Kanagawa Prefectural Museum of Natural History
The Kanagawa Prefectural Museum of Natural History is a natural history museum in the city of Odawara in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. The museum has an extensive geology section, and focuses on the flora and fauna of Kanagawa prefecture.Photo: KENPEI, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: Calton, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Opening hours: Tuesday—Sunday 9:00 AM—4:30 PM
- Type: Museum
- Description: natural history museum in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
- Address: 小田原市, 神奈川県
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Iriuda Station and Ishigakiyama Castle.
Iriuda Station
Railway station
Photo: Lover of Romance, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Iriuda Station is a railway station on the Hakone Tozan Line located in Odawara, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is 4.2 rail kilometers from the line's terminus at Odawara Station. Iriuda Station is situated 170 metres north of Kanagawa Prefectural Museum of Natural History.
Ishigakiyama Castle
Castle
Photo: monado, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Ishigakiyama Ichiya Castle was a late Sengoku period Japanese castle in Odawara, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It was one of the most famous among the castles built by Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and was the site of his first meeting with Date Masamune. Ishigakiyama Castle is situated 720 metres southeast of Kanagawa Prefectural Museum of Natural History.
Mount Ishigaki
Peak
Mount Ishigaki is a mountain located in Odawara, Kanagawa Prefecture. The altitude is 241 meters. It was designated as a national historic site in 1959.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hakone and Tōnosawa.
Hakone
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Hakone is a mountainous area west of Tokyo in Japan. The Hakone checkpoint on the historical Tokaido road marks the beginning of the Kanto region.
Tōnosawa
Quarter
Tōnosawa is a quarter, which is situated 2½ km west of Kanagawa Prefectural Museum of Natural History.
Odawara
Photo: Agustin Rafael Reyes, CC BY 2.0.
Odawara is a city in Kanagawa prefecture in eastern Japan. It is on the coast of Sagami Bay, about 80 km southwest of Tokyo. Odawara is near Hakone, a major hot springs destination and is along the historic Tokaido road between Edo and Kyoto.
Kanagawa Prefectural Museum of Natural History
- Categories: natural history museum, prefectural museum, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Odawara-shi, Kanagawa, Kanto, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
35.23939° or 35° 14′ 22″ northLongitude
139.12158° or 139° 7′ 18″ eastOpen location code
8Q7X64QC+QJOpenStreetMap ID
node 1420830429OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q11589135
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Spanish—“Kanagawa Prefectural Museum of Natural History” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “神奈川县立生命之星·地球博物馆”
- Fulah: “Kanagawa Prefectural Museum of Natural History”
- Japanese: “生命の星・地球博物館”
- Japanese: “神奈川県立生命の星・地球博物館”
- Spanish: “Museo de Historia Natural de la Prefectura de Kanagawa”
- “KPM”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include 生命の星・地球博物館芝生広場 and 入生田駅.
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