Hokkaido Museum

Building in Hokkaidō, Japan

43°03′11″N 141°29′49″E / 43.053123°N 141.496845°E / 43.053123; 141.496845OpenedApril 2015WebsiteOfficial website

Hokkaido Museum (北海道博物館, Hokkaidō Hakubutsukan) opened in Sapporo, Hokkaidō, Japan in 2015. Located within Nopporo Shinrin Kōen Prefectural Natural Park, the permanent exhibition is dedicated to the nature, history, and culture of Hokkaido. Also known as Mori-no-Charenga (森のちゃれんが), the museum integrates and replaces the Historical Museum of Hokkaido (北海道開拓記念館), which opened in 1971, and the Hokkaido Ainu Culture Research Centre (北海道立アイヌ民族文化研究センター), which opened in 1994.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Access

JR Hokkaido Bus (Shin22 Kaitakunomura line): 15 minutes from Shinsapporo Bus Terminal to Hokkaido Museum (Hokkaido hakubutsukan) bus stop.

References

^ "About the Museum". Hokkaido Museum. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
^ "Hokkaido Museum". Sapporo City. Retrieved 9 October 2016.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ 北海道博物館について [About Hokkaido Museum] (in Japanese). Hokkaido Museum. Retrieved 9 October 2016.