chuo-ku, Sapporo City, Hokkaido Prefecture
AccessA 3-minute walk from Hotel Gracery Sapporo
URLhttp://www.ishiya.co.jp/shop/details/

After finishing eating, use the can as the accessory case. – “Koguma no Pu-chan Butter Candies” with the flavor of Hokkaido’s fresh butter

レトロな缶と世界観がかわいい、北海道の「小熊のプーチャンバター飴」

Reference from TABILABO “日本のかわいいおみやげ#1 北海道・札幌の「小熊のプーチャンバター飴」”

Founded in 1928, the sweets confectionery ‘Senshuan (千秋庵)’ created “Koguma no Pu-chan Butter Candies (小熊のプーチャンバター飴)” in 1950 with their passion to make candy of an adorable bear unique to Hokkaido. This candy is made from plenty of pure butter from Hokkaido and by boiling sugar and maltose syrup. It features the mild sweetness that spreads slowly in your mouth. Also, you will fall in love with the blue-colored tin with a teddy bear design, which plays Double bass. Check out pop and colorful wrappings whose illustrations are different depending on each candy, too! In fact, they became the individually wrapped type in 2017. In other words, you can know that Senshuan continues to develop their products while protecting their traditional tastes through this candy.

Opening HoursSenshuan Daimaru Sapporo Store/10:00AM – 8:00PM Closed on 1st January
AddressB1 Kita 5-jo Nishi 4-7, Chuo-ku, Sapporo City, Hokkaido Prefecture
AccessA 3-minute walk from Hotel Gracery Sapporo
URLhttps://senshuan.co.jp/

The texture like a rice cake in spite of the cheesecake. -“Omo Cheese” made only from Hokkaido’s ingredients

おもっちーず(Omocheese)
Photo by @yama.mi.neko

‘Warakudo (わらく堂)’ produces a wide variety of sweets with playfulness, such as a cake with 3 layers of whipped cream, pudding and their original paste of sweet potato. In particular, what is mostly gathering attention is “Omo Cheese (おもっちーず).” It is very stretchy and has chewy texture despite the cheesecake. It’s not wrapped with a rice cake. This product is almost made by hands to make us experience its unique texture. In addition, they are particular about ingredients and carefully select milk from Hokkaido, 100% raw milk cheese and fresh cream, etc. The rich flavor of the cheese explodes in your mouth like melting. By the way, there are 3 types of flavors: plain, chocolate, and Yubari melon.

Opening HoursHokkaido Dosanko Plaza Sapporo Store/8:30AM – 8:00PM Open all year round
AddressJR Sapporo Station West Street North Exit, Kita 6-jo Nishi 4-chome, Kita-ku, Sapporo City, Hokkaido Prefecture
*In Hokkaido Sapporo “Food & Tourism” Information Center
AccessA 1-minute walk from Hotel Gracery Sapporo
URLhttp://www.dousanhin.com/shop/sapporo_jr/

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