Esashi Town Museum

The Former Hiyama Nishi Subprefectual Hall (Esashi Town Museum)

Outline

The former Hiyama-Nishi District Office is a Western-style building constructed on a hilltop along the “Ancient Highway.”

It was built in 1887 (Meiji 20) to serve as the district office overseeing Hiyama and Nishi Districts.

It subsequently served as the Esashi Police Station and a branch office of the Esashi Town Hall, and today stands as the only remaining district office building in Hokkaido.

Detention Facility

We have restored the detention facility as it appeared when it was used as the Esashi Police Station.

Address	112 Nakauta-cho, Esashi Town, Hiyama District, Hokkaido
Phone	0139-54-2188
Openning hour	9:00-17:00
Closed Days	April–October: Open daily November–March: Mondays, and the day after public holidays Year-end and New Year holidays: December 31 – January 5 *Please see the closed days calendar below.
Admission fee	■ Single Admission Adults: 300 yen / Elementary, Junior High and High School Students: 100 yen *Groups of 15 or more: Adults 270 yen / Students 90 yen ■ Combined Admission Ticket Valid for the following three facilities: ・Former Nakamurake Residence ・Former Hiyama and Nishi District Office (Esashi Town Local 　　　　Museum) ・Former Sekikawa Family Villa Adults: 500 yen / Elementary, Junior High and High School Students: 150 yen ※Group discounts are not available.
Admission free	■ Residents of Esashi Town and Kaminokuni Town ■ Visitors aged 70 and over ■ Visitors with a disability certificate
Parking	Free parking available ※See below for details.
Access	● Bus: About 135 minutes from JR Hakodate Station. Get off at “Nakauta-cho”, then walk about 5 minutes. ● Car: About 90 minutes from Hakodate Station About 90 minutes from Hakodate Airport About 65 minutes from Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto Station About 60 minutes from Kikonai Station