Webmaster visited Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum. Most of the Japanese land is geologically new, and the distribution of the geology of Mesozoic is very limited. Fukui Prefecture is one of such rare areas and the fossils of dinosaurs are dug up.
Access: Osaka (express train 2: 00) Fukui (local train 0:50) Katsuyama (bus 0:15) @
The monuments of dinosaurs in front of Fukui Station. These monuments can move and roar.
And Dr. Dino welcomes you at the station, too!
Then, Webmaster took a local train from Fukui to Katsuyama.
Another dinosaur welcomes you in front of Katsuyama Station.
The bus between Katsuyama Station and the museum.
Now, Webmaster arrived at the museum.
The entrance of the museum. Webmaster felt as if we were in a huge egg of dinosaur.
And many many displays on dinosaurs!
This is not a wall painting but a life-sized figure. How huge it is!
This museum is not only entertaining but also educative, of course.
The geology of Mesozoic in and around Fukui Prefecture. You can see the area is very limited.
There is a small hill next to the museum building. Who is that over there?
Ah, it’s Dr. Dino!
A pancake bought at a stall outside the museum. It has the shape of the scull of tyrannosaurus. It looks scary but tastes sweet!
The illuminated monument and wall painting of Fukui Station at night
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