Best Hostels in Sapporo

3 Best Hostels in Sapporo – Trading in Sake for Beer

Short answer: 1. Untapped Hostel is the best all-round hostel in Sapporo and the one I’d point solo female travelers to first. 2. SappoLodge is the pick if you want a bar downstairs and people to actually talk to, and 3. The Stay Sapporo is the no-nonsense backpacker option a short walk from Susukino.

Check live rates on Hostelz before you book anything. Sapporo prices swing hard between a quiet Tuesday in May and Snow Festival week, and Hostelz compares across the booking sites in one go.

Looking for the best hostels in Sapporo without spending your whole Hokkaido budget on beds?

Here’s the thing about Sapporo. It’s the only Japanese city I’ve ever been genuinely happy to arrive in during the worst weather of the year. Snow up to your knees, minus eight, and somehow that’s the point. You come out of the station, walk the underground passage because the wind is doing something unspeakable above ground, and surface into a city that has completely made peace with winter.

It’s a great stop while you backpack Japan, and it feels nothing like Tokyo or Kyoto. Wider streets. Grid layout. Almost no temples. Beer, ramen, and a mountain at the end of most streets.

The city got famous in 1972, when it hosted the Olympic Winter Games. These days it’s better known for miso ramen, the Sapporo Beer Museum, and the snow festival every February.

Four proper seasons here, and yes, winter is the memorable one. But summer in Hokkaido is the reason a lot of Japanese people go north in the first place. Odori Park in July looks like a different city entirely.

Whenever you turn up, you need a bed. Here are our top 3 best hostels in Sapporo, plus a handful of backups.

Our favorite hostels in Sapporo are:

  1. Untapped Hostel - best for solo female travelers
  2. SappoLodge - best for social butterflies
  3. The Stay Sapporo - best for backpackers

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Whether you want a social lounge or somewhere quiet to sleep off a day on the slopes, these Sapporo hostels should sort you out.

This guide is perfect for YOU, when you…

  • are tired of crappy hostels!
  • want a social Hostel to actually meet people
  • are happy to spend $1 to $2 more for a much better experience

What do we cover in this article?

  • best hostels in Sapporo for solo traveler
  • more hostels in Sapporo worth a mention
  • cheapest hostels in Sapporo
  • discounts and promo codes
  • How to book?
  • Best time to visit Sapporo
  • How many days you need
  • Getting there and getting around
  • Is Sapporo safe?
  • All hostel and sights on a map
  • FAQ
  • Flights
  • You can find all 5 Star Hostels here, and all our guides to “Best Hostels In” here.

    Quick Introduction to Sapporo

    Average price for a bed: Hostels in Sapporo cost $18 – $24 per night for a bed in a dorm. A private room has an average of around $86 per night. Rough averages, just to give you an idea.

    Prices always depend on the season and holidays, and in Sapporo that gap is bigger than most cities. Snow Festival week is its own economy. Always check the exact rates on Hostelz.com or Hostelworld.com.

    Check-In and Check-Out: The average check-in time is from 15:00 (3 pm), while check-out is before 11:00 (11 am). Hostels usually offer luggage storage in case you arrive earlier or leave later. Worth checking whether storage is free or costs extra.

    Sapporo for backpackers and solo travelers: Sapporo is a big, spread-out city, and Hokkaido around it is enormous. Plan accordingly.

    Cramming Sapporo into one night is how you end up seeing a train station and a bowl of ramen. Three nights is the honest minimum. Four if you want a day trip to Otaru or Jozankei without rushing.

    Smoking and Sapporo: Japan tightened its indoor smoking rules in 2020, so most larger restaurants are now non-smoking or have a sealed smoking room. Smaller bars and older izakayas, and Susukino has plenty of both, are often still allowed to let people smoke inside.

    If smoke bothers you, check before you sit down. Outside, Sapporo has designated street smoking areas rather than a free-for-all, so the pavements are cleaner than you might expect.

    What is the best month to visit Sapporo? February for the snow, July and August for everything else. The Sapporo Snow Festival (Yuki Matsuri) runs 4 to 11 February 2027 across Odori Park, Susukino and Tsudome, and it is worth planning a trip around. July brings the flowers and the beer gardens in Odori Park. August is the best month for getting out into the rest of Hokkaido.

