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Hokkaido Governor’s Official Residence

4.0

53 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Hokkaido Sapporoshi Chuou-ku Kitaichijounishi 16-chome

The Hokkaido Governor’s Official Residence is a designated National Registered Tangible Cultural Property. It was built using the half-timbered construction method, and the red color of the exposed posts and beams contrasts strikingly with the white lime plaster. The garden, with its beautiful green lawns, is open to the public from spring through to autumn; on sunny days, it is a great place for a stroll.

The Governors mansion is in a very pleasant park, with a stream running through it. The park is well looked after. The mansion is striking, it also has a collection of interesting curios, It is...
"Sapporo Ainu Cultural Promotion Center ""Sapporo Pirka Kotan"""

4.0

38 Reviews

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Hokkaido Sapporoshi Minami-ku Koganeyu 27

A center dedicated to indigenous Ainu culture. The concrete exterior walls of the facility are decorated with Ainu patterns. The facility was built so that local residents could learn about Ainu culture and history as well as to pass on and deepen understanding of Ainu culture. Some 300 pieces of traditional Ainu clothing, ritual tools, and items used in daily life are displayed inside the museum. There's also an information corner where you can peruse videos and books. Outside, there are recreations of a traditional Ainu home, grain cellar, and pen used to keep bear cubs.

It took us 45 mins going and 1 hr 15 min coming back. It took us 20 walking to the museum Sr. Legs. Was it worth it iffy. Had some things and gifts only a teddy bear no carved Bears or head set. To...
Kamishihoro Town Railway Museum

4.0

55 Reviews

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Hokkaido Kato-gun Kamishihorocho Nukabira Gensen Go

This cultural facility exhibits materials related to the former National Railway Shihoro line, which was decommissioned in 1987. The museum is located in the remains of the former Nukabira Station, and displays rails and trains actually used on the line. Inside the building, you can watch a film taken from the driver's seat back when the line was in use, showing the run from Obihiro Station to Nukabira Station. There are exhibits of rail maps, explanations of the history of the Shihoro line, pictures of construction, and track maintenance tools as well, all recreating that time in Shihoro's history. The authentic enamel station name signs and nostalgic timetables are hugely popular with rail fans.

旧国鉄士幌線の資料館で入館料は１００円と安いです。もともと糠平駅だった場所を資料館として活用しているようです。廃線跡の線路上を歩いたりと貴重な体験ができました。タウシュベツ川橋梁とセットで訪れると見識も増すと思います。
Makomanai Sekisui Heim Ice Arena

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Hokkaido Sapporoshi Minami-ku Makomanaikouen 1-1

A multipurpose facility located in Sapporo City. The stadium has ice hockey, figure skating, and other competitive sport rinks and courts. The facility also has an adjoining gymnasium where badminton and table tennis games are held. The arena is also used for sports classes and as a concert venue. Some of the arena's facilities are only available for use in summer or winter.
Seikatei

4.0

52 Reviews

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Hokkaido Sapporo-shi Kita-ku Kita 7-jo nishi 7

This building, a fusion of western and Japanese architectural styles, was built to be a rest station for the Meiji Emperor on his 1880 visit to Hokkaido. A symbol of Hokkaido's age of development, the interior is open for tours.

明治天皇が北海道に行幸された時に休憩所として使われた建物。当時は偕楽園として広大な広さを有していましたが、今はこの場所と向かいにある公園が偕楽園の名残です。清華亭の中には地元ボランティアさんがいて色々な話を聞かせてくれます。入場は無料です。興味のある方は是非来てみてください。
Kobunkan

3.5

53 Reviews

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Hokkaido Kushiroshi Omachi 2-1-12

The Kokubunkan museum, a building with a distinctive brick exterior, has displays relating to famous poet Ishikawa Takuboku. The building was originally constructed in 1908 for use by the former “Kushiro Shimbun” newspaper (since taken over by the “Hokkaido Shimbun”); Ishikawa spent 76 days working here as a reporter for the “Kushiro Shimbun.” The museum’s displays include letters exchanged between Ishikawa and his friends and acquaintances in Kushiro, photographs, etc. The museum also has information about monuments engraved with poems by Ishikawa in Kushiro City.

