Otaru Museum, Transport and science museum in Temiya, Japan.
Description
The Otaru Museum covers 5.8 hectares on the former Temiya Station grounds and displays railway vehicles and scientific exhibits both indoors and outdoors. The site includes historic locomotive sheds, restored steam engines, and interactive science displays spread across multiple buildings.
History
The museum grew from the 1956 Otaru City Museum and later absorbed collections from the Youth Science and Technology Museum. The facility opened at its current site in 2007, bringing together transport and science collections under one roof.
Culture
The museum preserves locomotives and railway equipment that once drove the region's industrial growth. Visitors can see steam engines and scientific experiments that show how technology changed daily life in this part of Hokkaido.
Practical
Admission costs 400 yen, with a combined ticket for 500 yen that includes access to the Canal Museum branch. The outdoor areas are freely accessible and allow visitors to walk among the exhibits.
Did you know?
The site houses Japan's oldest surviving locomotive depot from the Meiji era. Eight of Hokkaido's twelve officially recognized railway monuments stand here, a concentration found nowhere else.
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