Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum
This museum is one of the largest museums dedicated to dinosaurs and can be enjoyed by both children and adults. The exhibition is of a very high standard and there is sufficient academic support to satisfy the most avid researcher.
- Name
- Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum
- Category of Industry
- Exhibitions
- The museum consists of three zones, "Dinosaur World", "Earth Sciences" and "History of Life". There are 40 dinosaur skeletons, with more than a thousand specimens, dioramas and other dinosaur related objects in the main exhibition hall, which spans an area of around 4,500 m2.
- Touring procedures
- Admission
- Charged
- Attendance figure
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- 9:00 to 17:00 *Last admission: 16:30
- Amount of time required
- 90 minutes
- Closed
- The 2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month and from Dec. 29 to Jan. 2 *Closed irregularly for facility checkups
- Parking
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large buses : 10
passenger cars : 450 - Shopping and food
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Shopping : Yes
Food : Yes - Categories of visitors
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(Acceptance of people in the same category of industry : ) - Available service for guests from overseas
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Guide : ―
Brochures : English, Chinese (Simplified, Traditional) and Korean - Reservation
- Reservations not required
- Reservation number
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TEL : 0779-88-0001
FAX : 0779-88-8700 - Access
- Car: approx. 35 minutes from Hokuriku Expressway Fukui-Kita Interchange to Route 416/ approx. 90 minutes from Shirotori Interchange on the Hokuriku Expressway to the Chubu Jukan (Longitudinal) Expressway→ Route 158 →via Route 157
- Address
- 51-11 Terao, Muraoka-machi, Katsuyama City, Fukui 911-8601
- Inquiry address
- 51-11 Terao, Muraoka-machi, Katsuyama City, Fukui 911-8601
- Applications and inquiries
- Utility room
- Number
- 0779-88-0001
- URL
- http://www.dinosaur.pref.fukui.jp/