The most comprehensive travel and shopping guide to Sapporo compiled after much hard work

We went to three shopping malls, namely Daimaru, Stella, and Parco. My ranking is: Stella > Parco > Daimaru. The guide covers Travel, shopping, transportation, and tax refunds.

1️⃣Stella:
🚖Transportation: It is right next to Daimaru when you get off the JR station. The two shopping malls are connected.
🛍Brands: Japanese shopping malls are mainly collection stores.
🛍The first floor is the best to visit. It is mainly a collection point for designer brands. I also bought the same windbreaker as Joe Mei! ! There is also bully body oil on the first floor, as well as a specialty collection store. I saw many people buying in it. Basically, all the snacks are available.
🛍B1 has the popular Shiro, and no one walks out of it empty-handed haha!
🛍The fourth floor has Cosmos Grand Prize! ! You can't get out after entering, and there are many brands that are different from those recommended by domestic Internet celebrities. CPB also has them here, so you don't have to go to Daimaru. The best thing is that many products in it are disposable. You can buy a trial pack on the first day and come back to buy it if it's useful. I tried it and bought a mask and hair care product, which is super useful.
🛍There is no need to go to the factory to buy outdoor brands such as Arc'teryx North Face, Patagonia, Barbour, Keen, etc. upstairs. You can find them here. Going upstairs is the huge Muji and anime store, where you can shop according to your preferences.

✉️Discount collection and tax refund: On the first floor of Stella in Sapporo Station: Information desk, take your passport to collect it. One passport will give you an envelope, and there are 10 cards in one envelope. The activity is 2000-100. I think you can collect it without limit, because you don't need to register. You can take your passport to collect it after a while. Hahaha, I have collected it several times. And the best thing is that this mall refunds taxes directly, and there is no need to charge a handling fee for tax refunds like Daimaru.

2️⃣Daimaru:
🛍The first and second floors are luxury goods. Almost everyone is here, but many items are out of stock. We arrived just in time for the Chinese New Year and there were very few reception staff. We queued for a long time. You can go there first to ask for items when there is no one. There are all kinds of desserts on the underground floor of Daimaru. It is close to the Chinese New Year and many locals are queuing to buy things. It is really appetizing. You can buy some if you have enough time!

✉️Discounts and tax refunds: Show this QR code and you can get a 5% discount. You must go to the queue for tax refund early! ! You can ask your teammates to go to the 8th floor to get a number when you are almost done shopping. After the tax refund, there are also meal vouchers. We didn’t know it before and it didn’t work. You can go early because there are really many people! ! We queued for a long time and it was almost closed... I saw someone talking about CTrip cashback, but I haven’t studied it. If you are interested, you can search how others do it.

3️⃣parco:
It is a certain distance from Daimaru Department Store, and it takes about 15 minutes to walk. It is also a mall with a good sense of design. I seem to have bought my e-pancake here. They have all kinds of colors and no queues. There are Empress Dowager Cixi and Onihuzuka on the first floor. You can take a look to see if you like them. There are ski equipment and clothes upstairs. It is cheaper than in China. You can save thousands of dollars and have enough money for air tickets.