Wakayama Prefectural Museum of Natural History

Introduction

In order to introduce you the rich and beautiful nature of Wakayama Prefecture, we exhibit various water creatures at the aquarium as well as a collection of specimens of animals, plants, insects, shells, fossils and minerals. We hope you will enjoy learning about our abundant nature. Aiming to be a museum friendly to local people, we also conduct research and educational activities.

Visitor Information

Opening Hours

9:30-17:00

(Last Admission 16:30)

Closed

Mondays

(If a national holiday falls on a Monday, the museum will be
open on the holiday and closed on the following Tuesday)

Year-end and New Year holidays

(29 December to 3 January)

Admission Fee

※Admission free for children/students of high school age or younger and seniors of 65 or older

※Admission free for people with disabilities (upon presenting the certificate)

Access

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Adress

370-1 Funoo, Kainan City, Wakayama 642-0001

TEL

073-483-1777

FAX

073-483-2721

URL

https://www.shizenhaku.wakayama-c.ed.jp/

E-mail

postmaster@shizenhaku.wakayama-c.ed.jp

Public Transportation

From JR Kainan Station, take the bus bound for Wakayama City and get off at Kotonoura Bus (10 minutes)
From JR Wakayama Station or Nankai Wakayama-shi Station, take the bus bound for Kainan City and get off at Kotonoura Bus Stop. (30 minutes)

Access by Car

From Wakayama City, follow National Route 42 and turn right after Kemi Tunnel.
From Kainan IC, follow National Route 42 towards Wakavama Citv (10 minutes)

FREE Parking Available

About

Wakayama Prefectural Museum of Natural History

Scale and Structure of the Museum

Reinforced concrete construction / One floor under ground and two floors above ground / Total floor space of 2613.87 m
More than 100 water aquariums including the largest one containing 450 tons of water
Approx. 6000 water creatures across 550 species
Approx. 2000 specimens of animals, plants, insects,shells, fossils and minerals

Educational Activities

Nature Observation Tour etc

We hold nature observation tours as "Kinokuni Outdoor Museum" in various places such as shores and fields in Wakayama Prefecture including the event to discover fossils of dinosaurs. During summer vacation, nature observation camps are also held.
In addition, we offer experience-based events at the museum such as "Feed the fish" and "Night Aquarium".

Special Exhibitions

Special Exhibitions are held in summer.

Lectures

We offer lectures by experts on various interesting themes of nature.

Publication

We issue "Museum Newsletter"
and "Guidebook".

Floor Guide

※Click on image to open pdf

You can enjoy learning about nature and creatures in Wakayama at Wakayama Prefectural Museum of Natural History.
Exhibition Room 1 is the aquarium area where you can see various creatures living in Wakayama.
Exhibition Room 2 consists of exhibition of specimens and models introducing animals, plants, insects, shells, fossils and minerals.