Wakayama Prefectural Museum of Natural History
Wakayama Prefectural Museum of Natural History opened in Kainan, Wakayama Prefecture in 1982. The displays relate to the geology, flora, and fauna of the area, while the research collection includes some 167,000 specimens.Photo: Totti, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Email: postmaster@shizenhaku.wakayama-c.ed.jp
- Type: Museum
- Description: archive organization in Kainan, Japan
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kimiidera Park and Kimiidera Baseball Stadium.
Kimiidera Park
Park
Kimiidera Park is a park and athletics facility in Wakayama, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. Kimiidera Park is situated 1 km north of Wakayama Prefectural Museum of Natural History.
Kimiidera Baseball Stadium
Pitch
Photo: NY39, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kimiidera Baseball Stadium is a pitch, which is situated 780 metres north of Wakayama Prefectural Museum of Natural History.
Porto Europa
Theme park
Porto Europa is a theme park, which is situated 1½ km southwest of Wakayama Prefectural Museum of Natural History.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kainan and Saikazaki.
Kainan
Photo: 663highland, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kainan is a city located in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 October 2021, the city had an estimated population of 48,811 in 22129 households and a population density of 110 persons per km². The total area of the city is 101.06 square kilometres…
Saikazaki
Locality
Photo: 663highland, CC BY 2.5.
Saikazaki is a cape in the southern part of Wakayama, Wakayama Prefecture, and is a specially designated region by Setonaikai National Park. Saikazaki is situated 6 km northwest of Wakayama Prefectural Museum of Natural History.
Wakayama Prefectural Museum of Natural History
- Categories: public aquarium, natural history museum, prefectural museum, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Wakayama, Wakayama, Kansai, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
34.15868° or 34° 9′ 31″ northLongitude
135.19208° or 135° 11′ 32″ eastOperator
和歌山県Open location code
8Q6Q555R+FROpenStreetMap ID
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tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q11417475
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Japanese—“Wakayama Prefectural Museum of Natural History” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “和歌山縣立自然博物館”
- Japanese: “和歌山県立自然博物館”
- “WMNH”
Notable Places Nearby
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