Recommended for such people
・ I want to go to a facility that can only be found in Hokkaido
・ I'm planning to go to Abashiri
Museum in Abashiri, Hokkaido
Abashiri City has unusual museums called the Okhotsk Ryuhyokan and the Northern Folklore Museum.
There are many interesting exhibits, and it is a facility that can be recommended to those who have felt that "museums are Tsumaranai" when they were students.
The distance between the two is less than 2km, so I will introduce them together.
What is Okhotsk Ryuhyokan?
First, I would like to introduce the Okhotsk Ryuhyokan.
Abashiri City is famous as an area where drift ice flows in winter.
Here you can enjoy the drift ice, which you would normally only see in the middle of winter, all year round.
Entrance
Let's go inside at once.
We will go down the stairs designed to dive under the drift ice.
Drift ice experience terrace
Speaking of the drift ice museum, it is this "drift ice experience terrace".
The inside is kept at -15 ℃, and real drift ice is stored.
Rent a warm clothes at the entrance and proceed through the double door.
In the room, about 100 tons of real drift ice that drifted in winter is displayed.
To see the drift ice normally, you have to board a boat in the cold season, but you can easily experience it here.
(Seals and foxes are stuffed)
If you spin the "wet towel" distributed at the entrance, it will freeze in a peen state.
This is the one I wanted to try once.
You need to keep turning it for about 1 minute to make it click, so let's turn it like a live venue.
You may be prepared to hear that it is -15 ℃, but it was a short time, so it was surprisingly okay.
Exhibition about the Sea of Okhotsk
Other than that, there are exhibitions about the sea and project mapping.
There was also a small aquarium, and Cryone was on display, but it wasn't in the photo ...
Admission and travel time for the Okhotsk Ryuhyokan
Admission is 770 yen for adults.
The museum is small, so I think it will take about 30-40 minutes.
What is the Northern Folklore Museum?
Next, I would like to introduce the Northern Folklore Museum.
A museum with the theme of the Northern peoples living in the Arctic Circle, with many funky exhibits like no other. (There are few museums in the world that specialize in northern peoples, only here in Japan)
The exterior, which looks like the Louvre, is inspired by the tent-shaped dwellings often found in northern peoples.
National costume
Let's take a look at the exhibition. (Audio commentary is free, so let's borrow it at the reception)
First of all, the Ainu costume, but it seems that the embroidery technique is quite high.
In a snowy country, it seems that people will naturally stay at home, so it is easy for such technology to develop.
Taxidermy of seals?
There is something that looks like a stuffed seal, but if you look closely, your head is crushed.
When I read the commentary thinking "What is this?" ...
No way, a swim bladder!
Isn't it too wild, northern people?
The seal hunting footage is also pretty wild, so don't miss it.
Intestinal clothing
When I thought, "I have clothes that are fluffy," they were clothes made from the intestines of seals.
It was excellent in waterproofness, so it was a substitute for kappa.
You're using all the seals.
Ritual mask
Masks from various regions are on display, but they only look like boss battles in the game.
If you don't defeat the enemies around you, the boss with the middle leg will not be able to attack.
Probably the most troublesome attack is this one.
Northern people's house
Eskimo's residence in Alaska (USA).
It has a semi-underground structure to prevent warm air from escaping, and soil is used as a heat insulating material.
Driftwood and whale bones are used as materials.
Quill Decorative Box
A quill-decorated box with a nice pattern.
It is made by fitting a quill (porcupine thorn) into a wooden box.
The design is fine, so I definitely want you to come closer and see it.
Sunglasses
It's an American comic, and it's the one that people who have a beam coming out of their eyes wear.
By the way, the only difference between Eskimos and Inuit is the name.
Differences between Eskimos and Inuit
"Eskimos" are people who live in the Arctic (Canada, Greenland, Russia, Alaska, etc.) and meant "raw meat eaters."
In the 1970s, it was changed to "Inuit" because it became a discriminatory term.
However, it is not a problem in Russia and Alaska, and since Eskimos are still used, the situation is a mixture of the two names.
(Actually, the true meaning of Eskimo is "a person who knits a snowshoe net", and depending on the ethnic group, there are also names such as Yupik and Kalaallit, but they are omitted for the sake of clarity.)
Fish skin painting
It will be a painting using fish skin.
The world is widespread that there were painting expressions that I did not know yet.
There is also a special exhibition
In addition to the permanent exhibition, a special exhibition for a limited time is also held.
When I went, it was an exhibition about Mongolia.
Mongolia had the image of being hot in the grasslands, but it was a colder region at a higher latitude than Hokkaido.
I'm worried about horse hair and I can't get the commentary in my head.
Can you see in front when you run?
Admission and travel time to the Northern Folk Museum
The admission fee is 550 yen for adults, and the staying time is about 30-40 minutes. (About 1 hour if you are a fan of the manga "Golden Kamuy")
February 2th is the anniversary of the opening of the museum, and admission is free.
Access
It takes about 15 minutes by bus from Abashiri Station.
The Okhotsk Ryuhyokan and the Northern Folklore Museum are only about 800m apart, but the slopes are steep, so take a bus as much as possible.
(The bus runs about every hour, so it may be just right for the tour time)
Bus Information: Abashiri Bus Official Website
All-you-can-ride bus for one day is 800 yen, and discounts for tourist facilities are also included.
Finally
The Okhotsk Ryuhyokan and the Northern Folklore Museum are museums that are unique to Hokkaido.
You can easily see the drift ice, and there are many exhibits that are not found in other museums, so be sure to visit when you go sightseeing in Abashiri.
It is close to Abashiri Prison and is about 5 minutes by bus.
(↓ Introduction of Abashiri Prison)