    Hostelgeeks Tip: If you’re coming for the Snow Festival, book beds three to six months out. It’s the single busiest week of Sapporo’s year and the cheap dorms vanish first.

    Why visit Sapporo? It’s the biggest city on Hokkaido, Japan’s northernmost main island. A few honest reasons to go:

    • Snow Festival: Every February, huge snow and ice sculptures take over Odori Park and Susukino. Free to walk around. Cold enough that you will want two pairs of socks.
    • Food: Miso ramen was invented here, and it’s the correct thing to eat at 1am. There’s also Genghis Khan (grilled lamb), Nijo Market for seafood, and the Sapporo Beer Museum for the brewing history.
    • Nature: Odori Park runs 13 blocks straight through the centre. Beyond that, Otaru is a 40-minute train ride, Jozankei is a hot spring valley an hour out, and Mt. Moiwa gives you the whole city at night.
    • Culture: The Hokkaido Museum of Modern Art and Sapporo Art Park are both worth a couple of hours, especially on a day when the weather has other plans for you.
    • Skiing and snowboarding: There are resorts inside the city limits, and Niseko (the powder everyone talks about) is a bus ride away. Sapporo works surprisingly well as a cheap base for a ski trip.

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    The 3 Best Hostels in Sapporo are …

    Let’s jump right into the coolest hostels in Sapporo.

    1. Untapped Hostel – best for solo female travelers
    2. SappoLodge – best for social butterflies
    3. The Stay Sapporo – best for backpackers

    These are our favorite hostels in Sapporo. We want to make your life even easier, so we put all accommodations on a map for you. We even added our own tips for favorite restaurants, things to see, and more.

    Overview: Best Hostels by Traveler Type

    🦸 Solo Traveler: Untapped Hostel
    🎒 for Backpacker:The Stay Sapporo
    🙎‍♀️ Female Solo Traveler:Untapped Hostel
    🧘 Cozy Hostel: The Stay Sapporo
    👫 For Socializing:SappoLodge

    Best Hostels in Sapporo Compared at a Glance

    Three hostels, three quite different trips. Here’s the quick version before we get into detail.

    Hostel Best for Vibe Area Standout
    1. Untapped Hostel Solo female travelers Calm, arty, quietly social Kita 18-jo, near Hokkaido University Female-only dorm with proper partitioned beds, plus a long-running Japanese restaurant downstairs
    2. SappoLodge Meeting people Warm, woody, bar-centred Susukino, near Hosui-Susukino station The bar. Also tatami and futon rooms if you want the Japanese version
    3. The Stay Sapporo Backpackers on a budget Easy-going, practical 8-minute walk from Susukino Big shared lounge and city views, at the lowest price of the three

    How to Pick the Right Sapporo Hostel

    Sapporo splits neatly into two: the quiet north near the university, and the loud south around Susukino. Where you sleep decides what your evenings look like more than anything else.

    • Solo female traveler to 1. Untapped Hostel. Female-only dorm, quiet residential street, one subway line straight into town.
    • Solo and want company to 2. SappoLodge . A bar in your own building removes the hardest part of going out alone.
    • Nights out in Susukino to 2. SappoLodge or 3. The Stay Sapporo . Both put you close enough to walk home.
    • Couples to 1. Untapped Hostel. It has private rooms as well as dorms, and it’s the calmest of the three.
    • Small groups to 3. The Stay Sapporo . Family-type rooms, and the price makes splitting it easy.
    • Skiing or snowboarding to 2. SappoLodge . Staff there help arrange outdoor stuff and know the mountains.
    • Cheapest bed, no other requirements, compare all three plus the backups on Hostelz for your exact dates. In Sapporo, the ranking changes week to week.

    1. Untapped Hostel

    Untapped Hostel is the best hostel in Sapporo for solo female travelers, and honestly it’s my pick overall.

