Hokkaido University General Museum
The Hokkaido University Museum opened in Sapporo, Hokkaidō, Japan in 1999. The collection comprises some four million materials, including thirteen thousand type specimens, amassed by Hokkaido University in the hundred and fifty years since the foundation in of its predecessor, the Sapporo Agricultural College, in 1876.- Type: Museum
- Description: museum in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
- Also known as: “Hokkaido University Museum” and “The Hokkaido University Museum”
- Roof shape: flat
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hokkaido Ishikari Subprefectual Bureau and Sapporo Station.
Hokkaido Ishikari Subprefectual Bureau
Government office
The Central Circuit covers the western and central parts of the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido. Hokkaido Ishikari Subprefectual Bureau is situated 1 km south of Hokkaido University General Museum.
Sapporo Station
Railway station
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Sapporo Station is a major railway station in Kita-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan. It is served by Hakodate Main Line and other lines of Hokkaido Railway Company, and is also connected to the Subway Sapporo Station. Sapporo Station is situated 1 km southeast of Hokkaido University General Museum.
Sōen Station
Railway station
Photo: Mister0124, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sōen Station is a railway station in Chūō-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan, operated by the Hokkaido Railway Company. The station is numbered S02. Sōen Station is situated 1 km west of Hokkaido University General Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Higashi-ku and Kita-ku.
Higashi-ku
Suburb
Higashi-ku is one of the 10 wards in Sapporo, Hokkaidō, Japan. It is directly translated as "east ward", and is neighboured to Kita-ku, Chūō-ku, Shiroishi-ku, Ebetsu, Tōbetsu.
Kita-ku
Suburb
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Kita-ku is a ward of Sapporo composed of residential neighborhoods mostly arranged in grid patterns, and each built surrounding a train station, broken up by areas of farmland and some light-industrial areas.
Nishi
Suburb
Nishi is a ward of Sapporo composed of residential neighborhoods mostly arranged in grid patterns, with some areas of farmland and forested mountainous terrain mostly near its western and southern edges. Nishi is situated 3½ km west of Hokkaido University General Museum.
Hokkaido University General Museum
- Categories: university museum, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Chūō-ku, Sapporo, Central Circuit, Hokkaido, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
43.0726° or 43° 4′ 21″ northLongitude
141.34184° or 141° 20′ 31″ eastLevels
3Operator
北海道大学Open location code
8RM338FR+2POpenStreetMap ID
way 192083649OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumOpenStreetMap attribute
roof-shape=flatOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesWikidata ID
Q18339280
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Japanese—“Hokkaido University General Museum” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “北海道大學綜合博物館”
- Fulah: “Hokkaido University Museum”
- Japanese: “北海道大学総合博物館”
- “HUM”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Faculty of Science Lawn and Display of academic books published by faculty members.
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