Best Museums Spot List

A lifetime's worth of paintings

Showcases the culture of northern tribes in expert detail

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

An art museum with exhibits and concerts

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

Passing down Ainu lifestyle and culture

The largest collection of art pieces in Hokkaido

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

The curious silhouette of this church draws the attention of passersby

A modern art museum to the south of Goryokaku

Venetian glass collected in one place

Includes a wide-angle observation deck to enjoy

Chock-full of discoveries about northern peoples

Showcases the bountiful nature in and around Lake Akan

Take a stroll and observe art

Buildings that saw actual usage offer a unique historical experience

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.

Currently under renovation, and plans to reopen in the autumn of 2016. One of the few museums worldwide focusing on photography and film.