Kushiro City Museum

The current building, shaped like a golden bird with its wings spread, won the 36th Architectural Institute of Japan Prize in 1984.

Founded on 14 July 1936 as 釧路市立郷土博物館, the museum moved in 1983 into its current building, designed by local architect 毛綱毅曠. Inside, about 4,100 items are spread over several floors (fishing and mining on the first, urban culture on the second, Ainu heritage on the fourth), connected by a double-helix staircase decorated with 16 metal wires.

City museum of Kushiro (Hokkaido), founded on 14 July 1936 as 釧路市立郷土博物館 in the municipal offices. The current building, at Kushiro-shi, Harukodai 1-7 (〒085-0822), was completed in 1983 to a design by local architect 毛綱毅曠: it is shaped like a golden bird with its wings spread, and in 1984 it won the 36th Architectural Institute of Japan Prize. Inside, about 4,100 items are arranged by floor (fishing and mining on the first, urban culture on the second, Ainu heritage on the fourth), connected by a double-helix staircase decorated with 16 metal wires.

ℹ️ Open 9:30–17:00. The museum publishes a calendar of specific closing days: in September–October 2026 it is listed as closed on 7, 14, 24 and 28 September, and on 5, 13, 19 and 26 October. Tickets: adults ¥480, high school students ¥250, children/teenagers ¥110; admission to the Mammoth Hall is free.

🚉 旭町SC · 27 min walk

Sources: city.kushiro.lg.jp · ja.wikipedia.org

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