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Yoichi Space Museum

Yoichi Space Museum

余市宇宙記念館 スペース童夢

Hokkaido

Yoichi Space Museum is a space-science centre inside the Space Apple Yoichi roadside station, in the home town of Mamoru Mohri, the first Japanese astronaut to fly aboard the Space Shuttle. Exhibits cover astronaut training, spacecraft hardware and life in orbit, with hands-on displays aimed at families. It stands on the opposite bank of the Yoichi River from the Nikka whisky distillery, about a kilometre from Yoichi Station.

Why we picked it

A serious space museum in a fishing and whisky town of 18,000 people, usually overlooked by visitors who come to Yoichi only for the distillery.

Crowd level
Moderate
Rating
3.5· 1,208 reviews
Opening hours
Mon Closed Tue–Sun 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Usual hours — confirm with the official site for holidays + seasonal closures.

Admission
Adults 500 yen; children 300 yen. Last admission 4:00 PM.
Nearest station
Yoichi Station · 8 min walk
Website
spacedome.jp

Today

9:00–17:00Tue closedMon closed

Stored weekly hours

Mon Closed Tue–Sun 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM

How to get there

From Sapporo Station · ~58 min by car

Tags

museumsciencespacefamily-friendlyindoor

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