After securing our precious supplies of paper Yumiko, Heather, and myself headed underground: Sapporo has a very well-developed and inter-connected network of tunnels, train stations, and shopping precincts in the centre of town. Part of this has been given over to an art gallery called 500m. It’s run as a regular gallery with new shows every three months: there’s an archive on their website (although non-Japanese readers will need Google translate or similar).

Here’s some images: Heather (L) and Yumiko (R) to start with. Following artists include Nohara Marie, Kasami Yasuhiro, Kobayashi Osami, Takeda Hiroshi, Sato Katsuhisa, and Hisano Shino.