Culture / Tour Spots in Hokkaido Area

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Botanical Gardens of Hokkaido University Field Science Center for Northern Biosphere (Botanic Garden, Hokkaido University)

Leisure / Hobbies

Hokkaido Sapporoshi Chuou-ku Kitasanjounishi 8

Since its opening in 1886, the Hokkaido University Botanic Garden has served as both a center for research and a well-loved recreational facility for Sapporo’s citizens. The Botanic Garden contains around 4,000 different plant species; the Museum located within the Botanic Garden has on display a large number of stuffed animal specimens of now-extinct species, including the Hokkaido Wolf and Japanese River Otter. Please note that during the winter months only the Greenhouse is open to visitors.
Sunpiazza Aquarium

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Hokkaido Sapporo-shi Atsubetsu-ku Atsubetsuchuo 2-5-7-5

"This compact urban aquarium raises around 200 species of sea creatures such as rockhopper penguin, harbor seals and Asian small-clawed otter. You are able to freely drop in and enjoy a ""marine girl feeding show,"" ""fish circus"" or ""penguin guide tour."""
Furano Landscape Gallery

4.0

3 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Hokkaido Sorachi-gun Nakafurano Cho Nae Mubanchi

"This art museum has a collection centered around oil paintings of the Furano area in all four seasons. It was opened as a studio-gallery for the artist Shuichi Okuda, who has spent his 30-year career painting landscapes. ""It's hard to capture my motif through even a single pane of glass,"" he says, and true to his work he paints outside in the harsh northern landscape all year round, in -30 degree centigrade winters or 30+ degree summers. As a result, his paintings have a depth and reality that makes viewers feel as if they are truly in that space. It is housed in the remodeled former Nae Elementary School. The building itself has been modeled into a work of art on its own."

道道７５９号沿い。旧奈江小学校を利活用。３０年余りこの地を描き続ける奥田修一画伯の現在進行形の美術館とのこと。入館料４００円。館内撮影可能。少し離れて絵画を見た方が良い、とか係員が色々世話好きなのもご愛敬。風景画家の庭入園料４００円。風景画館とのセットで７００円。
Noshappu (Cold Current) Aquarium

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Hokkaido Wakkanai City No Shap 2-2-17

Here at the Noshappu Aquarium, the northernmost aquarium in Japan which was the 100th aquarium to be built, you can see many sea creatures from the north. Things to see include the powerful 90 ton water tank and 600 Pacific herrings. Other recommended attractions are the seal show and animal feeding. From JR Wakkanai Station take the Soya bus towards Noshappu and get off at the Noshappu bus stop. The aquarium is a five-minute walk from the bus stop.
Yubari Coal Museum

Leisure / Hobbies

Hokkaido Yubari-shi Takamatsu 7-banchi
Asahikawa City Science Museum “Saipal”

Leisure / Hobbies

Asahikawa-shi, Hokkaido 1 - 3 - 32 Miyamae

The Asahikawa City Science Museum (“Saipal”) provides an enjoyable way to learn about science, focusing on themes that include Northern ecosystems, the Earth, and the Universe. Besides a range of experiment rooms and experience rooms, there is also a planetarium and an observatory. The Museum has a variety of experiential learning programs for children in different age groups and with different learning objectives. The Museum is located approximately 15 minutes’ walk from JR Asahikawa Yojo Station; to reach the Museum from Asahikawa Airport, visitors should take Airport Bus No. 77 and get off at the Miyamaedori-Higashi bus stop (the journey takes around 25 minutes).
Volcano Science Museum, Toyako Visitor Center

Travel / Tourism

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Toyako Visitor Center and Volcano Science Museum is an exhibition facility that introduces the natural environment around Lake Toya and the natural history of Mt. Usu. You can learn about the volcanic activity through commentary panels with a focus on huge aerial photographs and actual specimens, as well as the ecology of the animals and plants and the mechanism of the lake. You can also experience walking around Nakajima Island which formed in the middle of Lake Toya about 50,000 years ago, and there are regular workshops and events such as making watches with tree nuts. You can have fun while connecting with nature.
Lake Toya Forest Museum

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Hokkaido Abutaguntouyakochou Toyako Oshima (Nakajima)

Lake Toya Forest Museum, which is open between late April and the end of October every year, was built in 1955 on Nakanoshima Island in the middle of Lake Toya. The Museum’s displays focus mainly on Hokkaido’s forest resources, while also covering the natural environment and wildlife of Lake Toya. Ekimae-sambashi, the pier from which the tourist boats depart for Nakanoshima Island, is located behind Hotel Grand Toya.
Hokkaido Asahikawa Museum of Art

Leisure / Hobbies

Hokkaido Asahikawashi Tokiwakouen Inside

This art museum in Asahikawa has an amazing collection of paintings and woodcarvings by artists from the northern region. Painting events and exhibitions are regularly held. As a museum with roots in the local community they seek to infuse art into everyday life. The museum shop offers freshly brewed coffee and handicrafts by artists associated with Asahikawa.
Flower land Kamifurano

Leisure / Hobbies

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The colorful flower gardens of Flower Land Kamifurano stand out wonderfully against the backdrop of the majestic Mt. Tokachi. At about 150,000 square meters, the large area is a great place to take a leisurely stroll or have a go on one of their popular tractor rides. You can also have a go at making pillows using lavender potpourri and making potpourri pouches among other activities.
Asahikawa City Museum

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Hokkaido Asahikawashi Kagurasanjou 7 inside the large snow crystal hall

