Historical Village of Hokkaido

Central Hokkaido Area Sapporo City

The Historical Village of Hokkaido is an open-air museum showcasing structures built across Hokkaido from the Meiji to early Showa eras (from the mid-19th to mid-20th centuries)—structures that were relocated for restoration or were reconstructed on the 54.2-hectare compound here.
The village opened in April 1983 to offer a glimpse of what life was like in Hokkaido’s pioneering days and to preserve for posterity buildings that embody local cultural history.
The village itself constitutes a large exhibit. In the summer (from mid-April to November 30), the only horse-drawn trolley in Japan runs, and a horse-drawn sled is available for a ride in the winter (on weekends and national holidays with snow on the ground between December and March, and on weekdays during the Sapporo Snow Festival).
The facility gives a sense of the wisdom and labor of those who engaged in land reclamation in Hokkaido, and each and every structure will transport visitors back to the pioneering days.

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Address: Konopporo 50-1, Atsubetsu-cho, Atsubetsu-ku, Sapporo
Phone: 011-898-2692
Hours: May to September: 9:00 – 17:00; October to April: 9:00 – 16:30
(last admission: 30 minutes before closing)
Closed: Mondays (or Tuesday if Monday is a national or other holiday), and the year-end and New Year’s holidays May to September: Open every day.
Admission: Adults: ¥800; High school and college students: ¥600
– Admission is free for junior high school students or younger, 65+, and holders of a disability certificate.
Parking: Available
Official website: http://www.kaitaku.or.jp/

Wheelchair accessibility

Parking	Accessible restroom	Slopes	Nursing room	Wheelchairs available upon request
Available	Available	Available	Available	Available

Supplementary information

Strollers (available upon request) and automated external defibrillator (AED)

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Hokkaido Development Commission Industry Department Office building [Nationally designated important cultural property] This structure is located in the Historical Village of Hokkaido. Established in 1873, the Industry Department Office of the Hokkaido Development Commission played a major role in promoting land reclamation in Hokkaido by designing such facilities as roads, bridges, government office buildings, and schools, as well as such items as household furniture, machines, farming tools, and vehicles. This building is characteristic of Western-style office architecture in the early Meiji era and is the only Hokkaido Development Commission building that exists today.