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Iwaki Coal & Fossil Museum (いわき市石炭・化石館)
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The Iwaki Coal & Fossil Museum is dedicated to fossils and to the history of the coal-mining industry. There are displays of many precious fossils from all over the world, with the centerpiece being the Futabasaurus suzukii plesiosaur skeleton that was discovered in the Futaba Town of Iwaki City. The coal exhibition area has displays on the history of coal’s use as a fuel, focusing on the coal that used to be mined in the Iwaki region, and on the history of coal-mining. This part of the Museum includes a very authentic reproduction of part of a coal mine, which was used as a filming location for the movie “Hula Girls.”
Fukushima Pref. Iwakishi Joubanyumotomachi Mukaida 3-1 (Iwaki / Onahama / SomaArea)
0246423155
9:00-17:00(Last entry16:30)
Review of Coal & Fossil Museum
TripAdvisor Traveler Rating
Reviewed:2019/07/03
This is a great musium, nothing else comparable in the world (probabaly)
Reviewed:2018/02/09
Quick visit.
Reviewed:2017/12/04
Great displays
The best...
Details
- Address
- Fukushima Pref. Iwakishi Joubanyumotomachi Mukaida 3-1 [map]
- Phone
- 0246423155
- Hours
- 9:00-17:00(Last entry16:30)
- Closed
- 3rd Tuesday (The next day for Public holidays), 1/1
- Fees
- [Admission fee] [General] 660yen [Junior high school students] 440yen [Elementary school students] 330yen
- Parking Lot
- Available
- Credit Card
- Available(VISA, MasterCard, JCB, AMEX, Diners Club)
- Smoking
- Not available
- Wi-Fi
- Available(sekitan-kasekikan)
- Can be enjoyed even on a rainy day
- Yes
- Estimated stay time
- 30-60 minutes
- Wheelchair accessible
- Available
- Infant friendly
- Available
Information Sources: NAVITIME JAPAN
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