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Hakodate City Museum of Northern Peoples: Day Trip from Sapporo (154 km) – Location & Nearest Station

Last updated: 2026-09-17

Hakodate City Museum of Northern Peoples is a museum in Hakodate, Hokkaido, about 154 km in a straight line from Sapporo Station. That distance puts it within day-trip range of Sapporo for most travellers, depending on train connections.

Hakodate City Museum of Northern Peoples
Photo: 663highland, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons
TypeMuseum
Name in Japanese函館市北方民族資料館
LocationHakodate, Hokkaido
Nearest station (straight line)Hakodate Station – about 1.4 km
From Sapporo Stationabout 154 km (straight line)
From Sendai Stationabout 390 km (straight line)
From Tokyo Stationabout 682 km (straight line)
Established1989
Coordinates41.76713, 140.71196
MapOpen in Google Maps
Official websitehttp://www.zaidan-hakodate.com/hoppominzoku/
Background readingWikipedia (English)

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