Official collection image · 2021-11-23 photographed; not a recent gallery view.
Original display resumed 2026-10-03; end date unverified. Recheck before visiting.
Official collection image of the National Treasure hollow dogu Kakku, photographed in 2021. The center announced that display of the original resumed on 3 October 2026; recheck before visiting. This is not a recent photograph of the gallery.
Source: Hokkaido Digital Museum / Hakodate Jomon Culture Center, record 41, image 2680 (CC0). Photo metadata: foto-f8 / OTAKI. Photographed 2021-11-23.
Source & changes · CC0 1.0 (individual official image record)
Hokkaido · Permanent cultural facility
Hakodate Jomon Culture Center
Meet Kakku, a National Treasure hollow clay figurine covered in intricate patterns. Excavated objects reveal Jomon ways of living, making tools, trading and expressing beliefs.
What to see
- Room 4 presents the roughly 3,500-year-old hollow figurine. The museum announced the original’s return to display from 3 October 2026.
- Pottery, stone and bone tools, and traded materials offer clues to subsistence and connections between communities.
- Hands-on activities on opening days include a soapstone pendant (about 60 minutes, ¥200) and a braided accessory (about 20 minutes, ¥100). Availability may change.
JR Hakodate Station → your visit
- Take Hakodate Bus route 99 from stop 6 outside JR Hakodate Station; the ride takes about 90 minutes.
- Alight at Kakinoshima Iseki-shita and walk about 7–10 minutes. The bus does not enter the museum grounds.
Check both outward and return departures and fares with Hakodate Bus. Its winter timetable began on 1 October 2026. The museum estimates a seven-minute walk; the operator allows about ten minutes.
Official access information ↗Closures & important conditions
Closed Mondays (next weekday after a holiday), the last Friday of each month, and 29 December–3 January. An annual special maintenance closure also applies; check the calendar.
- The original figurine’s return has been announced, but later loans, display changes or closures remain possible. Recheck before visiting.
- Clay projects are not fired at the museum: take them home, dry for about a week, then finish in a home oven.
- The official collection photograph was taken in 2021; it does not establish the present case, lighting or arrangement.
Closure information reviewed: 2026-11-06. Check last-minute changes.
Plan your visit
Checked: 2026-10-31 · a facility guide, not a dated festival listing
Hours & admission arrangements
April–October 09:00–17:00; November–March 09:00–16:30.
Adults ¥300; students and schoolchildren ¥150; preschool children free. Activity fees are separate.
Some regular activities accept walk-ins at reception. Contact the center in advance for activity groups of six or more; guided visits require advance booking. Individual exhibition-entry reservation requirements were not separately confirmed.
What still needs checking
- Future loans and the end date of the original’s display
- Dates of the next special maintenance closure
- Activity last-admission times, capacity, ages and languages on the visit date
- Exact outward/return bus departures and fares
Official sources & photographs
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Access to individual areas, exhibits and activities can vary by day.