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

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

Learn how Lake Toya was formed

Venetian glass collected in one place

The curious silhouette of this church draws the attention of passersby

An art museum with exhibits and concerts

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

Chock-full of discoveries about northern peoples

Take a stroll and observe art

Showcases the bountiful nature in and around Lake Akan

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

A grove of oak trees surrounds this home of art

The largest collection of art pieces in Hokkaido

A world of mystery and illusion

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

Includes a wide-angle observation deck to enjoy

A lifetime's worth of paintings

All sorts of history-rich trains on display