Abashiri Municipal Folk Museum

Experience the nature, history, and culture of Abashiri.

Opened in 1936 (Showa 11), it is one of the earliest museums in Hokkaido. The museum exhibits and explains the rich "nature" of Abashiri and the Okhotsk region, as well as the "history and culture" from ancient times to the present.

In 2019 (Reiwa 1), the museum building itself was registered as a tangible cultural property of Japan.

  • * Please note that the text shown on this page includes machine translations.
Nearest airports
New Chitose Airport Sapporo Okadama Airport Hakodate Airport Okushiri Airport Asahikawa Airport Wakkanai Airport Rishiri Airport Okhotsk Monbetsu Airport Memanbetsu Airport Nemuro Nakashibetsu Airport Tancho Kushiro Airport Tokachi Obihiro Airport

General Information

Postal code
〒093-0041 
Address
北海道網走市桂町1丁目1-3
Telephone Number
0152-43-3090
Open
9:00-17:00 (until 16:00 from November to April)
Closed
Mondays, National Holidays
Year-end and New Year holidays (December 29-January 3)
Prices
Charged
Car Park
5 spaces, free
Directions
By bus: About 10 minutes from JR Abashiri Station, get off at "Higashi 1-chome," and walk for 5 minutes.
Website

Official site (Japanese)

* Information on facilities is subject to change. Please check each official website for the latest information.

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