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Abashiri City Folk Museum

4.0

30 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Hokkaido Abashiri-shi Katsuramachi 1-1-3

This is a museum in Abashiri, Hokkaido exhibiting the nature of Okhotsk and Abashiri, and the history of the region from ancient times to the present. Exhibits include over 3,000 archaeological and folklore artifacts donated by the honorary director, Yonemura Kioe. An extensive variety of animals and marine life are permanently on display such as brown bears, yezo sika deer and seals, as well as many colorful birds. Visitors can also learn about the history of the development of Abashiri from the Edo era to the present day through the display of the tools used for daily life, the fishing and forestry industries. The building, designed by Yoshiya Tanoue, is also a valuable architectural structure.

昭和11年に、当時の社団法人北見教育会が地方教育の振興と文化の発展のために、「北見郷土舘」として建設、開館したもので、北海道で最も歴史の古い博物館の1つはとの事です。入館料金は120円ですが、網走の豊かな自然と古代から現代に至る歴史の流れを展示解説している博物館で、見ごたえがありました。亀や動物の剥製たちの大きさ(実物大)にびっくりでした。アザラシやラッコは、可愛かったです。
Wakkanai Youth Science Museum

4.0

30 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Hokkaido Wakkanai-shi Noshappu 2-2-16

南極観測に関するコーナー、科学体験のコーナー、化石や地質のコーナー等に分かれている。別棟の倉庫の中に南極観測の最初の頃に使われていた雪上車や昭和基地の建物の実物（一部）の再現展示があった。全体的に展示物に年季が入っていたり、構成が古くて前時代な感じもする。でも、子供の頃に南極越冬記、南極観測船「宗谷」の物語とか読んだことがある熟年・中年世代には、実物やリアル写真等が見られて、pとても興味深くて面白...
Former Nakamura Family Residence

4.5

27 Reviews

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Hokkaido Hiyamagunesashichou Nakautachou 22

These historical buildings were built by Omi merchants who were engaged in the wholesale seafood business from the end of the Edo period to the Meiji period, and are representative of wholesale buildings of the time. There is a two-story gabled main building made of cypress storehouses lining the streets from the main house to the shore and a loading and unloading place called “Hanedashi” at the far end. The buildings bring the glory of the past to the present and also show displays of material related to the Kitamae ship and herring fishing industries.

江差町の市街地を走っている国道２２８号線。その国道沿いに、旧中村家住宅はありました。この住宅は、江戸時代から日本海沿岸の漁家を相手に商売を営んでいた近江商人の大橋宇兵衛という人が建てたそうです。板でできている外壁が続く、かなりの大きさの二階建ての建物でした。
Marimo exhibition and observation center

4.0

29 Reviews

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Hokkaido Kushiro-shi Akancho Akankonsen 1-5-20

This nature-observation center is on Churui Island, in the northern section of Lake Akan. You can observe the area's Special Natural Monument, marimo algae, and learn about its habitat. Inside the facility is a massive tank recreating the bottom of Lake Akan, letting you see ball marimo resting quietly in its natural environment. You can sometimes find shockingly large specimens, as well. Outside are spots where you can watch Lake Akan's native Sakhalin taimen salmon and white throated char. Altogether, this is a relaxed atmosphere where you can learn about and enjoy Lake Akan's natural scenery. You can get to the center via sightseeing cruise or high-speed ferry.

Its a small museum you get to visit if you take the sightseeing cruise in Akan lake. This small museum is nice to see for 10 mins but could be maintained better and felt a bit old to me.
Hokkaido Obihiro Museum of Art

3.5

31 Reviews

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Hokkaido Obihiro-shi Midorigaoka 2-banchi Midorigaoka Park

This museum is located approximately a two-minute walk from the Midorigaoka 6-Chome bus stop, or a ten-minute drive from Obihiro Station. Characteristic of the museum is the modern style of the building, which was opened in 1991, and its location in the center of Midorigaoka Park, which covers a vast area of ground. It mainly contains paintings by artists who are closely related to Eastern Hokkaido, and the contents of the exhibits are changed every two to three months. Also of note are the various projects and events, such as seminars and talks where visitors can appreciate the various exhibitions with tours provided by the museum's curators.