釧路川幣舞橋から徒歩すぐのところに佇む旧釧路新聞社社屋です。１９０８年建築のレンガ造りの社屋を平成5年に復元された建物です。1階には釧路港資料館とカフェ。2階が石川啄木資料館になってます。小樽から釧路駅に降り立った啄木がたった７６日の滞在期間に意外に浮名を流したことがわりますね。写真を見るとそこそこイケメンですかね。・・・・
Otaru Museum canal building

4.0

49 Reviews

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Hokkaido Otarushi Ironai 2-1-20

This museum, just a 10-minute walk in the direction of the Otaru Canal from Otaru Station, houses a collection of Otaru's history and nature artifacts. The main depository is located just a 20-minute walk beyond the museum, for which the museum combination admission ticket is valid for 2 days. The Canal Museum was built in 1893, and redesigned from the treasured stone masonry Former Otaru Warehouse, making the museum itself a highly valued asset. In the museum, a life-size replicated broad street of Otaru during its heyday, the Taisho period (1912-1926), is on display where one can enjoy using the old-fashioned telephone and the organ.

Based on my pre-study of the recommended sightseeing routes, we first visited Otaru General Museum Unga-kan (Canal Museum). The museum occupies the northern section of a timber-framed stone storage...
Obihiro Centennial City Museum

3.5

49 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Hokkaido Obihiroshi Midorigaoka 2

An institute of lifelong learning in Obihiro City, Hokkaido. The museum has permanents exhibitions on the culture, history and nature of the Tokachi. Also visit the Riuka Information Center where you can learn more about the history and culture of the Ainu people. There is also a Reserve Cultural Property Center where you can view excavated ruins and relics. The museum is a great location to learn more about Tokachi and Obihiro.

帯広の歴史や生物の様子を学べる貴重な博物館です。明治以降、随分と苦労して開拓した様子を展示していました。
Kaneto Kawamura Ainu Museum

4.0

30 Reviews

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Hokkaido Asahikawashi Hokumonchou 11

This is the oldest Ainu museum in Japan established in 1916 with the aim of protecting and passing on Ainu folk culture. In addition to exhibits of tools from Ainu daily life and valuable materials, mainly from the Asahikawa area, the museum runs programs that include performances of the mukkuri, a folk musical instrument, experiences of classical dance, and embroidery workshops (bookings required). You can also purchase original merchandise and folk clothing with Ainu pattern motifs.

Very interesting museum describing the Aynu culture amd history. The stuffed animals were incredible and the artefacts very interesting.
Nemuro City Shunkunitai Wild Bird Sanctuary

4.0

46 Reviews

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Hokkaido Nemuroshi Toubai 103

This facility was opened in April 1995 to serve as a base for protecting and observing the natural beauty of Shunkunitai. Shunkunitai is a 596 hectare shoal located in Nemuro City, Hokkaido. Included in the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands list, the shoal is a breeding ground for rare birds such as white-tailed eagles and Japanese cranes; it has also been designated an Important Wild Bird Habitat. The center has a photo exhibit presenting the animals that live in Nemuro and a bird watching room for observing overwintering Stellar's sea eagles and other birds living in the area. The center also provides two hour walking tours during which you can see a variety of wild creatures.

定期観光バスのノサップ号で訪問しました。根室は野鳥の宝庫で、ここに着く前にタンチョウも見れました。遠くからですが。つがいが数家族いるみたいです。なぜ野鳥がこんなにいるのか丁寧に説明してもらえます。
The Goto Sumio Museum

4.5

40 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Hokkaido Sorachigunkamifuranochou Higashi4senkita 26

The Goto Sumio Museum is dedicated to the work of Japanese painter Goto Sumio, who has been depicting the natural beauty of Hokkaido in his paintings for half a century. The Museum displays a comprehensive range of Mr. Goto’s work, from the first of his paintings to be selected for inclusion in the Japanese Art Institute Exhibition and other early works through to his landscapes and sketches showing the flowers associated with different seasons of the year. The Museum shop sells books containing collections of paintings, exhibition catalogs, etc. The Museum restaurant, “Furano Grill,” is also highly recommended; while they eat, diners can enjoy spectacular views of the peaks of Mt. Tokachi and the nearby hills. The Museum is around 5 minutes’ drive from JR Kamifurano Station.

