Arriving at the Sapporo airport

A butt-kicking crab meal at one of the best known crab restaurants in Japan

Sapporo seafood market -- a sort of pilgrimage site for foodies.

Snow falls hard in Sapporo

Sapporo cityscape

Sapporo beer muesum

Beer is a man's best friend...

Beer factory

Sapporo City Hall

Otaru -- the Venice of Hokkaido