Shiroi Koibito Park is a confectionary theme park in Sapporo, Hokkaido. Visitors can enjoy a tour of the "Shiroi Koibito" factory and experience making sweets, as well as shopping for original sweets and other gourmet foods and limited-edition products. This section introduces access to Shiroi Koibito Park, a popular sightseeing spot in Sapporo, as well as highlights of the facilities and how to enjoy them.

Popular Hokkaido souvenir "Shiroi Koibito" (photo is an image)

First, we will provide basic information about "Shiroi Koibito Park" and how to enjoy it. Then, we will introduce in detail the attractions inside the facility. If you read to the end, you will surely master how to enjoy "Shiroi Koibito Park".

Lots of picturesque photo spots in the facility

Shiroi Koibito Park is a confectionary theme park operated by ISHIYA, which manufactures and sells "Shiroi Koibito," Hokkaido's representative souvenir confectionary. The reason for its popularity is that it is a facility where visitors can see, know, taste, and experience things. Visitors can not only enjoy eating and shopping, but also learn about the history and appeal of chocolate, especially "Shiroi Koibito," and enjoy various other activities such as making sweets and taking pictures at the photo spot.

Western castle-like buildings and English-style courtyard

Shiroi Koibito Park is located in the suburbs of Sapporo, but is easily accessible by car, subway, and bus, making it a popular destination for visitors to enjoy to the fullest in half a day.

By car

The park is just off to the right after exiting the Sapporo Nishi IC of the Sapporo Expressway, about one minute after exiting the IC. If you are driving from New Chitose Airport, you need to get off at the Shinkawa IC, which takes about 10 minutes by car. There are several parking lots both inside and outside the site, so you will have no trouble finding a place to park.

When using the subway

It is about a 7-minute walk from Miyanosawa Station, the last stop on the Tozai Subway Line. Walk through the Sapporo Lifelong Learning Center Chieria, which is directly connected to the station, and cross a large road to the right to reach the main gate of Shiroi Koibito Park. The Tozai Line runs through Odori Station in the center of Sapporo and Shin-Sapporo Station, where you can transfer to the rapid train to/from New Chitose Airport, making it convenient to take public transportation from Sapporo City or New Chitose Airport. Incidentally, the ride to Miyanosawa Station takes about 16 minutes from Odori Station and about 35 minutes from Shin Sapporo Station.

By bus

Express bus from Sapporo Station to Otaru Station via Maruyama, about 7 minutes walk from Nishimachi-Kita 20-chome bus stop. It is convenient to use this bus if you are heading to Otaru by public transportation. Please note that some highway buses between Sapporo and Otaru do not go through Nishimachi-Kita 20-chome, so be sure to take the bus via Maruyama.

You can draw your favorite letter or picture on a heart-shaped white sweetheart.

Shiroi Koibito Park has both paid and free areas. In the fee-based area, you can enjoy the experience of making sweets, factory tours, video attractions, etc., and use some cafes and stores with limited menus.

Popular sweet "Shiroi Koibito Soft Ice Cream

In the free area, visitors can tour the garden with its beautiful roses and illuminations, dine at some cafes, and shop for a variety of sweets and breads, including soft-serve ice cream. The recommended tour of Shiroi Koibito Park is to visit the paid area to fully enjoy the tour, experience and limited sweets, and then move to the free area to enjoy eating and shopping. If you mainly want to visit the garden and shop, you can enjoy the free area, but a visit to the paid area is highly recommended to fully enjoy the attraction of the facility.

You can also enjoy a relaxing time with a chocolate drink

If you want to visit the free and paid areas and do some shopping, you should expect to spend at least two hours at Shiroi Koibito Park. If you want to enjoy the park in a leisurely manner, including the experience of making sweets and eating and drinking at the café, you should reserve 3 to 4 hours, or about half a day to enjoy the park to the fullest.

