Historical Village of Hokkaido (Kaitaku-no Mura)
4 expert reviews
“The museum gives an overview of the island's morpho-geographical beginnings from before its colonisation, the Satsumon culture, the Meiji period to its recent economic developments.”
– Michelin Guide
"Highlights include the Matsuhashi Family Residence, Hokkaido Middle School, the Aoyama fisherman's family complex, and the Hokuseikan Silkworm house. " Full review
"This park museum very effectively depicts how ordinary Japanese lived and worked under Japan's policy to develop Ezo into Hokkaido before the Russians could." Full review
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Ask for the excellent free English guide at the ticket counter.
1 Star
"This open-air museum seeking to revisit the Meiji and Taisho era has some 60 meticulously reconstructed buildings divided into four sectors (town, farm, fishing village and mountain village)." Full review