Hokkaido Museum
Hokkaido Museum, a.k.a. Mori no Charenga, is a prefectural museum featuring the nature, history, and culture of Hokkaido. It investigates and researches the relationship between the natural environment and people, the culture of the indigenous Ainu people, and the lives of immigrants from Japan’s main island of Honshu. It also collects and preserves materials that are precious treasures of the people of Hokkaido, while organizing exhibitions, educational programs, and other events.
Facility information
- Address
- Konopporo 53-2, Atsubetsu-cho, Atsubetsu-ku, Sapporo
- Phone
- 011-898-0466 (General Information)
- Hours
May to September: 9:30 – 17:00; October to April: 9:30 – 16:30 (last admission: 30 minutes before closing)
- Closed
Mondays (the next weekday if Monday is a national holiday or an observed national holiday), the year-end and New Year’s holidays (December 29 ‒ January 3), and unscheduled closed days
- Admission
Main Exhibition Hall: Adults: ¥600 (¥500), College and high school students: ¥300 (¥200)
– Fees in parentheses indicate discount fees for groups of 10 or more.
– Admission is free for junior high school students and younger as well as 65+, upon presentation of an ID.
– Admission is free for people with disabilities upon presentation of their disability certificate or digital disability certificate app, and for one accompanying person per disability certificate holder.
– Admission is free on July 17 (designated as the Day for Hokkaido Residents).- Parking
- Available
- Official website
- https://www.hm.pref.hokkaido.lg.jp/