Hokkaido University Museum

Information

Hokkaido University began in 1876 as the Sapporo Agricultural College to train youths for the colonization and development of Hokkaido. Dr. William S. Clark was invited from the United States by the Japanese Government to teach there for a year. His bust on the campus of the Agriculture Faculty of the University on which are inscribed his final parting words, “Boys, be ambitious!”
Hokkaido University Museum is open to the public to show the university's research achievements. Over 4,000,000 specimens including the skeletal preparations of a Desmostylus are exhibited.

Opening Hours

9:30 - 16:30 (April - October)
10:00 - 16:00 (November - May)

Closed

Mondays (or the following day when it falls on a national holiday)
December 28 - January 4
The day of school events

Price / Entrance Fee

Admission Free

Access / Public Transport

10 minutes walk from JR Sapporo Station

Address / Location

8, Kita10-jonishi, Kita-ku Sapporo-shi, Hokkaido, 060-0810

Tweets

Hokkaido University @HokkaidoUni - 2019-06-20: Mukawaryu, Japan’s largest complete #dinosaur skeleton which was discovered in #Hokkaido, is likely a new… https://t.co/wzAxfkwKAH
Robin Hamilton Coates @RobinHC1960 - 2019-05-25: Plan for today. Sapporo modern art museum via botanical gardens and Hokkaido university. Lovely day. https://t.co/c0r6hBqswu
Thanks Japan(EN) @thxjpn - 2019-04-20: Field works in Hokkaido, the Northern Territories, Russia and other northern countries are held by the Hokkaido Uni… https://t.co/Pg2eatH38s
Geology Page @GeologyPage - 2019-04-07: First-confirmed occurrence of a lambeosaurine dinosaur found on Alaska’s North Slope | #Geology #GeologyPage

Paleo… https://t.co/wdiHCY3fxc
Geology Page @GeologyPage - 2019-04-05: First-confirmed occurrence of a lambeosaurine dinosaur found on Alaska’s North Slope | #Geology #GeologyPage

Paleo… https://t.co/VUdOD48ooQ
ILTS_Glacier @ILTS_Glacier_EN - 2019-02-06: On February 15, a talk event will be held at the Hokkaido University Museum. The theme is the culture of hunting i… https://t.co/qjsWvEgo1K
ILTS_Glacier @ILTS_Glacier_EN - 2019-02-06: She will attend other talk event in Monbetsu & Tokyo after in Hokkaido University Museum.

Feb. 17, The Internation… https://t.co/UDUOXjK41m
Hokkaido University @HokkaidoUni - 2019-01-29: The Hokudai Cafe Project will be running their pop up cafe on Feb 9th and 10th near the Hokkaido University Museum… https://t.co/YppUYwZLmT
CPE のタナーノン (´w`) @ThananonTH - 2019-01-05: [2018 Nov 29] Hokkaido University (Hokudai)

Walk around and visit the museum

https://t.co/INiYN1AUcb

#SoloTravel… https://t.co/OWMcD87Jvt
딜아 @eunhaejuseyo - 2018-11-06: 181105 #eunhae lovestagram in Sapporo Factory, Japan
#Donghae #Eunhyuk

♥Hokkaido University, Sapporo
♥Sapporo Clo… https://t.co/MlOcsWLX9e
딜아 @eunhaejuseyo - 2018-11-06: 181105 #eunhae lovestagram in Sapporo Factory, Japan
#Donghae #Eunhyuk

♥Hokkaido University, Sapporo
♥Sapporo Clo… https://t.co/MlOcsWLX9e
딜아🍒 @eunhaejuseyo - 2018-11-06: 181105 #eunhae lovestagram in Sapporo Factory, Japan
#Donghae #Eunhyuk

♥Hokkaido University, Sapporo
♥Sapporo Clo… https://t.co/MlOcsWLX9e
akari(eurus) @sachi_ameno - 2018-10-05: The Hokkaido University Museum https://t.co/ZzNUhiY4Mc
akari(eurus) @sachi_ameno - 2018-10-05: The Hokkaido University Museum https://t.co/ZzNUhiY4Mc
akari(eurus) @sachi_ameno - 2018-10-05: The Hokkaido University Museum https://t.co/ZzNUhiY4Mc
Hokkaido University @HokkaidoUni - 2018-10-02: Another #TuesdayTrivia coming your way! The Hokkaido University Museum’s collection is large and diverse. From this… https://t.co/BSNhxc9azO
EURAXESS Japan @euraxess_japan - 2018-09-06: Assistant Professor in the Hokkaido University Museum https://t.co/P3H2Gp7NFg
Hokkaido University @HokkaidoUni - 2018-08-30: The #Nipponosaurus 🦖 has arrived at the Hokkaido University #Museum! Perhaps we will be seeing it soon in an exhibi… https://t.co/Vn8RUTbrHE
(-_-)zzz @SogaEiko - 2018-08-25: Finally got to see some film archives of Fog Observation and Penguins at Hokkaido University Museum. https://t.co/XTWjLqbsSb
Eiko Soga @SogaEiko - 2018-08-25: Finally got to see some film archives of Fog Observation and Penguins at Hokkaido University Museum. https://t.co/XTWjLqbsSb
Hokkaido University @HokkaidoUni - 2018-08-24: Announcing six new open #jobpositions at Hokkaido Uni; 4 in the Research Faculty of #Agriculture, and one each in t… https://t.co/gdgzajAMwf
Hokkaido University @HokkaidoUni - 2018-08-02: The Hokkaido University #Museum is planning a traditional Japanese instrument #nightconcert. 🎵 Aug 10 (Fri.) from 6… https://t.co/Yz17V7Uqmj
ISSJ @issj_org - 2018-07-30: 【Day 1 Campus Tour】
Students learn more about Hokkaido University on a private tour of the museum on campus. Althou… https://t.co/bgcQd5ma66
橘省吾 | Shogo Tachibana @ShogoCitrus - 2018-07-03: A mantle xenolith cream puff at the Hokkaido University Museum! https://t.co/SQ8ig5a0QW
Maksym Golubyev @carabbaass - 2018-06-28: Toyoji Hikita (1882-1974) - Composition of Different Types of Starfish, around 1920-30. The Hokkaido University Mus… https://t.co/nSK1I8ptR3
Hokkaido University @HokkaidoUni - 2018-05-24: Some of the gorgeous and shiny crystals currently on display at the Hokkaido University Museum. #bismuth #crystal https://t.co/V2Xf4cbSYa
Hokkaido University @HokkaidoUni - 2018-05-11: The Hokkaido University #Museum is putting on a special #exhibition for Nitobe Inazo's plant specimens until May 31… https://t.co/NiM70TPAJB
Hokkaido University @HokkaidoUni - 2018-04-16: Check out the new #museumshop which recently pre-opened! The official renewal opening will be on April 28th. 📸: The… https://t.co/d4lh4H3CmO
Hokkaido University @HokkaidoUni - 2018-04-10: The Hokkaido University Museum has more than 4 million specimens and documents spanning the university’s history. I… https://t.co/QeD3Ib49wF
@jsakamoto @jsakamoto - 2018-02-17: Hokkaido University Museum https://t.co/JrMOFuq0BW