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

A world of mystery and illusion

An art museum with exhibits and concerts

Learn about the nature of Mt. Taisetsu with varied displays

Learn how Lake Toya was formed

Venetian glass collected in one place

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

Take a stroll and observe art

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

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

All sorts of history-rich trains on display

A lifetime's worth of paintings

A modern art museum to the south of Goryokaku

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

Chock-full of discoveries about northern peoples

Showcases the culture of northern tribes in expert detail

Includes a wide-angle observation deck to enjoy

Showcases the bountiful nature in and around Lake Akan