    This hostel has the following facilities:

    • A rooftop terrace
    • A shared lounge
    • A common kitchen
    • Laundry facilities
    • A restaurant (for lunch and dinner, closed on Tuesdays)

    Both private rooms and dorms here, with free WiFi throughout. Beds are wooden, with reading lights and privacy curtains, and the dorms were designed by a Hokkaido artist so each bed sits in its own partitioned space rather than the usual open bunk. One dorm is female-only.

    Small thing that matters: the beds are arranged so you’re not sleeping directly above or below a stranger. If you’ve done enough dorms to have opinions about this, you’ll appreciate it.

    Book Untapped Hostel here

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    Untapped Hostel Kitchen

    People consistently mention the same three things in reviews: it’s clean, it’s warm (which is not nothing in a Sapporo February), and the staff actually help. There’s bike rental too, which is worth using between roughly May and October.

    On the ground floor there’s Gohanya Haruya, a Japanese restaurant that’s been doing original dishes and nihonshu for over 20 years. Not a hostel canteen. A real restaurant that happens to be downstairs.

    One honest catch: no elevator. Fine with a backpack, less fine if you turn up with a suitcase and skis.

    Location: north of the centre in a quiet residential pocket by Hokkaido University, about a minute’s walk from Kita 18-jo subway station. From there it’s roughly 5 minutes on the subway to JR Sapporo Station and no changes to reach Odori or Susukino. So: not central, but genuinely well connected, and much calmer at night than anything near the nightlife.

    The best choice in Sapporo for

    • Solo female travelers
    • Couples who want a private room at hostel prices
    • Anyone who values sleep over stumbling distance

    Book Untapped Hostel here

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    Hostelworld | Booking.com | Hostelz.com


    Untapped Hostel Dorms Untapped Hostel Room

    2. SappoLodge

    There’s a bar on the ground floor. That’s the whole pitch, and it works.

    SappoLodge is our best hostel in Sapporo pick for social butterflies, and the reason is embarrassingly simple. Solo travel in Japan can get quiet. Language barrier, everyone politely minding their own business, three days of nodding at people. A bar in your own building fixes that in about twenty minutes.

    On-site, you’ll find:

    • A bar
    • A shared lounge
    • A shared kitchen

    The interior is all wood, which makes it feel like a mountain lodge that took a wrong turn and ended up downtown. Staff run the bar themselves and are good at introducing people to each other, which is a genuine skill.

    Book SappoLodge here

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    SappoLodge Bar

    Some rooms have Japanese-style futon bedding on tatami floors, others have Western beds. Toilets, bathrooms and wash basins are shared. They’ll tell you their bed space is bigger than the Sapporo average, and having squeezed into a few capsule-width bunks in this country, I believe them.

    Showers are on the ground floor next to the bar. So: take your towel down with you, unless you want to make an entrance you can’t take back.

    Bike rental is available, and the staff help organise sightseeing, hiking and ski trips. Useful if you’re using Sapporo as a base rather than a stopover.

    Location: five minutes from Susukino, two minutes from Hosui-Susukino subway station, one minute from a convenience store. Sapporo Clock Tower, Sapporo TV Tower, the Former Hokkaido Government Building, Nakajima Park, Sapporo Factory and Nijo Market are all nearby. Dozens of places to eat within a short walk, which in Susukino means dozens within about ninety seconds.

    A great choice for

    • Social butterflies
    • Solo travelers who’ve had enough of eating alone
    • Skiers and hikers using Sapporo as a base

    Book SappoLodge here

    Check prices at:
    Hostelworld | Booking.com | Hostelz.com


    SappoLodge SappoLodge Dorms

    3. The Stay Sapporo

    The Stay Sapporo is our favorite straight-up backpacker hostel in Sapporo. Cheapest of the three, and it doesn’t pretend to be anything it isn’t.

    Here, you’ll find:

    • A shared kitchen
    • A common lounge
    • A restaurant

    Dorms and family-type rooms, free WiFi throughout, bike rental on site. Rooms are carpeted, and the upper floors get you a view over the city, which is a nicer touch than the price suggests. Showers and facilities are all fine and kept clean throughout the day.

