Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum

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One of the world's three major dinosaur museums, offering breathtaking exhibits of dinosaur skeletons, fossils, and dioramas.

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Overview

Located in Katsuyama City, Fukui Prefecture, the Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum is a must-visit for any dinosaur enthusiast. Recognized as one of the world's three major dinosaur museums, it attracts many visitors from Japan and abroad. The museum consists of two buildings: the main building, which displays dinosaur skeletons, fossils, and dioramas; and a new building featuring special exhibitions and fossil research experience facilities. The main building's dome-shaped, pillarless space houses approximately 50 complete dinosaur skeletons, a truly awe-inspiring sight. Among them are precious skeletons of Fukuiraptor and Fukuisaurus, dinosaurs discovered in Fukui Prefecture, which can only be seen here. The new building offers new content, including impressive 3-screen projections and fossil research experiences where you can feel the cutting edge of paleontological research. Around the museum, you'll find an outdoor dinosaur museum and actual dinosaur fossil excavation sites, allowing you to delve even deeper into the world of dinosaurs. At the outdoor dinosaur museum, you can even try your hand at excavating by chipping away at rocks unearthed from the excavation site—you might just discover a dinosaur fossil! If you visit the museum, be sure to check out the outdoor dinosaur museum as well.

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Address: 51-11 Muraoka-cho Terao, Katsuyama City, Fukui Prefecture Search for tourist attractions in Fukui

Access: About 15 minutes by community bus from Katsuyama Station on the Echizen Railway, or about 10 minutes by taxi / About 10 minutes by car from Katsuyama IC on the Chubu-Juukan Expressway Show route

Op.Hours: 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM (last entry at 4:30 PM) *Golden Week and summer vacation: 8:30 AM to 6:00 PM (last entry at 5:30 PM)

Cld.Days: The 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of the month (closed the following day if a national holiday falls on a Wednesday; open during summer vacation). Closed for year-end and New Year's holidays (December 31st and January 1st). Temporary closures may occur due to exhibition changes or facility inspections. Please check our website or call for details.

Fee: General Admission: ¥1,000 General Admission (Group): ¥800 General Admission (Annual Passport): ¥3,000 High School/University Students: ¥800 High School/University Students (Group): ¥640 High School/University Students (Annual Passport): ¥2,400 Elementary/Middle School Students: ¥500 Elementary/Middle School Students (Group): ¥400 Elementary/Middle School Students (Annual Passport): ¥1,500 Seniors (70 years and older): ¥500 Seniors (70 years and older, Group): ¥400 Seniors (70 years and older, Annual Passport): ¥1,500 *Free admission for children under the age of elementary school enrollment. *Group rates apply to groups of 30 or more for permanent exhibitions. *No group rate is available for the fossil research exhibition due to limited capacity.

INFO: Timed-entry tickets are required. Please purchase tickets in advance from our website. Tickets for the day may be sold at the museum's ticket machines only if there is sufficient availability. On busy days, such as Obon (a Japanese Buddhist festival) and three-day weekends in autumn, advance ticket sales may sell out, and same-day tickets may not be available. Entry is not possible without a pre-purchased ticket. Cancellation of Special Exhibition + Permanent Exhibition tickets and Permanent Exhibition tickets is possible until 4:30 PM on the day of your visit. Cancellation of other tickets must be done by 7:00 AM on the day of your visit.