Historical Village of Hokkaido (Kaitaku no Mura)
北海道開拓の村
Atsubetsu-ku (Nopporo Forest Park), Sapporo · near Shin-Sapporo Station (Sapporo Subway Tozai Line / JR), then bus
Historical Village of Hokkaido (Kaitaku no Mura) in Atsubetsu-ku (Nopporo Forest Park), Sapporo. An open-air museum of relocated Meiji- and Taisho-era buildings you can walk into, with a horse-drawn tram in summer and a horse sleigh over the snow in winter.
Why children love it: An open-air museum of relocated Meiji- and Taisho-era buildings you can walk into, with a horse-drawn tram in summer and a horse sleigh over the snow in winter.
Honest drawbacks: Reached by bus from Shin-Sapporo, largely outdoors with a lot of walking, and more history-focused so better for school-age kids than toddlers.
- Best for
- Primary (5–11), Teens (12–17)
- Time to allow
- 1.5h
- Opening hours
- May-Sep 9:00-17:00 (last entry 16:30); Oct-Apr 9:00-16:30 (last entry 16:00). Closed Mondays Oct-Apr (next day if a holiday) and Dec 29-Jan 3; open daily May-Sep.
- Price
- Adults / high-school & university students 1,000 yen; junior-high and younger free. Horse-drawn tram (summer) and horse-sleigh (winter) rides cost extra.
- Booking
- Usually walk-in
- English
- ★★★☆☆
- Indoor / weather
- outdoor
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