I'm not sure of the exact time but when we came at around 10 am, they are open already and at 8pm they are still open.

Not too sure about that but you can try asking at the tourist information centre in arcade 5. Try the souvenir shops as well. Just be aware that prices may be high there. It is cheaper to get a yukata than kimono. I'd really suggest shopping at Sapporo underground shopping malls as you can end up shopping there for days! There's lots to see and buy. I think you can definitely find a yukata at new chitose airport in the souvenir shops

aloha, good question. Our crab focus while in Sapporo was mostly on the hairy crab & LIVE Red King crab, so I don't have much info to help you specifically with snow crab. WE experienced two crab opportunities. Within reasonable walking distance on the east end of the Tanukikoji shopping street is the Nijo Market. During the winter season, you would have a 2 block walk in the open to get to the market. This market would offer you an informal , perhaps outdoor opportunity to eat different kinds of crab including your snow crab. Some of the vendors mentioned the restaurant across the street from the market would cook the crab that you purchased from them. We did not do that. If my memory is accurate, the snow crab we saw were in clusters (no body) & displayed on ice, previously frozen. Through the concierge at our mid-priced hotel, we booked a free bus shuttle to the Jogai Market/Sapporo Central Market. We were dropped off at the main drop off/pick location for the shuttle bus where there is a seafood market & restaurant that we shopped at and ate a lunch of hairy carb, King crab & live scallops. If you decide to eat there, go UPSTAIRS rather than eat at their downstairs location. We experienced better service, a smaller crowd & a more relaxing atmosphere to enjoy our leisurely lunch. Some in our group took home the scallop shells to cook the scallops the same way as the restaurant back home. Sorry, I don''t remember the name of the establishment but I do remember in the front display was the largest live King Crab I have ever seen. It would have been just right for our group but my concern was how sweet the meat would be having lived in it's own water for a long time. In summary. besides the 2 locations we experienced, there are lots of restaurants within a 3 city block radius of the Tanukikochi Street. For most of the better rated restaurants, a reservation is recommended. Our hotel concierge was a big help. I personally favor the night shift managers & staff. They tend to be less busy therefore more patient and willing to offer advise & commentary. They're very familiar with the night life too. enjoy!

for starters, its a long street stretching over several blocks. the east end is close to Nijo market, so you may consider starting your day there, grab a sushi/sashimi bite, then start the street. secondly, its a really a personal thing, so if you find the street interesting, you may end up spending a longer time there. thirdly, there's enough variety of shops to kep you distracted. lastly, besides the f+b outlets enroute as you walk the street, the western end of it has a cluster of izakayas. and that may end up being your next meal place. as a guide : we started around 5ish, and left after dinner (at the izakayas locale) around 9ish....if thats any timeline help?

8 or 9 pm. Restaurant closes later. Don quijote is open 24 hours.

Mmm i guess 10am they should be opened.

Less than 20 minutes walk from Sapporo JR Station. Go out the direction of Daimaru Department Store, proceed forward through the underground passageway direct to the staircases leading up to Odori Park where Tanukikoji Shopping Street is on the next street near TV Tower.

That's a store called "Mandarake" on the second or third floor of the building about 2 minutes walk from Tokyo Metro Nanboku Line Susukino Station Exit 4. I got some of the figures that I can't find in Akihabara there. The address is 〒060-0063 NORBESA building 2F, Minamisanjo Nishi 5-1-1, Chuo-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido . There's also another anime figure store in that building too.

It's about 1/2 mile from the station. The undergoing poletown mall will take you from the shopping street to Sapporo station