Otaru City General Museum
小樽市総合博物館
A railway museum on the site of the former Temiya Station, preserving Hokkaido’s oldest steam locomotive, Shizu-go, and an important cultural property locomotive shed.
The main building of the Otaru City General Museum stands on the site of Temiya Station, where Hokkaido’s railways began. Its themes are railways, science and history. The outdoor exhibition displays about 50 trains from various eras, including the steam locomotive “Shizu-go,” imported from the United States in the 1880s. It also has the former Temiya locomotive shed and turntable, which are National Important Cultural Properties. In summer on weekends, visitors can ride the reconstructed steam train “Iron Horse” around the grounds. Tickets cost about 400 yen, and they are cheaper in winter. Opening hours are about 09:30 to 17:00, and the museum is closed on Tuesdays. Getting there: take a bus from Otaru Station for about 10 minutes, or walk about 25 minutes along the former Temiya Line.
Opening hours
9:30 am–5 pm; closed Tuesdays
Nearby sights
- Otaru Canal
- Otaru Beer Otaru Warehouse No.1
- Former Temiya Line
- Nitori Otaru Art Base
- Funami-zaka Slope
- Otaru Sankaku Market
- Bank of Japan Otaru Museum
- Otaru Sushi Street