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 grove of oak trees surrounds this home of art

Passing down Ainu lifestyle and culture

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

Venetian glass collected in one place

Chock-full of discoveries about northern peoples

Take a stroll and observe art

All sorts of history-rich trains on display

Learn how Lake Toya was formed

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

The largest collection of art pieces in Hokkaido

The curious silhouette of this church draws the attention of passersby

Showcases the bountiful nature in and around Lake Akan

A modern art museum to the south of Goryokaku

A lifetime's worth of paintings

An art museum with exhibits and concerts

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

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

Learn about the nature of Mt. Taisetsu with varied displays