KITAHIROSHIMA
Home to ES CON FIELD and an Outlet Mall
A Rising Sightseeing Hub: Kitahiroshima
ES CON FIELD HOKKAIDO, home stadium of the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters, and Mitsui Outlet Park Sapporo Kitahiroshima. About a 30-minute drive from Sapporo, this up-and-coming area lets you combine a ball game with shopping in one trip.
Kitahiroshima City sits just east of Sapporo City. Originally settled largely by migrants from Hiroshima Prefecture, the area was known as “Hiroshima Village” before officially becoming Kitahiroshima City in 2005. In recent years, the construction of the new Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters stadium has spurred its growth into a hub for sightseeing and shopping.
ES CON FIELD HOKKAIDO
ClassicThe new home of the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters, opened in 2023. With a retractable roof, this stadium is Japan’s first “ballpark-style” facility, and beyond watching a game, the surrounding “Hokkaido Ballpark F Village” area offers plenty of restaurants and activity facilities too.
📍 About a 10-minute ride on the dedicated shuttle bus from JR Kitahiroshima Station
Mitsui Outlet Park Sapporo Kitahiroshima
ShoppingA large outlet mall about a 30-minute drive from central Sapporo. Spread across expansive grounds, it gathers domestic and international brand stores offering discounted fashion, accessories, sporting goods, and household items. With a well-stocked food court and restaurants, it’s a spot the whole family can enjoy for a full day.
📍 About a 30-minute drive from central Sapporo
Nature Parks & Golf Courses
ActivitiesKitahiroshima is known for its livable, nature-rich environment, and it’s home to a number of nature parks and golf courses, making outdoor activities popular here too. It’s also a great spot to unwind in nature between a ball game and some shopping.
📍 Various locations around Kitahiroshima
A Private Charter Taxi Is the Easy Way to See Kitahiroshima
Crowded post-game shuttle buses and hauling large outlet-shopping bags are two things that can make getting around Kitahiroshima by public transportation inconvenient.
From transfers to and from New Chitose Airport or Sapporo, to a plan combining the ball game, the outlet mall, and a drop-off in central Sapporo, a private charter taxi can handle it all in one booking.