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Hoheikan Meiji Guesthouse Museum

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Hoheikan Meiji Guesthouse Museum

豊平館

Hokkaido

A pale-blue Western-style guesthouse built in 1880 in central Sapporo (now beside Nakajima Park) as a state accommodation and reception hall for visiting dignitaries, including the Meiji Emperor. An Important Cultural Property, it is preserved as a museum of Meiji-era architecture — it is not a working hotel.

Why we picked it

Many travelers focus on Sapporo's more famous attractions and overlook this historical gem.

Best season
Year-round
Crowd level
Moderate
Rating
4.3· 1,489 reviews
Opening hours
Daily 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM

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

Admission
¥350 general, ¥300 for groups of 20 or more, ¥150 high-school and university students, free for junior-high age and under; an annual pass is ¥700.
Nearest station
Nakajima-Koen Station · 5 min walk
Website
s-hoheikan.jp/?utm_source=GBP&utm_medium=GBP&utm_term=GBP&utm_content=GBP&utm_campaign=GBP

Today

9:00–17:00

Admission

  • ¥350 general, ¥300 for groups of 20 or more, ¥150 high-school and university students, free for junior-high age and under; an annual pass is ¥700.

Stored weekly hours

Daily 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Closures

  • Closed the second Tuesday of every month; when that Tuesday is a public holiday it closes the next weekday instead.
  • Closed December 29 – January 3.

Note

  • Last admission 4:30 PM.
  • On the fourth Friday of each month, and in certain announced periods, it stays open to 8:00 PM with last admission 7:30 PM.

How to get there

From Sapporo Station · ~11 min by car

Tags

historyarchitecture

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