Kashihara City Insect Museum

Info

Address:

624 Minamiyama-cho, Kashihara City, Nara Prefecture

Public Transportation:

Kintetsu Yamato-Yagi Station → Take the Kashihara Community Bus to the Insect Museum for 30 minutes, get off at the last stop, and it's a short walk.

Car Access:

12 km, 30 minutes via National Route 165 from Katsuragi IC on the Nanshan Road

Phone Number:

0744-24-7246

Parking Number:

100 vehicles/free. Car parking numbers include Sky Palace Tokiwa parking

Business Hours

9:30 AM to 5:00 PM (Admission reception until 4:30 PM), from October to March 9:30 AM to 4:30 PM (Admission reception until 4:00 PM)

Price

Admission: Adults 520 yen, High school and university students 410 yen, Ages 4 to middle school students 100 yen

Spot Category

Botanical Garden

An exterior resembling a butterfly spreading its wings

Living Creatures Time Tunnel

Exhibition room introspection

Hercules Beetle

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