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Hokkaido Museum: Location & Nearest Station (12 km from Sapporo Station)

Last updated: 2026-09-17

Hokkaido Museum is a museum in Atsubetsu-chō Konopporo, Hokkaido, about 12 km in a straight line from Sapporo Station. It is close enough to fit into a half day from central Sapporo.

Hokkaido Museum
Photo: 禁樹なずな, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
TypeMuseum
Name in Japanese北海道博物館
LocationAtsubetsu-chō Konopporo, Hokkaido
Nearest station (straight line)Shinrin-Kōen Station – about 1.3 km
From Sapporo Stationabout 12 km (straight line)
From Sendai Stationabout 535 km (straight line)
From Tokyo Stationabout 833 km (straight line)
Established1971
Interest among English readersabout 200 page views a month on English Wikipedia (12-month average)
Coordinates43.05300, 141.49661
MapOpen in Google Maps
Official websitehttps://www.hm.pref.hokkaido.lg.jp/
Background readingWikipedia (English)

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