Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan｜Cafe Gakenoue

Cozy, quiet and very relaxing coffee shop in Jozankei. They have good coffee, tasty cakes and other desserts. Saw this coffee shop on the map. Its 10 or so minutes walk from central Jozenkei and I heard from one of the coffee shop owners in the area that they were quite good. Sign is clearly shown outside and there are a couple of parking slots outside. You have to go through a couple of doors to get in and go up a flight of stairs before you reach the main cafe. The first thing you notice when you reach the floor are the wide windows and the gorgeous view outside. There are a number of tables to choose from and all of them has a clear view if the outside. The second thing that you notice is the pottery display. They use really good earthenware table pieces for serving the coffee and desserts. As you relax, you then notice the old wood fired heater in the middle of the space and as you settle down, the tasteful choice is music helps you feel even more at home. I got the impression that the main focus of the cafe was the desserts, but they had a decent coffee option available as well. This was a very surprising but welcome find.

The cheesecakes were really good (we tried pumpkin, strawberry and matcha). The view was nice and really peaceful, the atmosphere really relaxing. And the cups too cute.

A good place to stop, eat something sweet and enjoy the most beautiful view of nature