Museum / Science Museum Spots in Hokkaido Area

  • Tsuchi no Yakata Museum of Soils and Tractors of the World
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    Hokkaido Sorachi-gun Kamifurano Machinishi 2-sen Kita 25
    This cultural facility was established as a place to contemplate the natural environment and soil, the wonder of agriculture, and the importance of the relationship between people and the soil. They have displays of farm equipment used by the settlers who developed Hokkaido, soil monoliths collected from all over the world, and tractors from the early 20th century dawning age. The massive four-meter high soil monolith is the only one of its kind in the world. It offers a vision of the massive volcanic mudslide caused by the 1926 Tokachi eruption. This facility was designated a piece of Hokkaido Heritage in 2004, and in 2014 the Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers named it a Mechanical Engineering Heritage site.
  • Tokachi-gawa Downriver Disaster Prevention Facility (Tokachi-gawa Museum)
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    Hokkaido Nakagawa-gun Ikedacho Odori Minami 1
    This facility is located approximately a 10-minute walk from Ikeda Station, or a 20-minute drive from Aoyama Interchange. The museum is open only on weekdays, and contains exhibits about rivers and dams. There are currently no guides for the museum, however visitors can freely examine the exhibits. Reservations are required at least one week in advance for group visits. A major feature of the Tokachi River Experience Panorama on the first floor, is that visitors can press a button to view a simulation of the effects of the weir collapsing due to heavy rain. Another attractive aspect of the museum is the 3D theater on the second floor, as well as many exhibits that are easy to understand just by looking at them. There is also a fish tank which contains the different types of fish that live in Tokachi River.
  • Tomakomai City Art Museum
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    Hokkaido Tomakomai-shi Suehirocho 3-9-7
    This museum is located to the east of Idemitsu Culture Park, and contains many items that have deep relations to Hokkaido and Tomakomai. The entrance hall features a full-size parent & child mammoth image, and the exhibits of the museum range from items excavated from the nationally designated Shizukawa archaeological site to ammonites and plants and animals that exist in nature nearby. The museum displays works by artists who have connections to the city, and there are also exhibitions, projects and shows with various themes held at the museum. There are also workshops and classes organized here that can be enjoyed by adults and children alike.
  • Moyoro Shell Mound Museum (Abashiri City Historical Museum Annex)
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    Hokkaido Abashirishi Kitaichijouhigashi 2
    Take the Memanbetsu Airport Bus from Memanbetsu Airport and get off at the Moyoro Iriguchi stop. Abashiri City Historical Museum Annex is five minutes on foot. There you can learn about Okhotsk culture and see ruins and the Moyoro Shell Mounds located at the mouth of the Abashiri River that pours into the Sea of ??Okhotsk. Permanent exhibitions include images and dioramas focusing on the lives of the Moyoro people. A walking path that runs through the site is open to the public. In the adjacent exhibition room, you can learn about an excavated burial site nearby. There are also events like seasonal exhibitions and hands-on pottery making workshops.
  • Hirocho Ocean Museum
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    Hokkaido Hirocho Nozuka 989
  • Ebetsu Glass Crafts
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    Hokkaido Ebetsu-shi Nopporoyoyogicho 53
  • Tomakomai Science Center
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    4.5
    42 Reviews
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    Hokkaido Tomakomai-shi Asahimachi 3-1-12

    Its nice little space centre enjoy with child just walking distance Cultural park and city hall, the place in Motonakanacho town.

  • Rishiri Municipal Museum
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    3.5
    35 Reviews
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    Hokkaido Rishiri-gun Rishiricho Senhoshi Honmachi 136

    島の歴史、産業(漁業)、自然(動植物・火山の成り立ち)について展示されていた。結構、専門的であり、見応えがあったが、小さい子供にはちょっと難しすぎると思った。展示内容が本格的であるため、建物は大きくないものの、それなりにちゃんと見て回ると1時間近くかかった。

  • Monbetsu Municipal Museum
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    4.5
    27 Reviews
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    Hokkaido Monbetsu-shi Saiwaicho 3-chome 1-4

    紋別観光スポットとしてイチオシです。 紋別の歴史に触れられます。 ゴールドラッシュ、漁港として栄えた番屋の様子、地元のアイヌの様子・・・ 大変興味深い博物館です。 ウポポイブーム?でメディアに現れるアイヌとの違いに気づくでしょう。

  • Toroko Eco Museum Center 「Arukotto」
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    3.5
    20 Reviews
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    Hokkaido Kawakami-gun Shibechacho Torogenya

    A very good ranger helped with identifying bird calls. It makes such a difference if the person working has good English. A great center.

