A simple soft serve made from Hokkaido's high-fat dairy milk, the lightest dessert in any Sapporo summer. Sold at the Hokudai dairy stand, Rokkatei and almost every cafe.
Hokkaido developed its dairy industry in the Meiji era, with William S. Clark and Edwin Dun introducing American-style ranching to the new Sapporo settlement in 1876. By the post-war years, Hokkaido produced more than half of Japan's milk and a soft-serve culture emerged through campus dairies (Hokkaido University Marche), confectionery houses (Rokkatei) and roadside stops. The flavour now defines Hokkaido summer; the Hokudai Marche's Clark's Milk soft serve is the canonical version.
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Rokkatei Maruyama Shop ★ 4.4
maruyama · Chuo-ku, Sapporo 064-0802, Japan
Obihiro confectioner Rokkatei's Maruyama outlet, the Sapporo home for Marusei butter sandwiches, Yukiya Konko chocolate cookies and seasonal Hokkaido sweets.
Hokkaido University Marche Cafe and Labo ★ 4.3
hokkaido-university · Kita-ku, Sapporo 060-0808, Japan
The Hokkaido University dairy stand, opened 2017. Milk from campus farm cows, processed in-house into Clark's Milk soft serve and bottled milk.
Hokudai Soft Cream Stand ★ 4.1
hokkaido-university · Kita-ku, Sapporo 060-0808, Japan
The Hokkaido University dairy stand sells five flavours of Clark's Milk soft serve, made in-store from the campus farm milk; haskap is the standout.