SPOT
In Otaru City General Museum Main Building, including steam locomotive "Shizuka-go", as many as 50 railway vehicles representing Hokkaido are preserved and exhibited.
There is a permanent exhibition introducing the history of Hokkaido Railway. Inside the museum, there is a science exhibition room where you can learn through a planetarium and experiences, and on Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays, you can also do simple experiments and crafts at the Challenge Lab.
Also, in the special exhibition room, exhibitions based on various themes such as history, nature, and science are being held.
Important Cultural Property Former Temiya Railway Facility "Locomotive Shed No. 3" is open to the public. Also, for a limited time, you can experience a ride on a Meiji-style mixed freight and passenger train pulled by Hokkaido's oldest dynamically preserved steam locomotive, Iron Horse-go.
Business Hours
9:30 to 17:00
Steam locomotive Iron Horse operation: April 29th (Tuesday) to October 13th (Monday)
*Please check the official website for detailed operating days and times
regular closing day
Tuesday (If it's a holiday, then the next weekday) / December 29th - January 3rd
*There may be temporary closures.
Fee
General 400 yen (Winter period 300 yen) / High school students・Persons residing in the city who are 70 years old or older 200 yen (Winter period 150 yen) / Junior high school students and younger Free
※The period from early November to late April is the winter period fee
parking lot
Available (free of charge)
Location
Otaru City Temiya 1-chome 3-ban 6-go
Access
・Approximately 30 minutes on foot from JR Otaru Station
・Get off at the bus stop "Sogo Hakubutsukan" (General Museum) or "Temiya"
・Approximately 5 minutes by car from Otaru City General Museum Canal Museum
*The information listed is current as of May 2025.
*The information posted may be subject to change, so please check the official website for details.
