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Information| Location | 8-2 Kasuga-cho Yamaguchi-shi Telephone 083-922-2094 Fax 083-922-0353 |
| Transportation | (by bus) Get off at Kencho-Mae and walk for 3
minutes (by train) Get off at JR Yamaguchi station and walk for 15 minutes |
| Hours | 9:00 〜 16:30 (Admission until 16:00) |
| Closed | Mondays National holidays except May 5th, November 3rd, and during temporary exhibitions December 28th 〜 January 4th Building disinfection (late June) |
| Admission fee | College students: Individuals-80 yen. Groups(more than 20
people)-60 yen. Adults: Individuals-130 yen. Groups(more than 20 people)-100 yen. High school students or less,and 70 years or over: Admission Free. (Different fees are set for special exhibitions.) |
Permanent Exhibition |
*Science and Technology
Exhibition Teaches us the principle of science and technology and the latest technology at each booth in the exhibition room on the second floor. There are a robotics booth that introduces mechanical and electronic technology, an electric communications booth, an electric booth, that explains power generation and the atom, a miniature model of a future city where solar energy is gathered from the roof, and other demonstrations here. |
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*Earth Science Exhibition There are many kinds of geologic stratums and rocks from the Preozoic to the Cenozoic era in Yamaguchi Prefecture. Fossils and rocks found in Yamaguchi are classified into nine time periods to explain complicated geological formations of Yamaguchi. There is also a display of typical fossils, minerals, and rocks of each geological age. |
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*Life Exhibition (Animals) Southern animals and northern animals live together in the same environment, and continental animals are also seen in Yamaguchi Prefecture. Since the northern, southern, and western ecological range of some animals all meet here in Yamaguchi, the fauna in this region is complicated and unique. |
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*Life Exhibition (Plants) Recently the Japanese red pine has become the most popular type of tree in Yamaguchi Prefecture. However, before the reforestation project, the most popular types of trees were the chinquapin and the oak in low-land areas, and the Japanese beech in high-land areas. Because of the Tsushima warm current, there are many kinds of temperate plants here. |
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*Historical Exhibition The history of Yamaguchi Prefecture is chronologically introduced from the ancient period to the Meiji Restoration. Remains found in the ruins of a mint and a governmental office of Suo province are displayed at the ancient section. Materials of the Ouchi family, the Mori family, and the domain of Choshu are displayed to explain the Samurai world in the Japanese middle and modern times. Moreover, the disturbance in the last days of the Tokugawa shogunate is explained by focusing on the influential activists, Shoin Yoshida, his followers, and supporters of the Meiji Restoration, who were from Yamaguchi Prefecture. |
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*Astronomical
Exhibition Meteorites, astronomical models, and photographs of the solar system, nebulas, star clusters, and the Galaxy are displayed. This section provides information on the latest observations, stars of the month, and stars observed in the Yamaguchi area. |
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*Outdoor Exhibition A steam locomotive and archeological finds are displayed with beautiful prefectural trees, Japanese red pines, in the background. The rooftop observatory in the building has a 20 cm refracting telescope. The picture shows a system which gathers solar energy into the inside. The machine in the right of the picture is an automatic solar collector, Himawari, and the equipment in the left is solar battery. |
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Top of Yamaguchi Prefectural Museum |