Teijirō Nakahara Memorial Asahikawa City Sculpture Museum - 【Official】Hokkaido Central Tourism Guide

The Teijirō Nakahara Memorial Asahikawa City Sculpture Museum opened in 1994 as a specialized museum dedicated to sculpture culture, centered on the works and archival material of Teijirō Nakahara — a pioneer of modern Japanese sculpture who was born in Asahikawa. Housed in the former Asahikawa Kaikōsha, a stately Western‑style building, the museum displays twelve sculptures by Nakahara alongside works and materials by contemporaries and artists with ties to Asahikawa.

The museum’s serene spaces, where historic architectural details and sculptural forms harmonize, invite careful appreciation of the mass and surface of each work. The surrounding greenery, which changes with the seasons, and the building’s photogenic exterior are additional highlights. In addition to the permanent collection, the museum hosts special exhibitions, lectures and guided tours, offering programs suitable for everyone from first‑time visitors to serious sculpture enthusiasts.

Basic Info

Location: 〒070-0875
旭川市春光5条7丁目
Business hours: 9:00~17:00 (Admission until 16:30)
Closed: Open every Monday (the next day if Monday is a holiday), the year-end and New Year holidays (December 30 to January 4),
July and August.
The museum may be temporarily closed for maintenance work and exhibition replacement.
Telephone number: 0166-46-6288
Fee: Individuals: Adults 450 yen, High school students 240 yen
Groups: Adults 360 yen, High school students 240 yen,
Passports: Adults 900 yen, High school students 600 yen
*Free for junior high school students and younger
Parking lot: Private parking available (7 cars)
Public parking available (27 spaces at the Yasushi Inoue Memorial Hall)
(Note) For large buses, please use the parking lot of the Yasushi Inoue Memorial Museum.
Access: ●Asahikawa Electric Tram Bus
Asahikawa Ekimae Bus Touch No. 4 from Bus Stop No. 4 (Time required: 25 minutes):
Haruko 6 Line 9 (No. 80, No. 522) Suehiro 4 Line 1 (No. 5) (Note) All get off at "Shunkoen-mae"
● About 20 minutes from Asahikawa Station by car
Chuo Expressway (Note) Get off at Asahikawa Takasu IC (Time required: 10 minutes)
Related Links: Sculpture Museum HP