We werent quite sure what to expect from the Gallery, but we ended up spending longer here than we had planned for, the art work is breath-taking / magnificent ! Well worth the entrance fee of 1,040...
Esashi Oiwake Hall / Esashi Dashi Hall

4.0

40 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Hokkaido Hiyamagunesashichou Nakautachou 193-3

Esashi oiwake is music or poetry sung in praise of the people born and raised in the harsh surroundings of the northern lands. Esashi Oiwake Hall was built in 1982 in order to preserve this local culture. Inside the hall are rooms to practice singing, informative displays about esashi oiwake as well as a seminar room where you can learn all about this art. You can also see the floats used during the Togyosai ceremonial procession from Ubagami Daijingu Shrine. To get to Esashi Oiwake Hall takes about one and a half hours by car from Hakodate and about two hours by bus from JR Hakodate Station.

Great traditional singing but more interesting was the carriages used in a local festival and exhibited in the same venur
Hokkaido Sakamoto Ryoma Museum

3.5

46 Reviews

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Hokkaido Hakodateshi Suehirochou 8-6

A museum built with the aim of cultivating the next generation of youths in the same spirit as Sakamoto Ryoma located to the Jujigai tram stop. Ryoma made numerous plans to pioneer Ezo, now Hokkaido, starting in 1864. He ultimately never participated in the exploration of the island but his descendants did. The museum displays materials on the Kaientai trading group, the Sakamoto family, and Ryoma's sword as well as letters conveying his pioneer spirit. There's also a shop selling merchandise like folding fans and T-shirts decorated with famous quotes by Ryoma.

函館に坂本龍馬記念館があること自体を今回はじめて知りました！坂本龍馬は北海道開拓の大きな夢を持っていたんですね！兇刃に倒れその夢は果たせず自身は北海道の地に行けなかったみたいです。しかしながら親族、子孫が北海道開拓の夢を次いで活躍していたとは！坂本龍馬の大きな夢に想いを馳せらる記念館です。資料、展示がありますが、中は写真撮影禁止になっていました。坂本龍馬好きにとっ...
Kotohira Jinja Shrine

4.0

35 Reviews

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Hokkaido Nemuro-shi Kotohiracho 1-4

This ancient temple apparently began with a temple dedicated to three deities as a protective spirit during early fishing market restrictions by Hokkaido settler Takadaya Kahei. As Hokkaido was opened to settlement, the shrine gathered more and more reverence as a guardian spirit of household and family safety, as well as fisheries, animal husbandry, and commerce. Most years, August sees its grand festival, the city's biggest event. It's a parade of beautiful portable shrines, with over 200 hundred lined up under the sky. People come to join from all over the country to join in this symbol of Nemuro's summer.

ノサップ号の観光バスで今年も訪問しました。館内に過去の例大祭のビデオ放映がありますが、かなり規模が大きいです。コロナで中止になっていましたが今年は復活できそうで、また来たいですね。入り口に展望台があって、そこからの眺めが気に入ってます。
Yokozuna Chiyonoyama & Chiyonofuji Memorial Museum

4.0

34 Reviews

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Hokkaido Matsumaegunfukushimachou Fukushima 190

A museum located in Fukushima Town, Matsumae District dedicated to Chiyonoyama and Chiyonofuji, the 41st and 58th yokozunas (sumo wrestling grand champions), respectively. Chiyonoyama and Chiyonofuji were born in Fukushima Town, and this museum presents the achievements of these two mighty wrestlers. Two bronze statues of the wrestlers stand in front of the museum. Dazzling dress mawashi wrestling belts, championship cups, and National Honor Awards are displayed in the Yokozuna Memorial Hall. The museum also issues replicas of the handprints of Chiyonoyama and Chiyonofuji together, a popular souvenir for sumo fanatics.

