Skip Ishiya Park: grab Shiroi Koibito right at CTS
Instead of detouring into Sapporo, you can pick up Shiroi Koibito by Ishiya inside New Chitose Airport, with the same signature butter langue‑de‑chat cookies you see at Odori and Tanukikōji. Pricing matches city shops according to reviews, so you’re not paying an “airport tax” for the standard boxes. This is the easiest way to lock in the famous white‑chocolate sandwich cookies if your Hokkaido time is tight or your itinerary never hits central Sapporo.
In multiple Google reviews, travelers mention finding small boxes here that were sold out in town, which helps if you just need a 9‑ or 12‑piece thank‑you gift. The shop also rotates limited edition tins that don’t usually appear in convenience stores, so this is a decent spot to hunt seasonal packaging. Expect all the core SK SKUs plus some Ishiya extras, laid out souvenir‑shop style rather than a full café.
A Japanese souvenir guide calls out combo boxes that bundle Shiroi Koibito with other Ishiya sweets as being easier to find at the airport than at small city kiosks. Those mixed sets are good when you need one box to cover a whole office floor or club; the bigger assortments can push past 2,000–3,000 yen and get heavy fast. Regulars suggest keeping those for checked luggage rather than overstuffing your backpack.
Local flyers on Japanese blogs say they deliberately wait to buy Shiroi Koibito at CTS after clearing security, so they aren’t hauling metal tins and paper bags through check‑in and domestic security queues. That trick applies doubly if you’re connecting onward from CTS on ANA or JAL and already juggling carry‑ons. The main complaint: queues spike in the evening bank of Tokyo departures, so if you’re on a 18:00–20:00 flight, hit this shop at least 30 minutes before boarding starts.
Practical tip: decide your box sizes while you’re still landside, then once you’re past security, walk straight in, grab those SK boxes and a combo set, pay, and head to your gate before the Tokyo crowd descends.