Hokkaido Museum

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The permanent exhibition hall covers 3,000 m² over two floors and includes 8 ‘Closeup’ sections that periodically rotate the items on display, as well as the reconstructed skeletons of a mammoth and a Naumann's elephant in the entrance hall.

The present museum, opened on 18 April 2015, is the successor to the 北海道開拓記念館, active from 1971. The eight ‘Closeup’ sections inside the permanent exhibition hall (‘総合展⽰室に8つある、資料や話題を定期的に⼊れ替えて展⽰するコーナーです’) periodically change their items and themes, while the five main thematic areas cover 1.2 million years of the natural and human history of Hokkaido, including Ainu culture.

Regional museum in Sapporo, at 北海道札幌市厚別区厚別町小野幌53-2 (〒004-0006). It opened on 18 April 2015, successor to the earlier institution 北海道開拓記念館, active from 1971. The permanent exhibition hall covers 3,000 m² over two floors (‘総合展示は、1・2階合わせて3,000㎡の広さがあります’) and deals with the nature, history and culture of Hokkaido in five thematic areas: the meeting of north and south, 1.2 million years of Hokkaido history, the world of Ainu culture, the distinctive features of Hokkaido, towards our own era. The reconstructed skeletons of a mammoth and a Naumann's elephant are on display in the entrance hall.

ℹ️ Open from May to September 9:00–17:00, from October to April 9:30–16:30. Closed on Mondays (if it is a public holiday the museum stays open and closes the following day), over the end-of-year and New Year period, and for occasional special closures. Admission charged (amount to be checked on the official website). Free car park with 74 spaces. Reachable by bus from Shin-Sapporo (about 15 minutes), from JR Shin-Sapporo Station (about 15 minutes) or from JR Shinrin Kōen Station (about 10 minutes). Museum café and shop on the ground floor. Telephone: 011-898-0466.

🚉 Atsubetsu higashi shogakko mae · 15 min walk

Sources: hm.pref.hokkaido.lg.jp · ja.wikipedia.org · visit-hokkaido.jp

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