  • Nayoro Kitaguni Museum
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    4.0
    15 Reviews
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    Hokkaido Nayoro-shi Midorioka 222

    SL排雪列車キマキロ編成が静態保存されており、「じゃらん」の案内では名寄駅から徒歩7分と記載されていたので足を延ばしてみた。行きはタクシーを利用したが、写真などをとった後、キャリーを引いて駅まで戻り始めたがとんでもなく遠く感じた。7分どころの騒ぎではない。余裕をもって少し早めに駅に向かったが、それでも小走りとなってしまった。せっかく良い博物館でも案内の仕方によっては評価が落ちてしまう。施設の方もこ...

  • Tokachigawa Information Center
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    4.0
    11 Reviews
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    Hokkaido Obihiro-shi Odori Kita 2-chome

    十勝川に関する資料などがあり、十勝川のことを理解するにはうってつけの施設です また、土手からは十勝川を十勝大橋と一緒に見ることができ、景色、展示内容ともに良い場所です

  • Municipal Hakodate Museum
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    3.0
    13 Reviews
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    Hokkaido Hakodate-shi Aoyagicho 17-1

    函館公園に、満開の桜を見に来た私たち。満開の桜を楽しみながら、公園内を散策しました。 東側から公園内に入ると「こどものくに」という名前の小さな遊園地があり、そこを後にして公園の奥(函館山側)に進むと、博物館が複数建っていました。 現役の市立博物館の他に、旧函館博物館の一号館と二号館という建物もありました。レトロなたたずまいが素敵な建物でした。

  • Hiroshima / Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Materials Exhibition Hall
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    4.5
    9 Reviews
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    Hokkaido Sapporo-shi Shiroishi-ku Heiwadori 17- Kita 6-7

    Just go there. It has to be done. The best and worst of humanity. Place is under renovations when I was there but still impressive.

  • Horonobe Visitor Center
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    4.5
    9 Reviews
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    Hokkaido Teshio-gun Horonobecho Shimonuma

    ビジターセンターの規模は豊富町の施設より小さい。でも、センター内には、サロベツ原野の植生や鳥、現時点で見頃の湿原植物の状況(ほろのべ・サロベツ・花・NEWSとして掲示)について簡単に示されており、専門性が高い豊富町の施設よりも、旅行者・初心者には分かりやすい施設だと思った。隣接する観察路もちゃんと整備されていて、しかもその時期のポイントとなる植物のすぐ横には可動式の説明札が建っている。

  • Yoichi Fishery Museum
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    4.0
    9 Reviews
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Hokkaido Yoichi-gun Yoichicho Irifunecho 21

    This museum is easily missed—we were looking for it but missed the driveway on the first pass—but is worth checking out. We spent about an hour going through the exhibits that highlight local fishing...

  • Akkeshicho Kaiji Memorial Hall
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    4.0
    7 Reviews
    Travel / Tourism
    Hokkaido Akkeshi-gun Akkeshicho Shinei 3-chome 4

    厚岸の生物から漁業など生活に密着した資料を展示しています。厚岸町の町役場の正面にあり、大橋に向かう道筋に有ります。

  • Iwamizawa Local Museum
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    4.0
    6 Reviews
    Travel / Tourism
    Hokkaido Iwamizawa Shibun Cho 809-1

    いわみざわ公園内にある。入館料は310円。 1階と2階が展示室、3階がプラネタリウムとなっている。地域の生活道具、農具、動物のはく製などが展示されているが、肝心の科学に関する展示がもはや時代遅れとなっている。1992年開館ということはバブル期に計画されたのだろうが、その後の予算は著しく削られてしまったのかもしれない。故障中の札が張られている器具、ファミリーコンピューター、WindowsXPのパソコ...

  • Sekikawa family
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    3.5
    6 Reviews
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    Hokkaido Hiyama-gun Esashicho Toyokawacho 55

    文人であった江差の豪商八代目関川平四郎が、賓客をもてなし句会を開いた別荘として建築。すでに本宅はないものの、陳列されている什器や食器などの素晴らしさは目を見張るものがありました。ボランティアさんの解説を拝聴しながらじっくり見て回り、往時の輝きを感じるひと時でした。

  • Tsuchi no Museum
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    4.0
    5 Reviews
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    Hokkaido Sorachi-gun Kamifurano Machinishi 2-sen Kita 25-go

    上富良野町の国道バイパス沿いにあります。昔の町長さんが資材を投じて建立した大観音が目印です。名前と異なり、展示物はトラクター。珍しいので一度行ってみるといいですよ。

Hokkaido Areas

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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.

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