You can make and play the mukkuri, or mouth harp, of the Ainu, who are indigenous to Hokkaido and surrounding islands. It will take about 90 minutes. No language other than Japanese is available. You need to make a reservation by telephone.
Making a traditional Ainu musical instrument (Museum of Northern Peoples)
北方民族資料館 アイヌ楽器作り / Hoppouminzoku shiryoukan ainugakki tsukuri
Address | 21-7 Suehiro-cho, Hakodate |
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Access from Hakodate Station |
8 minutes by tram to the "Suehiro-cho" tram stop
1 minute on foot |
Phone |
0138-22-4128
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Hours | April - October; 9:00 am - 7:00 pm, November - March; 9:00 am - 5:00 pm |
Holidays | December 31 - January 3,Also closed on days for changing exhibits and museum maintenance |
Fee | Admission:300 yen, Mukkuri making fee;1000 yen (Papercutting of northern peoples' patterns available for free) |
Payment | x |
Parking | × |
Website | Link |
To call from abroad to Hakodate
- Dial the international dialing access code and Japan’s country code (81). See Here
- Drop the first 0 and dial everything else. For example, to call the Japanese number 0138-00-0000 from the US, dial 011-81-138-00-0000.