Sapporo Waterworks Museum

The Sapporo Waterworks Museum is a facility in Fushimi dedicated to the city's water supply, presenting functional systems and how they developed over time. The building sits at the base of Mount Moiwa and houses interactive exhibits alongside an operating treatment plant.

This facility opened in 1977 and represents an important milestone in Sapporo's water infrastructure history. It later received recognition as a civil engineering heritage site by a national professional organization.

The museum stands beside an active water treatment plant and demonstrates how the city manages its daily water supply. Visitors can observe the different roles that technology plays in delivering drinking water to homes.

The museum is open Tuesday through Sunday from 09:30 to 16:30 and sits in an easy-to-reach location at the base of Mount Moiwa. Visitors can join guided tours through the neighboring treatment plant to better understand how the facility works.

The museum features interactive displays where visitors can watch water purification happen in real time while the plant operates. This combination of a heritage building and functioning infrastructure is unusual and provides direct insight into working processes.

Location: Fushimi

Architects: Yoshio Kuratsuka

Official opening: August 1, 1977

Operator: さっぽろ水道サービス協会 (一般財団法人)

Part of: 近代水道百選

Opening Hours: Tuesday-Sunday 09:30-16:30

Website: https://swsa.jp/museum

GPS coordinates: 43.03307,141.32864

Latest update: December 14, 2025 14:21