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Kanna Dinosaur Center

Tourist attraction Museum Natural history museum

One of the Best Places To Visits in Kanna


Address

51-2 Kagahara, Kanna, Tano District, Gunma 370-1602, Japan

Website

dino-nakasato.org

Contact

+81 274-58-2829

Rating on Google Maps

4.10 (922 reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Tuesday: 9 AM to 4:30 PM
  • Wednesday: 9 AM to 4:30 PM
  • Thursday: 9 AM to 4:30 PM
  • Friday: 9 AM to 4:30 PM
  • Saturday: 9 AM to 4:30 PM
  • Sunday: 9 AM to 4:30 PM
  • Monday: Closed

Featured Reviews


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  • 5/5 PAPA o. 1 year ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Dinosaurs and history lovers, of course, but families can also enjoy it very much. However, there are many full-fledged materials on display, so I go winding down the mountain road. The good thing is Exhibits such as skeletal specimens. I liked the size and appearance. I was also intrigued by what parts of the dinosaur the bones corresponded to. The AR exhibitions in some places are also three-dimensional and will make you "oh". Next, I was surprised at the mini theater. You will be overwhelmed by the realism and power. I feel amazing even when an adult sees it. In addition, fossil replica making. Ammonites, trilobites, Tyrannosaurus teeth, shark teeth, etc. are created by pouring plaster into molds. It will be a souvenir and a memory for children. There is also an experience of excavating fossil replicas from sand as an excavation experience. You can't take it home, but it might be good for an experience. You can make a replica for 500 yen and excavation experience for 300 yen. Time passes quickly. (Original) 恐竜や歴史好きはもちろんですが、ファミリーもとても楽しめる場所です。 ただ、本格的な資料も多数展示されているだけあってくねくねと山道を行きます。 良かったのは、 骨格標本などの展示。大きさも、見せ方も良かったです。骨が恐竜のどの部分にあたるのかなども興味をそそられました。 所々にあるAR展示も立体的で「おぉっ」となります。 次にミニシアター、これにはビックリしました。リアルさと迫力に、圧倒されます。 大人が見てもすごいと感じます。 さらに、化石レプリカ作り。アンモナイトや三葉虫、ティラノサウルスの歯やサメの歯などなど型に石膏を流し込み作成します。お土産にもなり子どもには思い出になります。 また、発掘体験として砂から化石のレプリカを発掘する体験もあります。持ち帰りは出来ませんが体験には良いかもしれません。 レプリカ作りは500円、発掘体験は300円で出来ます。 時間があっという間に過ぎてしまいます。
    12 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 kibimochi 5 months ago on Google • 402 reviews
    群馬県の山深くにある、町立の恐竜センター。ちなみに、博物館ではない。 改装して然程経っていないようで、施設はまだ新しく、かなり綺麗に整備されている。 博物館ではないので、展示されている恐竜の骨格は、ほとんどがレプリカではあるものの、その出来栄えがかなり良いのと、ガラスケースに収められていて、個体ごとに360度見ることが出来る展示方法が斬新で、面白い。 それと、30分毎に催される『ライブシアター』が、また出来が良い。コンパクトに纏まっていて、アクターの模型はもちろん、シナリオと演出も良いので、見たあとの満足感が中々に高い。 入館料が大人800円というのは、あまり恐竜に興味のない人には割高感があるが、子供向けのイベントもやっていて、企画モノメニューを揃えた食事処も備えているので、ドライブがてら、家族連れなどでの利用には向いていると思う。 あと、恐竜での町興しの基となった恐竜の足跡化石も、「瀬林の漣跡」でググればヒットする。個人的にはこちらも外せないスポットではあるが、ガチの古生物好きでないと、かなりガッカリすると思うので注意。
    5 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Per Aspera Ad A. 2 years ago on Google • 571 reviews
    yes very nice ! excellent theater !

  • 4/5 Dale N. 1 year ago on Google • 236 reviews
    Interesting museum with a large fossil collection. Educational. The mountain road drive along the river was scenic. Kind staff.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 2/5 Jack C. 5 years ago on Google
    As of today, 28th of November 2018 it's closed. I traveled really far too setting off very early to find it shut with no obvious message on their website and it clearly stating it's open. A bad experience! I may try again next year but they've lost a lot of my respect for not being clear about their open times. 122km is a long way to travel to find something is closed! Maybe it'll be open by Spring, they're pretty busy with construction stuff.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Sushi N. 3 years ago on Google • 73 reviews
    We can see fossils from the Sanchu Cretaceous. Professor Masaki Matsukawa resarched the Sanchu Cretaceous especially in Gunma and Saitama and brought great progress in Cretaceous researches. You can also experience his great Achievement - the discovery of the footprints of dinosaurs. Never forget visiting this museum when you have a chance!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 David N. 2 years ago on Google • 3 reviews
    Not much English, but displays were surprisingly good. Good variety of dinosaurs and my 5 year old loved the animatronics show.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Guilherme H. 3 years ago on Google • 96 reviews
    The park is not too big, but the quality of thr attractions is amazing. Also the region is amazing.

  • 4/5 craig m. 6 years ago on Google • 16 reviews
    Interesting stop on the run out to Chichibu.

  • 5/5 jennifer c. 5 years ago on Google • 7 reviews
    A small museum with gift shop and cafe. It's a modern building that you won't miss on the road (plus the dinosaur statue helps). Everything was clean, well lit, A/C, and easy to see. There was sufficient English for me to understand what I was seeing without knowing Japanese, although most of the interpretation was Japanese. The fossils were fantastic and very well displayed. They included plants, small creature, and large dinosaurs. I liked the way that they would use obvious cribwork for the missing bones of their full dinosaur skeletons. On the second floor. we could see people working behind glass wall, they were hand carving small dinosaur models out of wood. They waved and showed us their work through the window. These were for sale at very reasonable prices at the gift shop. The gift shop had a large array of Kanna and Gumna souveniers, and strange food items. We had their curry noodles for lunch, YUM. I want the recipe! Everyone was friendly. We also drove down the crazy twisty Kanna roads to view the fossil dinosaur prints in the nearby roadcut. Gorgeous drive! Be sure to pick up their map of Kanna attractions and seek them out too.

  • 4/5 箕輪加代子 8 months ago on Google
    山の日に訪問しました。 施設は立派な建物で館内も涼しく階段ではなくスロープになっているので展示物も見やすく子供からお年寄り車椅子の方まで見学できます! 駐車場は以外に広くて無料でした。 せせらぎ街道では子供達が遊んでいました。


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