Here we will introduce how to enjoy the paid areas of "Shiroi Koibito Park," such as the factory tour and the sweet-making experience. We will guide you along the actual route inside the park.

Projection mapping show in the Time Travel Room inside Choco Topia House

The entrance to the fee-charging area is located at the ticket center near the main gate of Shiroi Koibito Park. After purchasing a ticket and proceeding inside, you will first enter the "Choco Topia House. Here, visitors can watch a video introducing the story of cacao and a projection mapping show about the history of chocolate evolution. Visitors can enjoy learning how chocolate was born, spread around the world, and developed into the delicious taste it has today.

Choco Topia Factory

Next to "Choco Topia House," visitors enter "Choco Topia Factory" on the third floor of the building. Here, visitors can observe the production line of "Shiroi Koibito" and other products through glass. The production line is located on the first floor of the building, so you can see the entire production line from above. Watching the mass production of "Shiroi Koibito" one after another, you will realize that "Shiroi Koibito" is one of the most popular sweets representing Hokkaido.

Let's draw your favorite picture or letter on the heart-shaped Shiroi Koibito!

Going up to the fourth floor of the building, you will find "Choco Topia Market," which has several facilities. One of them is the "Sweets Workshop Dream Kitchen" where you can enjoy the experience of making sweets. Visitors can enjoy making sweets with original designs, such as drawing pictures and letters on large heart-shaped "Shiroi Koibito" with a chocolate pen. You don't have to be an artist! Once you start drawing, you will be hooked.

The time and the number of participants for each session are fixed, so those who want to try it are recommended to make a reservation in advance on the official website. Except for the "Baking My Shiroi Koibito" course, if there is room in the class, you can also make a reservation on the day of the event.

Image of original design

Sweets Workshop Dream Kitchen" Experience Menu

Inside the Chocolate Lounge Oxford

Trial Place Covent and Chocolate Lounge Oxford at Chocotopia Market offer limited-edition sweets that can only be tasted here.

Shiroi Koibito" fresh chocolate sandwiches

Trial Place Covent is a takeout store located in front of the demonstration space where langue de chat cookies are baked. They make and serve "Shiroi Koibito" fresh chocolate sandwiches right in front of you. It is about four times larger than a regular "Shiroi Koibito" and is very satisfying! You can taste the freshly made texture.

Shiroi Koibito Parfait

Chocolate Lounge Oxford is a café with a large window overlooking the courtyard of Shiroi Koibito Park and the mountains in the distance. You can enjoy "Shiroi Koibito Parfait" with original white chocolate sauce, pancakes, seasonal sweets, chocolate drinks, and more. The relaxed atmosphere allows you to spend a relaxing time while enjoying the view outside.

Photo spots at Magical Marche

Magical Marche, located at the exit of Chocotopia Market, is a great photo spot. There are a variety of "Ei Ei" items, perfect for capturing a memorable photo. It is a great place to take pictures with friends and family, or even by yourself. Continue on to the second floor of Tudor House, which is in the free area.

In the free area, you can enjoy shopping and refreshments at "Tudor House" and the courtyard with roses in full bloom.

Inside Cafe Butler's Wharf

White chocolate and langue de chat cookies are exquisite "Drinking Shiroi Koibito

Located on the second floor of Tudor House at the exit of the toll area, Café Butler's Wharf is the perfect place to take a break while touring the various sites. In addition to "Shiroi Koibito Soft Ice Cream," pasta and pizza can also be enjoyed. The "Drink Shiroi Koibito," a drink that expresses "Shiroi Koibito," is a must-try item! It is a limited product available only at this store, and the white chocolate drink goes perfectly with the langue de chat cookies scattered on top.

A full lineup of meals is also available. Chicken curry with lots of chicken pieces

For those who prefer to eat rice instead of pasta or pizza, we recommend the Curry Restaurant Anterupo, located on the first basement floor near the main gate after exiting the building. You can enjoy authentic original curry and soup curry made by curry artisans.