団体旅行で函館駅発(道南いさりび鉄道）に乗った翌日横綱千代の山・千代の富士記念館に寄りました。ほとんどの人が相撲好きなので、過去の取り組みの映像で大盛り上がりして賜杯賞状化粧まわし羽織などを見て稽古場で相撲談議でそー言えば刺繍が手がこんで素晴らしいけど、あの重さはどのくらいあるんだろうねえ-ということで受付に若い男女がいたので聞いてみたところ（わかりませ-ん）それはない...
Ashoro Museum of Paleontology

4.0

23 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Hokkaido Ashorogunashorochou Kounan 1-29-25

Situated along National Route 241 in Konan, Ashoro Town, Ashoro County, Hokkaido Prefecture. This museum collects and studies paleontological materials with a focus on the fossils of marine mammals excavated in Ashoro. Exploring the plant and animal life of Ashoro as well as tracing the history of the planet, exhibits include the skeletons of a variety of whales as well as examples of the extinct, mysterious Desmostylus. The museum also offers curator guided tours and activities like a miniature dig and replica making.

勉強になったのは、復元の際に解釈差がある事。たしか、3パターンある例が展示されていました。一番気になったのは、指の本数…。方や指4本、方や指5本とか。えっ？そんなにブレるの？正解は、誰にも分からないけど復元は、正解ではない事。たしかに、恐竜なんて誰も見た事ないよね。
Matsumae Castle Museum

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Hokkaido Matsumae-gun Matsumaecho Matsushiro 144-banchi

Matsumae Castle is Japan's northernmost castle and was completed in 1854 after its predecessor structure, the Fukuyama Palace, was renovated and reinforced. The castle was created to provide defense in the closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate when many foreign ships began appearing in Japan's coastal waters. The castle's original wooden tower was destroyed in a fire in 1949. A reinforced concrete reconstruction, which looks identical to the original on the outside, was completed in 1961 and opened as the Matsumae Castle Museum. Inside, the museum displays archeological artefacts and numerous other items which tell the history of Matsumae Castle.
Nishino-jinja Shrine

4.0

20 Reviews

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Hokkaido Sapporoshi Nishi-ku Heiwaichijou 3

A Shinto shrine located in Sapporo City's Nishi Ward dedicated to the gods Toyotama-hime no Mikoto and Ugayafukiaezu no Mikoto, and Emperor Ojin. The shrine has been selected by the Sapporo Tourist Association as one of its top five recommended mystical power spots. Toyotama-hime no Mikoto is a goddess of marriage, easy childbirth, and childrearing, and tours for women looking to get married even stop to worship here. It is said that rubbing a Japanese pagoda tree on the left side of the approach to the shrine on the grounds while vowing to get married will bring one luck in finding a suitable match.

いつもの初詣に行って来ました地域の最近人気抜群の神社ですご利益があって初詣は非常に混雑します落ち着いた雰囲気でいつも心が洗われます今年も一年夫婦健康を祈りました。
Otani Hongan-ji Hakodate Betsu-in

3.0

41 Reviews

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Hokkaido Hakodate-shi Motomachi 16-15

This Buddhist temple burned down in 1907 and was rebuilt in 1915 as the first reinforced concrete structure in the country. The temple has been designated a National Important Cultural Property.

東本願寺函館別院とも呼ばれる寺院で、現存する鉄筋コンクリート造りの寺院としては日本最古だそうです。函館の建築物に関しては、大火の影響を受けたものが多いですが、これもその典型的な例だと思います。堂々とした建物でした。
The Old Hanadake Banya Lodge

4.0

31 Reviews

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Hokkaido Rumoigunobirachou Onishikahirotomi 35-2

This historic structure is a herring fishery lodge in Obira Town. This structure, an Important Cultural Property (nationally designated) built around 1905, is in the farthest north of all the registered properties in Japan. This large herring fishery lodge is the largest in Hokkaido, housing over 200 workhands at the peak of its operation. The timber structure was built completely from lumber cut from the regional Otodo hills. The building, open to the public, displays valuable historic tools. With a roadside station annexed to the lodge, the area is full of festive visitors around the end of May, when the Nishin Banya Festival is held with various games and events for all.

「旧花田家番屋」は1905年頃に建築された鰊御殿で、地元の網元であった花田家によって建てられた2階建ての家屋です。花田家の一族と漁師たちのほか、船大工や鍛冶職人、屋根職人などが居住しており、200人ほどが住むことができたそうです。建物の中央にある玄関から中に入ると右側が使用人の作業と住居エリアになっています。驚くことに使用人のエリアは1階建てで、窓際だけが2段になっているだけです。窓際の寝台の下階...

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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.