    The shared lounge is where this one earns its place. It’s comfortable, people actually use it, and it’s an easy room to end up talking to strangers in.

    Our one gripe: the dorms are small. If you’re travelling with a big suitcase, or sharing with someone who is, floor space gets political fast. Pack light or book a private.

    Location: an 8-minute walk from Susukino and Susukino subway station, roughly 10 minutes on foot from Odori Park. Restaurants in every direction. Close enough to the nightlife to walk home, far enough that you’re not sleeping above a karaoke bar.

    This is one of the best hostels in Sapporo for

    • Backpackers
    • Groups splitting a family room
    • Anyone whose main criteria is price

    Book The Stay Sapporo here

    Check prices at:
    Hostelworld | Booking.com | Hostelz.com


    The Stay Sapporo Lounge The Stay Sapporo Dorm The Stay Sapporo

    Best Hostels in Sapporo for Solo Travelers?

    The best hostel in Sapporo for solo travelers is Untapped Hostel. It has the widest spread of dorm and room types, so it works whether you want a female-only dorm, a cheap bed, or a private room for a night of proper sleep.

    The atmosphere is warm and unforced, and the staff will help if something goes sideways with your trip, which for a solo traveler is worth more than any amenities list.

    That said, if your version of solo travel involves meeting people rather than recovering from them, go to SappoLodge instead. Different hostel, different trip.

    Book Untapped Hostel here

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    Untapped Hostel Room

    More Hostels worth a mention

    Three more that are worth a look, especially if the top picks are full during festival season.

    plat hostel keikyu sapporo sky

    Plat hostel keikyu sapporo sky sits right by the subway and within easy walking distance of central Sapporo. The kitchen is well equipped and there’s free tea and coffee, plus a small fridge in the room, which sounds minor until you’re trying to keep konbini leftovers cold.

    Rooms are tidy, showers and bathrooms are clean, and the whole building feels newer than most hostels in this price range.

    Book plat hostel keikyu sapporo sky here

    Check prices at: Booking.com | Hostelz.com

    plat hostel keikyu sapporo sky common space
    plat hostel keikyu sapporo sky dorm

    Sapporo International Youth Hostel

    Sapporo International Youth Hostel is a three-minute walk from Gakuenmae Subway Station, so you can get into the centre easily whenever you want. Rooms are small but comfortable, with heating and air conditioning (the heating matters more) and a TV. Bathrooms and toilets are shared.

    The building looks its age from outside. Inside it’s clean, cheap, and the staff are kind. If you’re counting yen rather than chasing atmosphere, this one does the job.

    Book Sapporo International Youth Hostel here

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    Sapporo International Youth Hostel Dining Space
    Sapporo International Youth Hostel Room

    plat hostel keikyu sapporo ichiba

    plat hostel keikyu sapporo ichiba is central and close to just about every kind of transit you might need. Rooms are clean, facilities are well maintained, and there’s a shared kitchen if you want to cook.

    Laundry is on the first floor, which is the quiet argument for packing half of what you planned to bring.

    Book plat hostel keikyu sapporo ichiba here

    Check prices at: Booking.com | Hostelz.com

    plat hostel keikyu sapporo ichiba common space
    plat hostel keikyu sapporo ichiba dorm

    Cheapest Hostels in Sapporo

    The cheapest hostel in Sapporo isn’t a fixed answer, and anyone telling you otherwise hasn’t checked recently. Rates here move with the ski season, the festival calendar and Japanese public holidays, so the bed that’s cheapest in October is often the priciest in February.

    The practical move is to compare rather than guess. Hostelz pulls prices from the different booking sites into one list, so you can see who’s actually cheapest for your dates without opening six tabs and losing track of which one had the good price.

    What about the cheapest hostels in Sapporo?

    Of course, there are always cheap hostels. But how do you actually find them? When you are traveling on a shoe-string budget and you want to save every dollar, there are ways to find the cheapest places in Sapporo.

    1. Open Hostelz.com with a full list of all hostels in Sapporo
    2. add your dates
    3. Order the listings by price

    Simple as that.

    Hostelz.com is a price comparison site for hostels. They list every single one in the world and tells you exactly which website is cheaper to use.

