Historical Museum of the Saru River, Biratori

Name: Historical Museum of the Saru River
Address: Biratori, Japan
Telephone: +81 1457-2-4085

#4 among attractions in Biratori

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The Historical Museum of the Saru River opened in the Nibutani area of Biratori, Hokkaidō, Japan in 1998, the year after Nibutani Dam was completed. The Museum documents the natural and cultural history of life along the Saru River and has information on nearby chashi. The collection includes 123 objects dating from the fifteenth to the seventeenth centuries that were excavated from the Nibutani Site and have been designated a Prefectural Cultural Property. The "Cultural Landscape along the Sarugawa River resulting from Ainu Tradition and Modern Settlement" has been designated an Important Cultural Landscape. ()

Local name: 沙流川歴史館 Opened: 1998 (26 years ago)Coordinates: 42°38'15"N, 142°9'22"E

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Biratori Japan

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+81 1457-2-4085

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Historical Museum of the Saru River – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Kayano Shigeru Nibutani Ainu Museum, Nibutani Ainu Culture Museum, Nibutani Dam.

~1670 ftSE
Museum
Kayano Shigeru Nibutani Ainu Museum, Biratori
9 min walk • The Kayano Shigeru Nibutani Ainu Museum is a private museum of Ainu materials collected by Kayano Shigeru that opened in the Nibutani area of Biratori, Hokkaidō, Japan in 1992.
~310 ftSE
Specialty museum, Museum
Nibutani Ainu Culture Museum, Biratori
2 min walk • Nibutani Ainu Culture Museum opened in the Nibutani area of Biratori, Hokkaidō, Japan in 1992.
0.7 miSW
Park, Dam
Nibutani Dam, Biratori
18 min walk • Nibutani Dam is a dam on the Saru River in Hokkaidō, Japan, which stands at Nibutani in Biratori town, Saru District. Work on the dam began in 1990. It was completed in March 1997, despite objections from the local Ainu people.

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Which popular attractions are close to Historical Museum of the Saru River?

Nearby attractions include Nibutani Ainu Culture Museum, Biratori (2 min walk), Kayano Shigeru Nibutani Ainu Museum, Biratori (9 min walk), Nibutani Dam, Biratori (18 min walk).