Send Flowers to Sapporo, Japan

Sapporo is the one large Japanese city where winter truly rules the calendar. Snow usually covers the streets from December into March, and the Snow Festival fills Odori Park with ice sculptures every February. Florists here are used to it: bouquets are wrapped in extra layers and carried from a warm van straight to the door, so flowers arrive fresh even in deep cold.

The city was laid out on a grid, which makes Sapporo addresses easier to follow than most in Japan. They read as coordinates, such as a number of blocks north and west of the centre. Chuo ward holds the offices, the Susukino entertainment district and most apartment towers, while students and staff of Hokkaido University live in Kita ward and families spread through Toyohira, Nishi and Atsubetsu.

Spring comes late and all at once. Cherry blossom arrives around the end of April, and in May the lilac, the official tree of Sapporo, has a festival of its own. Summer is mild and dry, ideal for cut flowers, and Hokkaido grows many of the stems sold across Japan at that time of year. For flower delivery in Sapporo, order before midnight Japan time and a local florist delivers the next day, Monday to Saturday. There is no same-day service and no delivery on Sundays or national holidays.

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