「北斎展師と弟子たち」展を見に行きました。特別展（主展示室）とコレクション・ギャラリーの共通券１，２１０円。出入口は動線案内特になし。後ろから前から手前から奥からお好きな方からドーゾ。道立美術館の常か札幌旭川とWi-Fi環境のフレッツポータルが酷過ぎて他社ユーザーには使えないのが涙目。
Arishima Takeo Memorial Museum

4.0

28 Reviews

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Hokkaido Abuta-gun Niseko-cho Arisima 57

The Arishima Takeo Memorial Museum is dedicated to the works and career of Arishima Takeo, the author of some of the greatest works of modern Japanese literature, including “Kain no Matsuei” (“The Descendants of Cain”) and “Aru Onna” (“A Certain Woman”). The Museum has a book-café, where visitors can enjoy a cup of Niseko’s popular Takano Coffee while browsing the café’s books (which include books by Arishima as well as by other authors) and magazines.

５／４に訪れました。開館時間を確認しておかなかった自分が悪いのですが、１０時開館でした。開館が遅すぎると思うのは自分だけだろうか。それはそれとして、ここからの羊蹄山の眺めは見事なものです。しかたないので写真だけ撮って中は見ずに帰りました。
Hokkaido Toyako Summit Memorial Museum

3.5

31 Reviews

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Hokkaido Abutaguntouyakochou Touyakonsen 142-130

The 34th G8 Summit was held at Lake Toya (Toyako) in 2008; one of the main issues discussed at the Summit was measures to address the impact of global warming. The displays at the Hokkaido Toyako Summit Memorial Museum include life-sized panels depicting the national leaders who attended the Summit, the tables and chairs used in the Summit meetings, etc. Entrance is free.

洞爺湖温泉バスターミナルの建物３Ｆ、無料です。2008年の洞爺湖サミットで使われた円卓が目立っていました。訪れたのが夕方で、他に数名のお客さんしか見かけませんでした。また、横でやっていたジオパーク展のほうが、見るのに時間がかかった記憶がありますが、天気が悪い時の貴重な観光スポット候補となりました。
Sapporo City Astronomical Observatory

4.0

26 Reviews

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Hokkaido Sapporo-shi Chuo-ku Nakajimakoen 1-17

This astronomical observatory is managed by the Sapporo Science Center located in Nakajima Park. The observatory uses a 20-centimeter refracting telescope to observe the sun and stars. The telescope can be used to observe the sun during the day and seasonal stars at night (night observation requires an advance application).

Great little observatory in the park. Explanation is only in Japanese. Nice to check out the telescope. Too bad its only open in daytime.
Koryu-ji Temple

4.0

27 Reviews

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Hokkaido Hakodate-shi Funamicho 21-11

This is one of many temples such as Jitsugyo-ji Temple and Shomyo-ji Temple, near Hakodate Fishing Port. The temple was originally built in 1633 and relocated once, until being moved to the current location in 1879 due to two fires. Ten of the buildings in the precinct have been dedicated as nationally registered tangible cultural properties. Time flies looking at the lavish and intricate detail of the artistic style and carvings of Edo era craftsmen. Visitors can also see both English and French-style wall fences. Every year in October there is an exhibition of the temple's treasures.

We were in the area looking at the cemetery for Foreigners when we came across this magnificent old Buddhist Temple . A very big complex all made from wood, beautifully done , the carvings are so...
Toshizo Hijikata Hakodate Memorial (Hijikata/Takuboku Roman Museum)

3.5

29 Reviews

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Hokkaido Hakodateshi Hinodechou 25-4

This memorial house, adjacent to Takubokusho Park, has a large number of documents and artifacts on display about the life of Toshizo Hizikata, a patriot from the end of the Edo period. Inside the memorial house, the old sword made by Izuminokami Kanesada (more commonly known as Nosada), and the revolver handgun are must-see items. There are also displays about other loyalists from that time besides Hizikata, and you’ll also find some original goods on sale too.

