Yamagata Prefectural Museum

Museum / Science Museum
Yamagata Prefectural Museum is made up of three facilities, the main building (Kajo Park, Yamagata City), the Educational Resources Museum (Midori Town, Yamagata City), and the Nature Study Park (Hataya, Yamanobe Town, Higashimurayama County). It’s an extensive museum where visitors can learn all about Yamagata. The main building exhibits the Jomon no Megami, a goddess figure from the Jomon period, and the Yamagata Daikaigyu, a mysterious looking sea cow fossil which swam the seas over nine million years ago, and exhibits of folk materials related to the production of rice. The museum is approximately 10 minutes by car from Yamagata Chuo Interchange on the Tohoku Chuo Expressway.

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Address
Yamagata Pref. Yamagatashi Kajoumachi 1-8 map map Map
Phone
0236451111
Hours
9:00-16:30 (Admission until 16:00)
Closed
Monday(The next day if it is a public holiday), New Year's Holiday(12/28-1/4)
Fees
[Admission fee] 300 yen for adults, 150 yen for students *Free for high school students and below, persons with disabilities and accompanying persons *Other group discounts available
Parking Lot
Available(5spaces)
※Free
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
Available
Infant friendly
Available

Information Sources:  NAVITIME JAPAN

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  • 国宝土偶の縄文女神
    4.0 Reviewed : 2023.04.22
    城址公園内にある県立博物館、展示室は2階、展示内容は山形の自然&歴史の博物館。目玉の展示物は平成4年に道路工事現場で発見され平成24年に国宝指定された縄文の女神と小学生が見つけた大海牛のマナティやジュゴンの仲間のヤマガタダイカイギュウの化石。他には日本海の誕生と山形台地の成り立ちや出土された化石、植物や蝶・昆虫・鳥などの標本、縄文土器と弥生土器、古墳や稲作、律令体制下における出羽国、武士の台頭と最...
  • 山形を紹介
    4.0 Reviewed : 2022.06.09
    霞城公園にある博物館です。自然や歴史、民俗などの様々な方面で山形を紹介する博物館です。クロミンククジラの骨格標本なんかがあるスペースもありました。それほど時間はかかりませんし、比較的安価なので寄ってもいいと思います。
  • 山形城址に有ります
    4.0 Reviewed : 2021.12.09
    大きくて立派な建物の博物館、地元の歴史・文化を紹介しています。縄文の女神という国宝も見ることが出来ますよ。

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