On June 5, 1949, the wooden tower of Matsumae Castle, also known as Fukuyama Castle, which had been designated as a national treasure, burned down from the sparks of a fire that broke out at the town office. Subsequently, a Hokkaido-wide movement for castle tower reconstruction spearheaded by the Castle Tower Reconstruction Promotion Council led to the construction of today’s tower in 1960. It was designed by Professor Minoru Ooka of the Yokohama National University Faculty of Engineering. With the completion of ancillary facilities in 1961, the reconstructed castle tower opened as the Matsumae Castle Museum.

museum Facility information

Address

Matsushiro 144, Matsumae-cho, Matsumae-gun, Hokkaido

Phone

0139-42-3060

Hours

9:00 – 17:00 (last admission: 16:30)

Closed

Winter (from December 11 to April 9 every year)

Admission

High school students or older: ¥360
Elementary and junior high school students: ¥240
Preschoolers: Free

Group discount (for parties of 10 or more):
Adults: ¥290
Children: ¥190

Official website

http://town.matsumae.hokkaido.jp/bunkazai/

Wheelchair accessibility

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

Supplementary information

Parking is located near the Matsumae Town Office.