Saitama Museum of Natural History

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埼玉県立自然の博物館

Saitama's only natural history museum, with a long history and unique fossil collection.

Saitama Museum of Natural History — 京浜にけ CC BY-SA 3.0 resized via Wikimedia Commons

What it is

Saitama Prefecture's only natural history museum.
Established in 1921 by Chichibu Railway Co., Ltd.
Second longest history among natural history museums in Japan.
Renamed Saitama Museum of Natural History in 2006.

What to see

Building designed by Maekawa Kunio Architects.
Nine fossil specimens designated national natural monuments.
17,593 geological specimens are housed.
76,509 botanical specimens are housed.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.

Address: 〒369-1305　埼玉県秩父郡長瀞町長瀞1417-1
Area: Nagatoro, Saitama
Official site: www.shizen.spec.ed.jp
Phone: 0494-66-0404
Opening hours: 9:00-16:30 (last admission 16:00); 9:00-17:00 (last admission 16:30) in July and August
Closed: Mondays (open in July and August, and on public holidays), 29 Dec - 3 Jan, other irregular closures
Getting there: Kaminagatoro Station — about 4 min on foot (0.3 km)

Hours and admission taken from the official site on 30 July 2026. Nearest station calculated from © OpenStreetMap contributors; walking time is a straight-line estimate. Check before you travel.

On the ground

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