    Another smart Tip: Check what is actually included, and what is excluded. Take a closer look at the location, too. A further location might mean more costs in transport.

    Discounts and Promo Codes for Sapporo Hostels

    A few things reliably knock money off in Japan: booking direct after you’ve found the place, staying more than three nights (some hostels quietly discount weekly rates), and avoiding weekends and national holidays where you can.

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    How to book?

    The most popular booking platforms are Booking.com and Hostelworld.com. On both platforms, your credit card is 100% protected and the booking 100% confirmed.

    We included some handy links to each of the recommended hostel. Just click on the hostel name. The link will lead you to check prices and availability.

    Read: Step-by-Step guide on how to book with Hostelworld

    We recommend booking your hostel as early as possible! All of Sapporo best hostels are popular; especially in high-season. To make sure you end up in those stylish and good hostels, secure your room/bed as soon as you have your travel dates fix.

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    How to Book a Hostel in Sapporo

    Compare first, book second. Start on Hostelz to see what every platform is charging for your dates, then book on whichever site comes out cheapest. Hostelworld is usually the better bet for dorms and social hostels, Booking.com for private rooms.

    Two Sapporo-specific things. First, February sells out properly, not the fake urgency kind. Second, small Japanese hostels often have tight cancellation windows and a few still ask for cash on arrival, so read the fine print before you assume you can change plans.

    Hostelgeeks Tip: Book your Snow Festival beds before you book your flights. Flights to Sapporo are easy to find in February. Cheap beds are not.

    Best Time to Visit Sapporo

    February is the headline. The Snow Festival runs 4 to 11 February 2027, temperatures sit somewhere between minus seven and freezing, and the city is at its most itself. It’s also the most expensive and most crowded week of the year.

    December to March is ski season. Powder, short days, and the best excuse to eat ramen twice a day.

    May gets you cherry blossoms about a month after the rest of Japan, which is a genuinely underrated bit of timing if you missed them further south.

    July and August are Sapporo’s secret. Warm but not the swampy horror of a Tokyo summer, beer gardens in Odori Park, and all of Hokkaido open for hiking.

    The months I’d skip? Late March and early April, when the snow turns grey and slushy and nothing much is happening. Also November, for similar reasons in reverse.

    How Many Days Do You Need in Sapporo?

    Three nights. That’s enough for the city itself (Odori, Susukino, the beer museum, Mt. Moiwa at night) without sprinting.

    Four or five if you want to add Otaru or Jozankei, or if you’re skiing. During the Snow Festival, give yourself at least two full days, because Odori looks completely different lit up at night than it does at noon.

    And if Sapporo is your gateway to the rest of Hokkaido, treat it as the first three nights of a longer loop rather than a destination on its own. The island is bigger than most people picture. Much bigger.

    Getting to Sapporo and Getting Around

    From New Chitose Airport (CTS): take the JR Rapid Airport train straight to Sapporo Station. It runs about six times an hour during the day, takes 33 to 43 minutes depending on which service you catch, and costs around 1,430 yen. No transfers. It’s covered by the Japan Rail Pass, and it’s more reliable than the road in winter.

    The airport bus is around 1,500 yen and drops at hotels in the centre and Susukino, which is better if you’re loaded with luggage but slower and vulnerable to snow.

    Getting around the city: three subway lines (Namboku, Tozai, Toho) cover almost everything you’ll want. Buy a Suica or Kitaca IC card and stop thinking about tickets. There’s also a streetcar loop and a lot of underground walkway between Sapporo Station and Odori, which in January you will use every single time.

    Hostelgeeks Tip: The underground passage from Sapporo Station to Odori and on toward Susukino is around 20 minutes end to end and completely heated. Learning it on day one will save you a lot of misery.

    Is Sapporo Safe?

    Yes. Sapporo is about as safe as big cities get, and solo female travelers generally have an easy time here. Petty theft is rare, public transport is safe late at night, and people will go out of their way to help if you look lost.

    The two real risks are more boring than crime. One is ice. Sapporo pavements in winter are genuinely treacherous, and every year plenty of visitors go down hard on black ice. Boots with proper grip, and short steps.

