This building, formerly the Sapporo Court of Appeals from the Taisho era, was constructed in 1926 and designated as a National Tangible Cultural Asset in 1997. Located at the west end of Odori Koen Park, it has been transformed into a museum dedicated to the archives of renowned manga artist Hiroshi Oba. Additionally, it houses public galleries for the citizens of Sapporo.
The Hokkaido Museum of Literature was located here from 1979 until it moved to a new building in Nakajima Koen Park (中島公園) in 1995. The Sapporo Archives Museum building is constructed from a type of tuff known as Sapporo tuff (札幌軟石). While many buildings in Sapporo were originally built with this material, most have been demolished due to their vulnerability to earthquakes. This building is one of the few remaining.
During the Sapporo Snow Festival, the building is illuminated, often leading visitors to mistake it for one of the large snow sculptures.
Access
- Take a Tozai line to Nishi 11 chome(西11丁目) and walk 2 min.
Admission fee
- free
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