Best Museums Spot List

Includes a wide-angle observation deck to enjoy

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

All sorts of history-rich trains on display

A lifetime's worth of paintings

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

Take a stroll and observe art

Learn about the nature of Mt. Taisetsu with varied displays

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

Showcases the culture of northern tribes in expert detail

The largest collection of art pieces in Hokkaido

Learn how Lake Toya was formed

A world of mystery and illusion

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

Showcases the bountiful nature in and around Lake Akan

Venetian glass collected in one place

An art museum with exhibits and concerts

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.

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