Seared Cheese and Chicken Soup Curry

There are multiple types of curry and soup curry, such as chicken, scallop, hamburger steak, etc., to choose from! Curry and soup curry with cheese is a must-try dish, as the melted cheese mixes with the spicy curry to create a mellow flavor. We also offer a "children's lunch" with fried shrimp and children's hamburger steak, so feel free to bring your children along.

Bake Shop Chelsea" where you can buy bread (photo is an image)

Shiroi Koibito Park's original bread "Snow Dome White" available only here (photo on the right)

On the first floor of Tudor House, there is a bakery and a store. Bake Shop Chelsea is a bakery that produces and sells bread made from Hokkaido wheat and the popular Shiroi Koibito Park original bread "Snow Dome White". It is best to visit as early as possible, as "Snow Dome" and other items may sell out late in the day.

Shiroi Koibito (Original Tea) 5 tea bags in a box" sold exclusively at "Shop Piccadilly" (photo is an image)

Shiroi Koibito Milk Jam" sold exclusively at "Shop Piccadilly and Bake Shop Chelsea

At "Shop Piccadilly" where you can enjoy shopping for souvenirs, you can find not only "Shiroi Koibito" but also a variety of ISHIYA products, including limited products only sold here. This is the perfect place to find souvenirs from Shiroi Koibito Park! Local domestic shipping is also available, so visitors from far away can shop without worrying about the amount of baggage they need to carry.

You can put your favorite image in the center of the heart.

If you are going to buy "Shiroi Koibito" as a souvenir, why not make your own original design? At "Photoshop Memento (Tudor House Store)" located on the first floor of "Tudor House", you can incorporate your own photo image into the package design of "Shiroi Koibito" 36-pack or 54-pack cans. The can container makes it easy to store them after eating, so they can be kept as memories forever.

Note that paper and USB data are not supported, so visit after importing the images you want to use into your smartphone or other device. (*Images must not infringe on copyrights, trademarks, etc.)

The "Karakuri Clock Tower" towering over the courtyard

The free area can also be fully enjoyed outdoors. One of them is the Karakuri Clock Tower Parade, which is held every hour from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm for about 10 minutes and can be seen from the courtyard (subject to cancellation due to weather and other reasons). At 0:00 every hour, a lively parade begins, with karakuri doll animals and other animals coming out from the Karakuri Clock Tower and other buildings. The parade is cute and joyful, and although it is supposed to be for children, it is also heartwarming for adults and makes them feel as if they are in a fairyland. Just before the hourly hour of 0:00, we go to the courtyard!

Rose Garden in summer

Illumination in winter

Shiroi Koibito Park is famous for the roses in the courtyard and the illumination. There is a rose garden in the courtyard, and the scenery of roses in full bloom from spring to fall, especially in summer, is fantastic! The colors of the roses and the buildings in the background are gorgeous and worth seeing. On the other hand, in winter, when snow falls, the garden is illuminated, and the twilight hours, especially at dusk and just after sunset, are truly spectacular! In spring, summer, fall, and winter, the courtyard is an excellent viewing spot as long as the weather is not too stormy.

Shiroi Koibito Park also has many other attractions such as stores, photo spots, and attractions in the courtyard! You can enjoy the park in about 2 hours if you rush around, but if you want to enjoy it to the fullest, you should reserve half a day for your visit. Recommended for sightseeing and family outings, this theme park is sure to become a wonderful memory of your trip or holiday.

(Photo courtesy of Ishiya Corporation)

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Shiroi Koibito Park

Location: 2-11-36 Miyanosawa 2-jo, Nishi-ku, Sapporo
Opening hours: 10:00-18:00
Last admission to paid area: 16:30
Closed: No holidays
Admission fee: Adults (high school students and older): 800 yen / Children (up to junior high school students): 400 yen / Children under 3 years old: free
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