Best Museums Spot List

All sorts of history-rich trains on display

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

Venetian glass collected in one place

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

Learn how Lake Toya was formed

A modern art museum to the south of Goryokaku

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

Take a stroll and observe art

A lifetime's worth of paintings

Chock-full of discoveries about northern peoples

Includes a wide-angle observation deck to enjoy

Showcases the culture of northern tribes in expert detail

Learn about the nature of Mt. Taisetsu with varied displays

A world of mystery and illusion

A museum that illustrates the tradition, culture and origin of ”The Namahage of Oga,” passed down for generations on the Oga Peninsula.

Founded by Kunio Kobayashi, the notable bonsai (potted plant) creator. Artistic bonsai are in line with each other at the Japanese garden. You can also purchase some of them.

Reproduces the streets of Fukagawa Saga-cho in the Edo Period so visitors can see the scene and lifestyle of that period.

This is one of the three greatest commemorative ships in the world. It has been preserved as a symbol of the nation’s pride that attained the victory in the naval battle for defending national independence.

A museum located on the fourth floor of Panasonic Tokyo Shiodome Building. 230 pieces by Georges Rouault, a representative artist of the 20th century, are shown at this museum.