函館空港と市街を結ぶ幹線道路「漁火通り」沿いにあります。海のすぐそばです。函館にゆかりの深い土方歳三と石川啄木に関するテーマパークで、幕末の歴史に関心の深い人には、特に興味深い施設だと思います。建物のすぐ隣が「啄木小公園」になっており、啄木の座像や歌碑などがあります。
Hakodate Museum of Literature

3.5

28 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Hokkaido Hakodate-shi Suehirocho 22-5

もともとは第一銀行函館支店として建設された建物で、その後に民間企業から市に寄贈されたそうです。函館ゆかりの作家たちの自筆資料や作品，遺愛の品々を展示してありますが、2階が漂泊の詩人石川啄木コーナーと題されているように石川啄木が好きな人は特に楽しめると思います。
Migishi Kotaro Museum of Art, Hokkaido (Mima)

4.0

26 Reviews

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Hokkaido Sapporoshi Chuou-ku Kitanijounishi 15

"Migishi Kotaro Museum of Art, Hokkaido is located around seven minutes' walk from Exit 4 of Nishi-Juhatchome Station on Sapporo's Tozai Metro Line. Established as a branch of Hokkaido Museum of Modern Art, the museum is known as ""Mima"" by its many aficionados. The museum has focused on collecting and exhibiting the works of Migishi Kotaro, a Sapporo-born pioneer of modern art in Japan who died young, having had a dramatic impact on modern art in Japan over the course of his brief life. The building, which is located in the gardens of the Hokkaido Governor's Official Residence, has the romantic air of a real artist's atelier set amidst beautiful trees. Some of Migishi's finest works are exhibited at the museum, which also holds special exhibitions, lectures and concerts, etc."

Migishi Kataro was a Japanese artist and painter active between the wars. He participated in a number of artistic movements, including surrealism and art deco. He kept in touch with international...
Watanabe Junichi Museum of Literature

4.0

25 Reviews

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Hokkaido Sapporo-shi Chuo-ku Minami 12-jo nishi 6-414

渡辺淳一のファンなのでおまけで星三つですね。小倉の松本清張記念館と比べると大分見劣りしますね。パネルの色褪せた写真なんかは更新したらどうでしょうか。あと、地下鉄の駅の案内板では、北海道立文学館となってましたよ。
Hakodate Museum of Art, Hokkaido

3.5

27 Reviews

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Hokkaido Hakodate-shi Goryokakucho 37-6

This museum is located near the Goryokaku Tower, a three-minute walk from the Goryoukaku Koen Iriguchi bus stop, and about seven minutes on foot from the tram stop Goryoukaku Koen-mae and is combined with the Hakodate Performing Arts Center. The exhibition focuses on modern works born in South Hokkaido and a collection of the calligrapher Kaneko Otei can be seen in the Otei Memorial room. Themed special exhibitions and lectures are also held. A family time is set up on Sunday mornings where families with children can casually visit and use discounts for special exhibitions. Original goods are also sold at the museum shop.

五稜郭の南側に、道立函館美術館があります。五稜郭タワー側に駐車場があり、そこから美術館入り口へ向かう遊歩道のような道がありました。入り口に近づくと、少し間隔を置いて、２体のブロンズ像がありました。これらのブロンズ像を目にすると、美術館に入る前から、目がアート仕様になりました。
Kushiro Art Museum, Hokkaido

3.5

26 Reviews

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Hokkaido Kushiroshi Saiwaichou 4-1-5

Located around 15 minutes' walk from JR Kushiro Station in the waterfront area in Kushiro's city center, Kushiro Art Museum is an important center for culture and the arts in the Kushiro / Nemuro region. The main focus of the museum's collections and exhibits-which include everything from Nihonga paintings, oil paintings, woodblock prints and photographs to three-dimensional sculptures-is on works based on natural themes, and works that are connected to the Kushiro / Nemuro region. The Arts Hall-which is a combined concert hall and lecture hall-is used for holding film showings, museum seminars, lectures to accompany special exhibitions, etc. Workshops and experiential activities are also held in the Free Art Room.

芸術館とありますが、内容的には一般的な美術館に近いです。このエリアに関連した人物などの作品が展示されています、あまり存じ上げる方は正直少なかったので詳しい人じゃないとじっくりとは楽しめないかもしれません。
Hokkaido Northern Four Islands Community Center Ni - Ho - Ro

4.0

24 Reviews

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Hokkaido Nemuro-shi Honioi 110-9

"This facility is a place to connect the cultures of Japan (""Ni"" from Nihon) Russia (""Ro"" from Roshia) through Hokkaido (""Ho"" from Hokkaido). It offers education about the history and lifestyle of the Northern Territories. The center's number one claim to fame is the observation room packed with audio-visual aids. They offer support in English and in Russia, and encourage learning for visitors of all ages. There is also a Russian culture room where you can get a real taste of the country's culture, and the Northern Territories museum, to see with your own eyes and hear with your own ears about this unique part of Japan's history, the Northern Territories."

