What other travelers are saying about Hakodate City Museum of Northern Peoples
Fantastic museum about the northern people of Japan, lots of exhibits and well curated. The director's notes on some of the exhibits and history of the building are really funny, they also make many references to Golden Kamuy. We recommend taking the time to read through everything, they have almost everything translated to English, worth spending 1-2 hours here at least. You can also get combo tickets, for 2,3 or 4 of the museums in the town which are great value.
Best 300 yen spent In Hakodate!! If you can, visit this interesting museum about the indigenous people of Hokkaido and learn about their culture. The exhibition shows a wide variety of artifacts and some explanatory videos about the Ainu people.
The museum has stamps, in case you collec them ;)
Great little museum with two floors of beautiful exhibits about the daily lives, culture, trades and history of the people living in Hokkaido and beyond. English descriptions. Check the combo tickets with another museum in the area for a 100yen discount, can be used over two days.
This was a fantastic experience to learn all about these very special people and their traditions. Only a few photos became must items were but hind glass and make for a bad picture.
Interesting museum of the Ainu people. I like the very beginning of the museum where they talk about a lot of misconceptions and misrepresentations. It’s less impressive when the museum director’s commentary is derogatory toward the people, they are trying to educate about. My picture includes one of the captions which I found kind of funny, but there are many captions that are a lot more judgmental. Overall, it was a good experience though! I would not let possible for translations have a negative impact on the interesting artifacts and history found in this museum.
Along with your ticket to this museum, you can pay a little bit more for access to three other museums close by. We also enjoyed the history of literature museum down the street.
