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[Journey through Golden Kamuy ❷] Sapporo 3 Days 2 Nights 2025.10.13

2025年10月20日 19:31

・Itinerary for Sapporo [Day 2]

2025.10.13
9:00 Depart hotel
　　⇨ Tozai Subway Line Odori Station
　　　　Approx. 20 mins on Tozai Subway Line ¥330
　　⇨ Tozai Subway Line Shin-Sapporo Station
　　　　Approx. 20 mins by bus ¥240
　 (Approx. 10 mins by taxi, approx. ¥1500)
[Bus stop and timetable for Historical Village of Hokkaido]

https://www.kaitaku.or.jp/assets/pdf/userguide/public.pdf

10:00 Arrive at Historical Village of Hokkaido

・Mission for [Day 2]

① At the 'Historical Village',
　　enjoy a pilgrimage to Golden Kamuy sacred sites!
② At the 'Historical Village',
　　experience the pioneering spirit of the Meiji era!
③ At the 'Historical Village',
　　find interesting things and delicious food🔍

The vast Historical Village is an open-air museum established in 1989 to preserve for future generations the lives of people who lived resiliently during the pioneering era of the Meiji and Taisho periods.
That spirit is truly the world of Golden Kamuy itself. For us modern people, who are becoming too intellectual and losing our human resilience, the lives of those in the Meiji pioneering era who faced (wild) nature and tried to carve out human civilization there, I feel, give us, along with Golden Kamuy, a necessary and important message for us today.
I want to fully enjoy the Historical Village with the heart of a child.

① Enjoy a Golden Kamuy pilgrimage at the 'Historical Village'!

Immediately after entering from the entrance,
a list of Golden Kamuy model buildings & appearance scenes
is posted.

Since it has easy-to-understand explanations and photos,
it is convenient to take a picture
so you can check it during your tour.

There is also a newspaper from the live-action filming.

In the original work, it is the Sapporo World Hotel.

In the original work, even the design of this handrail
is precisely reproduced.

In the original work, Hijikata-san is in this room.

The Golden Kamuy members
had their photos taken at this photo studio

The bed where Ienaga was lying down after being injured

The fire lookout tower where Ogata was sniping

The kitchen where Ogata's mother stood
A heartbreaking scene🥺

2. Experience the pioneering spirit of the Meiji era at 'Historical Village of Hokkaido'!

Washing machine. This must have been convenient even back then

Washboard and washbasin
This was the standard until before the war!

It must have been an essential item in cold Hokkaido

Rice bale. One bale is 60 kilograms
People in the old days used to carry these on their backs

Inside the herring shack,
there is a model of herring fishing

A volunteer
used the model to explain things
very clearly.
I can realistically imagine
the herring fishing from Golden Kamuy.
You should definitely listen to the explanation.
I highly recommend it!

A 'mokko' basket used to carry herring during the fishing season

Women used to do this work
The female workers at the Tomioka Silk Mill did the same

*There was an explanation of the silk reeling process at the Tomioka Silk Mill, so I've included it here for reference ⇩

Hibachi (brazier)
The painting on it, which feels both gentle and scary, is typical of the old days

To drink water,
they stored water in jars,
to eat,
they grew rice and carried straw bags,
they fed firewood into the stove and started fires with flint,
they caught herring and carried them in baskets,
to wear clothes,
they raised silkworms, reeled thread, and wove fabric,
they hand-washed dirty clothes in cold water,
for the dark nights,
they devised lamps and lanterns, and kept warm,
to transport goods and people,
they cared for horses and built horse-drawn sleighs,
to live better,
the pioneers worked desperately hard

In every building and tool in the Historical Village,
you can feel the vitality of the people of the Meiji and Taisho eras who cleared the wilderness of Hokkaido and tried to create a better world.
Living is essentially a time-consuming process,
and the people of the Meiji era overcame that effort to achieve progress!
Thinking about that, I realized that in my daily life, which has become convenient and requires little effort, I might have started to begrudge the 'effort for progress' needed to create better things.
I want to strive for that 'effort for progress' once again!
I received the energy of the Meiji pioneers💪

・③ Find interesting and delicious things at the 'Historical Village'🔍

[Horse-drawn carriage]

The fare is a bargain at ¥250, but it's limited to the first 10 people, so
if you want to ride, check the timetable and line up early

The carriage and people together weigh 3 tons.
The Dosanko horse is super powerful to pull that weight along so easily❗️

[Free experiences & Volunteers]

Inside the newspaper office,
you can experience using a hand-operated foot-pedal printing press

Inside the indigo dyeing shop,
you can experience making a bookmark by indigo-dyeing Japanese paper.
I'll tuck it into my Golden Kamuy book as a souvenir!

The stories from the volunteer at the herring fishery were
really detailed and interesting!
Thank you very much🙇

[Kaitaku-no-mura Cafeteria Lunch]

It has a simple, homemade taste that is delicious, and above all, it's cheap!
The prices are unbelievable for a tourist spot in Hokkaido!
Super, super, super satisfying!

Herring Soba ¥1070
Thick, firm soba noodles and the sweetness of the herring
I feel like a member of the Golden Kamuy cast!

Tondenhei Set Meal ¥1230
Salmon and kelp tsukudani rice, oden, imomochi, and pork miso soup
Simple and delicious!

Tamakoro ¥330
Onion croquette
Crispy on the outside, sweet and soft on the inside

Outside the cafeteria, there is a food truck with
3 types of Japanese sweets ¥500
Cafe au lait ¥600

While gazing at the trees that have started to change color
Tea time

[Souvenirs]

Tsukisamu Anpan
Shiraishi's brown sugar bean paste, my favorite

・Conclusion

I came to the 'Historical Village of Hokkaido' for a Golden Kamuy pilgrimage, and with a ¥1000 entrance fee and a 5-hour stay, there was much more Golden Kamuy-related content than I expected, making it a place where you can enjoy many things. It was a trip where I could enjoy the autumn colors, but it seems like it would be fun in a different way during the snowy season, so this trip to the 'Historical Village of Hokkaido' left me wanting to come back again if I have the chance.