House of Insect, Tainai City

4.0

A museum dedicated to looking, learning, and having fun. The museum is filled with insect specimens from around the world and informational panels, videos, and games which make it easy to understand the ecology of insects. Fun for adults and children alike, the museum holds a variety of events such as bug watching classes using microscopes, insect sample making, and watching as butterflies emerge from pupae. There museum’s areas where visitors can hold native Japanese rhinoceros beetlesand stag beetles, and feed swallowtail butterflies, are also popular.

Spot details

Address: Niigata Tainai Natsui 1204-1 Map
Area: Murakami / Shibata Area
Phone: 0254483300
Hours: 9:00-17:00(Latest entry16:30)
Closed: Monday (in the case of public holiday, the following weekday, during summer, open everyday)
[Closed in winter period] 12/1-3/19
Fees: [Admission fee]Adults410yen, Junior High School Students260yen, ChildFree
Parking Lot: Available(40spaces)
Credit Card: Not available
Smoking: Not available
Wi-Fi: Not available
Can be enjoyed even on a rainy day: Yes
Average budget: [Lunch] 1-1,000yen
Estimated stay time: 30-60 minutes
Wheelchair accessible: Possible (Available only on the main exhibition floor *Some floors require stairs)
Infant friendly: Available