Best Museums around Hokkaido Spot List

Learn about the history of sake making, starting back in the Edo period (1603-1868)

Hokkaido's oldest museum of Ainu culture, with exhibits featuring lifestyle objects and clothing

The largest collection of art pieces in Hokkaido

Once a storehouse, now a museum showcasing Otaru's history and nature

A modern art museum to the south of Goryokaku

A world of mystery and illusion

Showcases the bountiful nature in and around Lake Akan

Includes a wide-angle observation deck to enjoy

Passing down Ainu lifestyle and culture

Take a stroll and observe art

Exhibits include animal specimens and artifacts; this is only place you can see a stuffed Ezo (Hokkaido) wolf

Venetian glass collected in one place

The curious silhouette of this church draws the attention of passersby

This museum was once a ferry that connected Japan's main island to Hokkaido

Discover the history of a beer dating back to Hokkaido's frontier age

Buildings that saw actual usage offer a unique historical experience

Fukumatsu Tanaka, the ”Herring Magnate” leader of a fisherman's union, built this lodge in Tomari-mura. Displays include implements related to the herring industry

Learn about the nature of Mt. Taisetsu with varied displays

Learn how Lake Toya was formed

An art museum with exhibits and concerts