Sapporo Shopping

Kazumi and I went shopping in Sapporo yesterday. Got out of bed around 7AM (too early for a Saturday) and left for Sapporo at 8AM. Took route 5 from Kutchan to Otaru and drove the highway (Sasson) from Otaru to Sapporo (Kita Hiroshima exit). Arrived at Costco around 10AM. Costco is a large warehouse and they sell a nice selection of imported items.

Most Japanese supermarkets only offer a very limited assortment of cheese, so I had to get me some in Costco. Not quite cheap, but so very delicious.



After shopping at Costco we had lunch at McDonalds. Finished lunch around 12:30 and were all set for some more shopping. First we needed to find a parking spot though. We decided to park the car in one of the Sapporo Station's underground parking lots.

From the parking lot we went on foot to an outdoors sports shop (Shugakuso 札幌市北12西3). Bought me some winter gear (boots, snow goggles and ski pants and gloves).

Next stop: Yodobashi Camera. Had been looking for a decent set of PC speakers for a while now and decided to buy some finally. Got me a pair of Edirol MA-15D speakers.

By the time we left Yodobashi Camera it was time for dinner. We went for a simple bistro somewhere below Sapporo station.

To finish up the day we went to see a movie (Leatherheads) and drove home around 8:30PM. Was raining all the way from Sapporo to Kutchan. Soon this rain will turn into snow. Still a little bit warm for snow at the moment, but according to the weather forecast this will change soon.