— What You Can Expect —

— What You Can Expect —

Otaru Kihinkan (The Old Aoyama Villa) is a mansion built by the big boat owning Aoyama family who flourished in the herring fishery during the Meiji era. It took six years to build the villa with a total floor area of about 1,400 tsubo (about 4,628 square meters). From the exterior of the building to the interior bedrooms, corridors, toilets, etc., it was designed by first-class craftsmen in Japan at that time. The museum also has a collection of very precious works of art and restaurants. You can enjoy authentic Japanese cuisine. The garden is an exquisite Japanese garden composed of pine trees and round sand grains, showing the glory of the time. In addition, about five hundred hydrangeas bloom every summer, and with traditional buildings, reflects the beauty of Japanese elegance.

Otaru Kihinkan (The Old Aoyama Villa) is a mansion built by the big boat owning Aoyama family who flourished in the herring fishery during the Meiji era. It took six years to build the villa with a total floor area of about 1,400 tsubo (about 4,628 square meters). From the exterior of the building to the interior bedrooms, corridors, toilets, etc., it was designed by first-class craftsmen in Japan at that time. The museum also has a collection of very precious works of art and restaurants. You can enjoy authentic Japanese cuisine. The garden is an exquisite Japanese garden composed of pine trees and round sand grains, showing the glory of the time. In addition, about five hundred hydrangeas bloom every summer, and with traditional buildings, reflects the beauty of Japanese elegance.

Admire the traditional Japanese architecture

Otaru Kihinkan (The Old Aoyama Villa) has completely preserved the gorgeous design of the original century-old building, and you can deeply feel the Japanese culture of that time

In the "Peony Room" of Otaru Kihinkan, you can savor the Japanese architectural culture with fine workmanship