Sapporo Attractions
Ainu Art circa 1870 © PHGCOM
Historical Village
The impressive and entertaining outdoor museum village depicting
Hokkaido life in days of old is situated in Sapporo at Atsubetsu
Ward, in a corner of the Hokkaido Nopporo Forest Park. The site
features restored or recreated buildings from the Meiji and Taisho
periods, and includes edifices like the old Sapporo railway
station, old Otaru newspaper company buildings, fishermen’s
cottages, mountain villas and the like. Horse-drawn trolleys run
through the village and in winter horse-drawn sleighs carry
visitors around the site.
Address: Konopporo 50-1, Atsubetsu-chyo;
Website: www.kaitaku.or.jp/info/info.htm;
Telephone: (0)11 898 1000 (recorded information);
Opening time: Daily except Mondays 9.30am to 4.30pm (October to May), 9am to 5pm (June to September);
Admission: Summer: ¥830 (adults), ¥610 (students). Winter: ¥680 (adults), ¥550 (students)
