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

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

Buildings that saw actual usage offer a unique historical experience

All sorts of history-rich trains on display

Chock-full of discoveries about northern peoples

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

Take a stroll and observe art

A lifetime's worth of paintings

A world of mystery and illusion

An art museum with exhibits and concerts

Learn about the nature of Mt. Taisetsu with varied displays

Venetian glass collected in one place

Passing down Ainu lifestyle and culture

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

Includes a wide-angle observation deck to enjoy

The largest collection of art pieces in Hokkaido

Showcases the bountiful nature in and around Lake Akan

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

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