Sugar beets Museum

Reference/Local/Exhibition/Literature Museum

This museum is located approximately a 10-minute drive from JR Obihiro Station. It was built in commemoration of the 70th anniversary of Nippon Beet Sugar Manufacturing Co., Ltd. The factory has exhibits and explanations of materials and processes related to the cultivation and manufacture of sugar and its raw material, sugar beet. The first exhibition room contains reproduction models of the old Obihiro Sugar Plant and other artifacts from the time of its construction. The second exhibition room contains exhibits that display the history of the technology and actual farm equipment that was historically used. And in the third exhibition room, the history of the sugar industry as a whole is displayed in three dimensions with panels and models. There are also videos that show the cultivation of sugar beet and the manufacturing process of sugar.

Spot details

Address: Hokkaido Obihiro-shi Inadacho Minami 8 Nishi 14 Map
Area: Obihiro / Erimo Area
Phone: 0155488812
Hours: 9:30-16:30
Closed: Monday, 8/15, 9/5, etc.There may be days when the facility is closed.
Fees: [Admission fee] General 300 yen, University students 200 yen, High School students and below 100 yen (20 people and above discount available)
Parking Lot: Available(10spaces, large bus 2spaces)
Credit Card: Not available
Smoking: Not available
Wi-Fi: Not available
Can be enjoyed even on a rainy day: Yes
Estimated stay time: 30-60 minutes
Wheelchair accessible: Possible (it is a 2-story building, and only the 1st floor can be viewed)
Infant friendly: Available