Sapporo Buried Cultural Property Center, Archaeological research center in Chuo Ward, Sapporo, Japan.
Sapporo Buried Cultural Property Center is a city-run archaeological facility in Chuo Ward, sharing a building with the Sapporo Chuo Library; the center occupies the east side of the front. Its steel-reinforced concrete building was completed in 1990 on the former site of Hokkaido University of Education. The ground-floor exhibition room displays artifacts excavated from sites within Sapporo and is open to all visitors.
The center opened in 1991 and became the main institution for managing archaeological records from the earliest human settlement through the Ainu period. It documents the long timeline of human presence in the region.
The ground-floor exhibition room is free to enter and displays artefacts excavated from sites within Sapporo, including Jōmon material and finds from the Sapporo City K-446 Site of the Satsumon culture, designated a Prefectural Tangible Cultural Property. The centre shares its building with the Sapporo Chuo Library, standing on the east side of the entrance.
The center is located at Minami 22-jo Nishi 13-chome and is easily accessible from the Chuo Library Mae tram stop. Planning your visit during regular weekday hours is helpful for exploring the full collection.
The center shares its building with the Sapporo Chuo Library, standing on the former site of Hokkaido University of Education. Construction began in 1989, the building was completed in 1990, and the center opened in March 1991. The center occupies the east side of the building, to the left of the main entrance.
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