Sapporo, Dec. 24, 2024
City in Snow, Cheer Squods on the campus and Zangi Fried Chiken
I visited Sapporo to see Hokkaido University in winter. I like the campus since I got there first time in fall two years ago during the covid pandemic. It was just cloudy when I arrived at Shin Chitose airport in the morning. But when I hit Sapporo and got out of the exit of Odori subway station, it was snowing. Woo… it is way cold. I have not see snow in December for more than 30 years. It used to snow in December even in Yokohama. It is rarely now a day. I started walking from Odori Koen towards JR. Sapporo station. There was Sapporo Munich Christmas Market event held on the park near Sapporo TV tower. People were coming to shop and dine. I decided that that is not my thing and headed to Sapporo station to grab something.
I entered a restaurant “Zangi Honpo”, which means Zangi Deep-fried chicken restaurant on the north exit of the station. This restaurant specializes in Zangi Deep fried chicken, a hokkaido’s specialty. On the menu, there are a large variety of Zangi dishes. I ordered a set menu of Zangi with tartar sauce, rice, soup and a side dish of boiled quail eggs. The chicken is freshly fried and steaming hot, good enough to warm my cold stomach after the walk in the rainy cold streets.
Hokkaido University’s campus is just one block west from the restaurant. Sapporo was planned by western style. The streets are planned gridlock. They are divided by North, east, west and south. It is easy to locate where you are once you got the system. I never got lost in the city.
