Gunma Prefectural Museum of Natural History

Info

Address:

1674-1 Kamiguroiwa, Tomioka, Gunma

Public Transportation:

Joshin Electric Railway Joshu Tomioka Station → 10 minutes by car; or Joshin Electric Railway Joshu Nanaichi Station/Joshu Ichinomiya Station → 25 minutes by foot

Car Access:

15 minutes from Joshinetsu-do Tomioka IC; or 15 minutes from Joshinetsu-do Shiminita IC

Phone Number:

0274-60-1200

Parking Number:

320 units

Business Hours

9:30 to 17:00 (entry is ~ 16:30)

Price

Entrance 510 yen (special fee when the exhibition is held) * Free junior high school students and below

Spot Category

Museums・Science Museums・Archives

Permanent exhibition room "Age of the Earth" (A corner)

Robot Dr. Charlie

Diorama of beech and conifer forests (B corner)

Tyrannosaurus

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Gunma Prefectural Museum of Natural History

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