Kushiro City Museum

Kushiro City Museum is a registered museum in , , Japan. The Museum's predecessor institution, the Kushiro City Folk Museum, began as an exhibition room at the offices of the local water board in 1936, before moving to a department store, then from 1949 to the relocated former Kushiro City Police Station.
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  • Type: Museum
  • Description: museum in Kushiro, Hokkaido, Japan
  • Also known as: “Kushiro City Local Museum”
  • Address: 春湖台 1-7, 北海道釧路市, 085-0822

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kushiro City General Hospital and Hokkaido Kushiro General Subprefectural Bereau.

Hospital
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is situated 260 metres north of Kushiro City Museum.

Government building
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Kushiro Subprefecture is a subprefecture of , Japan. Kushiro is home to a population of red-crowned cranes, estimated in 2022 to number about 1,900. is situated 1½ km west of Kushiro City Museum.

Castle
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The site of in Kushiro, Hokkaidō, Japan, is once occupied by the Ainu fortified chashi of Moshiriya. Occupying an elevated site, it is said to have been constructed during the Hōreki era by the Ainu chieftain Tomikara Aino. is situated 1¼ km northwest of Kushiro City Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kushiro.

Town
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is a town located in , Hokkaidō, . As of 30 November 2025, the town had an estimated population of 18,050 in 9570 households, and a population density of 10.9 people per km2. The total area of the town is 252.04 km2. is situated 6 km northeast of Kushiro City Museum.

Kushiro City Museum

Latitude
42.97439° or 42° 58′ 28″ north
Longitude
144.40348° or 144° 24′ 13″ east
Open location code
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Open­Street­Map ID
way 104783369
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Wiki­data ID
Q11648285
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In Other Languages

From Fulah to Japanese—“Kushiro City Museum” goes by many names.
  • Fulah: “Kushiro City Museum”
  • Japanese: “釧路市立博物館”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Lake Harutori and 春採公園.

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