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I
think
it's
mainly
for
cars,
but
there
are
1000
free
parking
spaces.
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Added
June
2023
I
visited
for
the
first
time
in
5
or
6
years,
but
since
it
was
a
reservation
system,
I
hurriedly
made
a
reservation
because
it
was
near
the
museum.
(It
happened
to
be
empty,
but
please
note
that
reservations
are
required!)
Also,
before
I
knew
it,
the
``fossil
excavation
experience''
at
the
``Nature
Discovery
Workshop''
had
ended.
The
reason
is
``fossil
depletion,''
and
it
cannot
be
performed
except
during
events.
So,
I
think
I
might
not
go
again
because
it's
less
appealing...
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This
is
a
sacred
place
for
``fossil
lovers''
that
only
those
in
the
know
know.
The
reason
is
that
it
is
one
of
the
few
museums
that
has
a
permanent
curator
who
can
perform
fossil
appraisals.
*By
the
way,
there
is
no
permanent
curator
at
the
National
Museum
of
Nature
and
Science,
so
they
will
ask
you
to
go
to
Tsukuba.
If
you
only
have
a
ticket
for
the
outdoor
facility
at
the
Ibaraki
Prefectural
Natural
Museum
(210
yen
for
adults,
100
yen
for
high
school/university
students,
50
yen
for
elementary/middle
school
students),
you
can
experience
a
free
shellfish
fossil
excavation
experience.
Each
person
can
take
home
up
to
five
excavated
shells.
There
is
a
sandbox
brought
in
from
geological
formations
from
over
100,000
years
ago,
and
you
can
excavate
various
shellfish
fossils
with
a
shovel
in
hand.
You
can
find
really
round
fossils.
Furthermore,
as
for
what
kind
of
shellfish
they
unearthed,
there
is
a
specimen,
so
you
can
go
home
feeling
refreshed
knowing
that
it
is
a
``◯◯
shellfish.''
Since
there
is
a
lot
of
sandy
ground,
it
is
recommended
that
your
child
wear
clothes
that
they
don't
mind
getting
dirty,
or
bring
a
change
of
clothes.
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