[Botanic Garden Hokkaido University in Sapporo] About 4,000 Types of Plants or Historical Building Are Enjoyed at Green Oasis

Look of Botanic Garden

Northern People Museum (北方民族資料館), Miyabe Kingo Memorial Museum (宮部金吾記念館), Museum Hall (博物館), A Group of Important Cultural Property Buildings such as Batchelor Memorial Hall (バチェラー記念館等), Northern Peoples Ethnobotanical Garden (北方民族植物標本園), Herbaceous Plants Garden (草本文化園), Rose Garden (バラ園), Shrub Garden (灌木園), Arboretum (樹木園), Wetland Plants Garden (湿地園), Canadian Rock Garden (カナディアンロックガーデン), Alpine Plants Rock Garden (高山植物園), Greenhouses and public restrooms are at the large site. Only the entrance is provided at the east side of the botanic garden.

At the Northern People Museum, Documents about indigenuous people (Ainu people and Uilta) of Hokkaido related life tools, courtesy tools, hunting tools, clothing are displayed. A moive related to Ainu Culture was shown at the building when I visited here.

The Miyabe Kingo Memorial Museum is a part of a campus of Sapporo Agricultural School (札幌農学校) built in 1901 originally, and was rebuilt to display a lot of memorabilia related Dr. Kingo Miyabe, the first director, in 1942. Unfortunately, a photography is prohibited at the building. A lilac, the oldest lilac in the Sapporo, is planted near the building. It is said that Ms. Sarah Clara Smith, a founder of Hokusei Gakuen University in the Sapporo, brought it from United States of America in 1890.

At the Shrub Garden, about 150 types of shrubs naive in the Hokkaido are planted.

About 40 lilacs are planted along a avenue. The best time to see it is from late May to mid June.

At the Northern Peoples Ethnobotanical Garden, about 200 types of plants used by the Ainu, the Uilta and Nivkh are planted.

At the Herbaceous Plants Garden, about 150 types of plants are planted.

At the Rose Garden, About 20 types of 200 roses are planted. The best time to see those is from late June to late July.

The Museum Hall built in 1882 is the oldest museum in the Hokkaido, and has been designated as a national important cultural property. Stuffed Yezo Wolves are displayed only in the museum in the world, and the stuffed Taro (タロ), a Sakhalin dog, that is famous for the popular Japanese movie "Antarctica (南極物語)" is displayed, too. In addition, the building is used as a setting of a popular Japanese anime "Golden Kamuy". The building appears in 50 seconds of a promotion video below.

Promotion Video of Gloden Kamui

The Alpine Plants Rock Garden is a motif of 8 stations, Mt. Tomuraushi (トムラウシ山) in Higashi-taisestu region. About 600 types of the alpine plants are planted.

At the Canadian Rock Garden, about 150 types of plants in North American Continent are planted.

The Greenhouse has building A and building B, and a pond with lotus flowers is outside. The building A has a tropical rain forest room, a subtropical room and a fern room, and tropical plants are admired. The building B has an insectivore and orchid room, fleshy plant room.

Atmosphere of Botanic Garden Hokkaido University Can Be Watched on Youtube

Moive of Botanic Garden Hokkaido University

List of Accommodations

Refer to following websites for the accommodations near the Sapporo Station. You can get information regarding online reviews and photos.

JR Tower Hotel Nikko Sapporo(JRタワーホテル日航札幌)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Keio Plaza Hotel Sapporo(京王プラザホテル札幌)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Mitsui Garden Hotel Sapporo(三井ガーデンホテル札幌)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
City Cabin by Nikoh Refre(シティキャビン by ニコーリフレ)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Sapporo Grand Hotel(札幌グランドホテル)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
New Otani Inn Sapporo(ニューオータニイン札幌)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Hotel Hokke Club Sapporo(ホテル法華クラブ札幌)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Hotel Tokeidai(ホテル時計台)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
APA Hotel TKP Sapporo Ekimae(アパホテル　ＴＫＰ札幌駅前)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Cross Hotel Sapporo(クロスホテル札幌)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Hotel Sapporo Garden Palace(ホテル札幌ガーデンパレス)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Richmond Hotel Sapporo Ekimae(リッチモンドホテル札幌駅前)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Hotel Pearl City Sapporo(ホテルパールシティ札幌)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Century Royal Hotel Sapporo(センチュリーロイヤルホテル)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
UNIZO Inn Sapporo(ユニゾイン札幌)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Sapporo Sumire Hotel(札幌すみれホテル)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Hotel Gracery Sapporo(ホテルグレイスリー札幌)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Hotel Clubby Sapporo(ホテルクラビーサッポロ)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Royton Sapporo Hotel(ロイトン札幌)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Hotel Route-Inn Sapporo Kitayojo(ホテルルートイン札幌北四条)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Hotel Monterey Edelhof Sapporo(ホテルモントレエーデルホフ札幌)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Nest Hotel Sapporo Ekimae(ネストホテル札幌駅前)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
JR Inn Sapporo(ＪＲイン札幌)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Nakamuraya Ryokan(中村屋旅館)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
ANA Crowne Plaza Sapporo(ＡＮＡクラウンプラザホテル札幌)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Sapporo Clark Hotel(札幌クラークホテル)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Hotel Mystays Sapporoeki Kitaguchi(ホテルマイステイズ札幌駅北口)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Apa Hotel TKP Sapporoeki Kitaguchi(アパホテル(TKP札幌駅北口) EXCELLENT)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Hotel Route Inn Sapporoeki Kitaguchi(ホテルルートイン 札幌駅前北口)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Toyoko Inn Sapporoeki Kitaguchi(東横イン札幌駅北口)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Hotel My Stays Sapporo Aspen(ホテルマイステイズ札幌アスペン)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Hotel Sunroute Sapporo(ホテルサンルート札幌)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Hotel WBF Sapporo North Gate(ホテルWBF札幌ノースゲート)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Hotel Keihan Sapporo(ホテル京阪　札幌)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Hotel Mets Sapporo(ホテルメッツ札幌)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
HOTEL LiVEMAX Sapporo-Ekimae(ホテルリブマックス札幌駅前)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Hokkaido Christian Center(北海道クリスチャンセンター)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Yayoi Hotel(弥生ホテル)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten