Yakumocho Carved Wooden Bears Museum

A wonderful museum by town staff who love only one wooden carving bear

Original Text

In addition to the exhibition of the wood carving bear itself, it is an exhibition that shows the history of wood carving bears in Hokkaido, the history of artists and changes in style. It's not large, but it's a very spectacular exhibition. I can't believe that only one staff member made such a wonderful exhibition with the feeling that he liked wood carving bears.

Small さな installation

Original Text

It is located in the same building as the town-run local museum. Large and small 々 bear wood carvings are on display, and you can learn about the history of the time when crafts were popular.

It's already out, but it's with the local museum.

Original Text

There are various theories about the origin of wood carving bears, but it is said that it was first created in Yakumo based on a wood carving bear, a souvenir brought back from Switzerland. The little bear is also on display with the model. There is also a parking lot.

Learn about bear carving and land culture

Original Text

While leaving the wood carving bear exhibition, I enjoyed the exhibition of stuffed animals unique to Hokkaido, the tools for the lives of Ainu and pioneers, and the exhibition of folk crafts. Wooden carving is good, but the stuffed brown bear in the entrance lobby is very powerful. ２ Wood carving classrooms are also held on the floor. It is a facility that children and adults can fully enjoy learning history and culture.

The two major roots of wood carving bears are Yakumo and Asahikawa.

Original Text

Yakumo Town is the birthplace of Hokkaido Woodcarving Bears. There is a Yakumo Town Local Museum and a Yakumo Town Woodcarving Bear Museum. There is also the Yakumo Town Woodcarving Bear Museum, which is full of the history of making woodcarving bears that caused a big boom in Yakumo Town from the Taisho Period to the early Showa period. Through many woodcarving bears, It is characterized by being happily touched by the characteristics and rise and fall of wood carving bears in Yakumo Town. Yakumo and Asahikawa are said to be the two major roots of wood carving bears, which are typical Hokkaido souvenirs, but Yakumo's wood carving bears are very ...