(Above ) Sapporo in the early winter morningWe rise at 6am on our final day in Sapporo before we leave for Tokyo on the 12pm JAL domestic flight from New Chitose Airport. We will head out of the hotel at 7.00am, looking for some breakfast. We will then return back to our hotel for a good rest.
(Above)Have a 'rich' Japanese breakfast of salmon roe and sea urchin slices 
(Above ) JR Sapporo stationWe will checkout of our hotel at 8.45am so that we have ample time to reach JR Sapporo Station to to catch the rapid Airport train which departs from Sapporo station at 9.25am and will reach the airport by 10.01am. Cost is ¥1,040 (SGD$16.98) one way for each person.
(Above) JR Sapporo - New Chitose Airport Rapid Train This is far cheaper than travelling by taxi which will cost ¥12,000(SGD$196.25) per trip to the airport. One can buy the tickets at the west exit of the JR Sapporo station information desk which is opened from 8.30am -7.00pm and the staff there are fluent in English, Mandarin and Korean. When buying the tickets, we have read that it would be helpful to provide the station staff with the following information: - Departure station, destination (station) / Date and time of boarding / Type of train (Limited Express/Local) / Number of persons (adult, child (ages 6 to 11)) / Preferences (unreserved seat /reserved seat / preference for First-class Car [Green Car]).
(Above) Seeing Sapporo as we whizz by on the way to the airport from the train
(Above ) Facade of New Chitose Airport , Sapporo , Hokkaido
On arrival at JR New Chitose airport station, located on basement 1F, we can exit from either the left or right passage as there is an escalator on either side to reach the upper main levels of the airport. We will head for the JAL ticketing counters on level 2 to check in our tickets and luggage for our domestic JAL flight to Haneda Airport, Tokyo.
(Above) Seeing Sapporo as we whizz by on the way to the airport from the train (Above ) Facade of New Chitose Airport , Sapporo , Hokkaido On arrival at JR New Chitose airport station, located on basement 1F, we can exit from either the left or right passage as there is an escalator on either side to reach the upper main levels of the airport. We will head for the JAL ticketing counters on level 2 to check in our tickets and luggage for our domestic JAL flight to Haneda Airport, Tokyo.
(Above and Below) New Chitose airport interior As our flight departs at 12.00pm, we should have adequate time for any hiccups and if there aren’t any, we can always stroll around New Chitose airport. Like our own Changi International airport, there are plenty of shops and café on Levels 1 and 2 to stroll about. Level 3 is a Gourmet paradise with many restaurants located there.
(Above) Wide array of food at Level 3 at New Chitose airport
(Above) One of the many eateries on Level 3 of the airport.
(Above)Viewing a plane as it taxis down the runway from the observation deckThere is an observation skydeck at Level 4. New Chitose airport also features exhibits on humankind’s aeronautical progress through the ages located around Levels 1 and 2.
(Above) One of the many ancient flying machine replicas on display
( Above ) Another replica of an ancient helicopter prototype Collect stamps from the aircraft replicas you visit and you can exchange them for a souvenir. We will hang around there until it is time for boarding our flight and off we go to Tokyo!
(Above ) Leaving Sapporo
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