Best Museums Spot List

Take a stroll and observe art

Buildings that saw actual usage offer a unique historical experience

Learn about the nature of Mt. Taisetsu with varied displays

An art museum with exhibits and concerts

All sorts of history-rich trains on display

A grove of oak trees surrounds this home of art

Showcases the bountiful nature in and around Lake Akan

The largest collection of art pieces in Hokkaido

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

Showcases the culture of northern tribes in expert detail

A lifetime's worth of paintings

A world of mystery and illusion

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

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

A modern art museum to the south of Goryokaku

The curious silhouette of this church draws the attention of passersby

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

Learn how Lake Toya was formed

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.