The Asahikawa City Museum is located about a 10-minute walk from the south exit of JR Asahikawa Station, and about 25 minutes from the Asahikawa Takasu interchange on the Hokkaido Expressway. With a theme of ‘Getting to know the culture and history of the Ainu people’, the museum displays exhibits on the history, culture and nature of North Hokkaido. The museum also hosts events for elementary school children and older children, such as making plastic Ainu designs and amulets (check the museum for more details).
Asahikawa Museum of Sculpture in Honor of Teijiro Nakahara

4.0

1 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Hokkaido Asahikawa-shi Shunko 5-jo 7

旭川市にあった、陸軍第七師団の偕行社の建物を利用した、彫刻美術館。建物は国の重要文化財に指定されている歴史的建築物です。入館料は300円で、隣にある井上靖記念館とのセット券は500円。2階に中川悌二郎の彫刻12点が並べられています。ロダンや佐藤忠良など著名な芸術家の彫刻が展示されています。建物の見学と併せて、芸術鑑賞ができます。
Tsukigata Kabato Museum

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A museum located on the grounds of the Tsukigata Town Hall in Tsukigata Town, Kabato County, Hokkaido Prefecture. The museum provides information on the Kabato Prison, which was built in 1881 and closed in 1919. Museum facilities include the former Kabato Prison office; the main museum building, which contains exhibits featuring actual items used in the prison as well as a section where visitors can experience the labor the prisoners were put to; and an agriculture training hall which has exhibits on the plant and wildlife of the town and its industries.
Shibetsu Salmon Science Museum

Leisure / Hobbies

Hokkaido Shibetsugunshibetsuchou Kitaichijounishi 6-1-1

An aquarium located in 6-Chome, Kita 1-jo Nishi, Shibetsu Town, Shibetsu County, Hokkaido Prefecture. The aquarium displays the fish that live in the Nemuro Strait with a focus on salmon, and, depending on the time of year, visitors can see salmon egg laying or use a viewing bridge on the grounds to watch salmon swimming upstream. In addition, visitors can pet rare Japanese huchen and sturgeon. Panels, models, and videos provide information on the ecology of salmon.
Bihoro Museum

Leisure / Hobbies

Hokkaido Abashirigumbihorochou Midori 253-4

A museum located in the Bihoro Midori no Mura forest park situated along Prefectural Route 122 in Midori, Bihoro Town, Abashiri County, Hokkaido Prefecture. The museum's standing exhibition consists of three rooms which look at rivers, farming and familiar nature, and coming in contact with art, and the museum displays works of art related to the area and has exhibits on farming and the wildlife of Bihoro, Ainu culture, and the history and pioneering of the region. In addition to special exhibitions, the museum also holds events such as lectures on nature, history, and culture.
Okhotsk Sea Ice Museum of Hokkaido GIZA

Leisure / Hobbies

Hokkaido Mombetsushi Motomombetsu 11

A museum dedicated to drift ice located in Okhotsku-Monbetsu Roadside Station, situated along Prefectural Route 304 in Motomonbetsu, Mombetsu City. The museum contains exhibits on how floe ice is formed. There's also a giant screen playing videos of the natural beauty of the Okhotsk area, and a room where you can experience what minus 20 degrees below zero Celsius feels like.
Megmilk Snow Brand Museum / Sapporo Factory

Leisure / Hobbies

Hokkaido Sapporo-shi Higashi-ku Naebocho 6-1-1

"Located a 20-minute walk from JR Naebo Station, this museum is where you can learn about the history of dairy farming and dairy industry development. The 74 cowbells hanging in the entrance lobby are impressive and can actually be rung. The museum exhibits literature that tells the history since its foundation, newspaper articles from the time and manufacturing machines. You can easily learn the steps taken by the Japanese dairy farming in chronological order. If you make a reservation, you can tour the factory and get a taste of dairy products. At Katsugen Shrine, created to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the long hit product ""Katsugen,"" you can pray for success or to pass exams."
Okhotsk Tokkari Center (Azarashi Land)

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Hokkaido Monbetsu-shi Kaiyokoen 2

This marine mammal conservation facility is located in Kaiyo-koen, Mombetsu City. Over 20 animals from two types of seal (spotted and ringed seals) are raised here, and there are four outdoor ponds and ten indoor ones. The seals can be observed swimming in the underwater behavior observation room from a large window, and you can interact and feed them, and hear about their behavior in the seal plaza.
Record-kan

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Hokkaido Niikappu-gun Niikappucho Chuocho 1-4

Located in Niikappu-cho, a town renowned for records, this museum boasts over one million records in its collection. Besides viewing the gramophone and record collection, you can also enjoy the powerful sound from one of Japan's largest all horn speaker.
Hakodate Miraikan

Leisure / Hobbies

Hokkaido Hakodate-shi Wakamatsucho 20-1 Kiralis Hakodate 3F

On the third floor of Kirarisu Hakodate, visitors can experience cutting edge contents and workshops with a focus on science. The Media Wall is an enormous 2.4-meter long and 14.4-meter wide HD LED screen displaying animations that the Hokkaido Shinkansen runs through with the actual speeds, as well as life-size footage of animals. There is plenty of material for children to become immersed in here. It holds many different events and workshops.

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Hokkaido Areas

Not just a prefecture but an island of its own, Hokkaido is the most northerly prefecture and island of the Japanese archipelago. Arriving in Hokkaido, which is rural and bursting with breathtaking nature, means entering a world where vast national parks, towering mountains, and natural hot springs can be found at every turn. Come December, these natural splendors freeze over and morph into a winter wonderland.