Uozu Buried Forest Museum

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Address

937-0067 814 Shakado, Uozu, Toyama

Hours & fees

Hours: 9:00–17:00 (admission until 16:30) Cafe KININAL 10:00–17:00 Closed: Thursdays from December 1 to March 15 (open if a public holiday) - Year-end and New Year (Dec 29–Jan 1) Cafe KININAL is closed on Thursdays (year-round) and in winter Fees: Adult (high school student and over) 640 yen (group 520 yen), elementary and junior high school students 260 yen (group 210 yen) Group discount for 20 or more Disability discount: adult (high school student and over) 270 yen, elementary and junior high school students 130 yen (one caregiver also eligible) Elementary and junior high school students are free on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays

Booking & access

- About 20-minute walk from Uozu Station on the Ainokaze Toyama Railway - About 5 minutes by car from Uozu Station on the Ainokaze Toyama Railway - About 10 minutes by car from Uozu IC on the Hokuriku Expressway - Uozu City Bus, city center loop route: get off at Maibotsurin Hakubutsukan Parking: 100 regular cars, 6 large vehicles, free
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Prefecture

Toyama · Uozu

Type

Museums · Industry, technology & traditional crafts

Themes

Industry, technology & traditional crafts

Overview

Shows an ancient forest sunk beneath the sea in underwater displays, with an explanation of the Uozu mirage.

About this place

A museum in Uozu, Toyama Prefecture. You can encounter two wonders of Toyama Bay: the buried forest, designated a national Special Natural Monument, and the mirage. You can touch with your hands tree roots preserved underwater (about 2 m in diameter, more than 500 years old), and watch images of a mirage on a 300-inch screen. In the entrance hall is the cafe KININAL.

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Verification notes

- Barrier-free: wheelchair accessible, wheelchair rental, wheelchair elevator, automatic doors, ramp, guide dogs and service dogs, stroller rental, wheelchair-accessible toilet

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