    The other is Susukino after dark. It’s a nightlife district with a red-light element, and the street touts outside some bars are the one thing worth actively avoiding. If someone approaches you on the street offering a great deal at a bar you’ve never heard of, keep walking. Pick your own places, check the prices posted at the door.

    Beyond that, wear more layers than you think you need. Hokkaido cold is a different animal to Honshu cold.

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    All Sapporo Hostels and Sights on a Map

    Our Favorite Hostels in Sapporo put on a map + sights

    We’re listing all three of the best Sapporo hostels on a map to give you an idea of the location and the distances between them.

    And the sights in Sapporo we’d recommend visiting:

    • Hokkaido Jingu
    • Moerenuma Park
    • Sapporo Beer Museum
    • Shiroikoibito Park
    • Sapporo TV Tower
    • Maruyama Park
    • Asahiyama Memorial Park
    • Hokkaidō Government Office
    • Historical Village of Hokkaido
    • Sapporo City Maruyama Zoo
    • JR Tower Observatory T38
    • Mt. Moiwa
    • Takino Suzuran Hillside Park
    • Hokkaido Museum
    • Mt. Okura Ski Jump Stadium

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    Hostelgeeks Tip: The Sapporo Beer Museum introduced an entry fee on 1 July 2026, so it’s no longer the free stop it used to be. The guided premium tour with tastings still needs booking in advance and sells out fast in winter.

    FAQs about Hostels in Sapporo

    Here we answer the questions travelers ask us most about Sapporo.

    What is the best hostel in Sapporo?

    1. Untapped Hostel is our overall pick, especially for solo travelers and women travelling alone. It's quiet, well run, and one subway ride from the centre.

    How much does a hostel in Sapporo cost?

    Roughly $18 to $24 per night for a dorm bed, and around $86 for a private room. Snow Festival week in February runs well above that, so compare your exact dates on Hostelz rather than trusting an average.

    What is the best area to stay in Sapporo?

    Susukino if you want nightlife, food and a short walk home. Around Sapporo Station if you want transport links. North near Hokkaido University if you want quiet and don't mind a five-minute subway ride.

    Are hostels in Sapporo safe?

    Yes. Japan has very low crime levels and Sapporo hostels are safe for solo travelers, including women travelling alone. Most have lockers, key-card access and female-only dorm options.

    What is the best party hostel in Sapporo?

    Sapporo doesn't really do party hostels the way Bangkok or Berlin does. 2. SappoLodge is the closest thing, with its own bar and a properly social crowd, and Susukino handles the rest.

    What is the best hostel in Sapporo for solo female travelers?

    1. Untapped Hostel, for its female-only dorm with partitioned beds and its quiet residential location near Hokkaido University.

    Do hostels in Sapporo have female-only dorms?

    Several do, including 1. Untapped Hostel. Filter for female dorms when you compare, because the smaller guesthouses sometimes only have mixed rooms.

    How many days do you need in Sapporo?

    Three nights for the city, four or five if you're adding Otaru, Jozankei or a ski day. Two full days minimum during the Snow Festival.

    When is the best time to visit Sapporo?

    February for snow and the festival, July and August for summer in Hokkaido, May for late cherry blossoms. December to March for skiing.

    When is the Sapporo Snow Festival?

    The 2027 Sapporo Snow Festival runs 4 to 11 February across three sites: Odori Park, Susukino and Tsudome. Entry is free and it's held every February.

    How do I get from New Chitose Airport to Sapporo?

    Take the JR Rapid Airport train from the airport station directly to Sapporo Station. It takes 33 to 43 minutes, costs around 1,430 yen, runs roughly six times an hour and is covered by the Japan Rail Pass.

    Is Sapporo expensive for backpackers?

    It's cheaper than Tokyo or Kyoto for beds and food, but Hokkaido transport adds up quickly if you start day-tripping. Ramen, konbini food and the free sights keep daily costs low.

    Do I need to book Sapporo hostels in advance?

    For February, yes, three to six months out. The rest of the year you can usually book a week or two ahead without trouble, though ski season weekends get tight.


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