観光バスノサップ号で訪問しました。すごく立派な施設です。最初に15分くらいの説明映画を見て館内を自由見学。２階には江戸時代の木造船の模型もあります。ロシアとの文化交流の機会もあるようで、きれいな部屋もありました。北方領土のことがよくわかります。
Kanda Nissho Memorial Museum of Art

4.0

21 Reviews

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Hokkaido Kato-gun Shikaoi Cho Higashimachi 3-2

"This art museum is about a 30-minute drive from the Tokachi-Shimizu Interchange off the Doto Expressway. It was founded to honor the work of Nissho Kanda, who described himself as ""Farmer, and artist,"" and to serve as a base and promoter of Shikaoi's artistic culture. Nissho's work itself is marked by his use of painting knives to paint on plywood. Exhibits include many pieces that pursue a sense presence of the subjects, or that create the impression of following the observer. The museum also offers materials for those wishing to study Kanda's work, and they allow drawing and observation of representative works like his ""Indoor Landscape"" and the unfinished piece ""Horse""."

十勝北部の小さな町、鹿追。その中心部に、福原記念美術館と、こちらの神田日勝記念美術館というふたつの立派な美術館があることに、まず、驚きました。神田日勝と言えば、彼の絶筆である「馬」がとても有名です。こちらの美術館のトレードマーク（？）にもなっているようで、美術館の入り口にも、パンフレットにも使われています。その「馬」ですが、さすがの名作ですね。ベニヤ板に架かれている馬の半身なんですが、お尻の...
Hakodate Takadaya Kahei Museum

3.5

24 Reviews

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Hokkaido Hakodateshi Suehirochou 13-22

This is the museum of Takataya Kahei, a wealthy merchant from Awaji Island. Kahei who was originally a farmer, rapidly made his mark as a seaman with the help of his uncle. Kahei was pioneering in the foundation of Hakodate, developing the sea route between Kunashir Island and Iturup Island and was also attributed to be “The person who contributed to the development of Hakodate”. The museum exhibits a collection of about 500 items related to lifetime of Kahei, and focuses on items related to the ships on the Hakodate (the present Hakodate) to Osaka (the present Osaka) sea route.

赤レンガ倉庫群に隣接した、まるで蔵のようなレトロ感のある建物でした。高田屋嘉兵衛を紹介する説明板も立ち、江戸時代末期の豪商で函館発展の功績者のようでした。赤レンガ倉庫群には多くの観光客が集まっていましたが、資料館方面は素通りしていました。
Fukushima Town Seikan Tunnel Museum

3.5

22 Reviews

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Hokkaido Matsumaegunfukushimachou Mitake 32-1

A museum presenting equipment used to dig the Seikan Tunnel, the longest undersea tunnel in the world, as well as the experiences of the people involved. Inside the exhibition tunnel, you can see Japan's first tunnel boring machine and get a taste of what construction was like under the tunnel's harsh conditions. The tunnel theater shows videos of the tunnel under construction, while on the tunnel tour you can see recreations of construction work and walk a tunnel heading down 140 meters below the ocean surface.

入った最初部分が洞爺丸事故などやその後のトンネル工事の機運が高まった状況などの記事などが時系列に並べられています。その先には工事着工から完成までの一連の流れがVTRになったものが流されています。それ以外にも工事に関する資料や模型がいくつか展示されており、スペースはそこまで広くないものの展示内容は充実していると思います。じっくり見ていると１時間はあっという間に過ぎてしまいました。
Di-Macci Art Museum, The Forest of Taiyo

4.0

20 Reviews

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Hokkaido Niikappu-gun Niikappucho Taiyo 204-5

いくまでの道のりも楽しく、入館料も手ごろ、中に入っては感動の数々でした。子供にはちょって早いかもしれませんが、カップル・夫婦でいくと楽しめるかな。

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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.