What other travelers are saying about Shiroi Koibito Park (Chocolate Factory)
The place is meticulously built. Would be great in winter. The history and origin of the biscuits are awesome to go through. Great care was taken to build the place into a magical experience.
The kids went through the biscuit decoration workshop and enjoyed it thoroughly. There was also an XL version of the biscuit that is exclusively found there. Check it out!
Had a great time visiting the chocolate factory! We didn't need advanced reservations and we were even able to get a day-of choco pie decorating class. The decorating class was my favorite part of the visit. The videos have English subs and there are lots of very cute things here to make it a fun visit. We also had a snack at the cafe and enjoyed the seasonal treats.
This is one of Sapporo’s main attractions, although you don’t need to spend more than 1 hour there. I didn’t take the paid tour, but you can leisurely walk around the facilities, the gardens and shop in their two (or more) stores, where you can buy the usual stuff plus some limited edition items. It is all very nice but apart from the decorations and settings there’s not much else to see. Also considering that it takes 30 minutes or so from central Sapporo.
A nice place to spend a few hours in Sapporo, visiting the garden is free, entrance to the factory and exhibits is 800yen, overall trying to give European vibe. There is cookie lesson as well as the store sell limited edition cookies. Shaved ice is huge, good as dessert for 4, the ice softly melt in your mouth, the cream isn't too sweet as well, cost is 2200yen.
Personally do not really recommend this place unless you love taking pictures. Also, to foreigners, DO NOT BUY SOUVENIRS FROM THE GIFT SHOP as it is not tax free!!!
There's many photo opportunities even within the free zone, including the garden/park that has musical show every hour.
Paid zone is 800 yen per adult. It is not too expensive but there is nothing much to view. Just some exhibition of chocolate wrappers and cups over the years, history of the brand, and a bird eye view of the factory packing process.
Parking is 900yen for an hour. But if you purchased their admission ticket, you can get a discount coupon to pay parking fee at only 300yen for 3 hours.
DO NOT BUY SOUVENIRS FROM THE GIFT SHOP as it is not tax free!!!! I was surprised that they don't do tax refund there. I purchased over 15,000 yen and there's no tax refund. The prices are the standard throughout the whole Japan, thus making purchases at airport much cheaper as it will be tax free. There is no incentive to buy from them directly at the factory.