Free entry since about 1960: coral fossils from the Akiyoshidai karst, and permanent exhibitions redone in 2023 on the history of geological research.
Mine's municipal museum devoted to the karst geology of Akiyoshidai: founded around 1960 (the website celebrates a 60th anniversary in 2020, without stating the exact year of foundation), it renewed its permanent exhibitions in 2023 on ‘the history of geological research at Akiyoshidai’ and on the karst landscape, with coral fossils among the historical finds. In summer 2026 it is also hosting an exhibition of real specimens of Asian black bear (Ursus thibetanus) captured within the municipality.
Science museum of the municipality of Mine, a few minutes from the Akiyoshidai plateau and the Akiyoshidō cave.
ℹ️ Open 9:00–17:00, closed on Mondays (on Tuesday if Monday is a public holiday) and from 28 December to 4 January. Free entry. TEL 0837-62-0640.
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Akiyoshidō Cave700 mphoto by そらみみ (Soramimi) · CC BY-SA 4.0
Akiyoshidai Karst Plateau800 mphoto by そらみみ (Soramimi) · CC BY-SA 4.0
Manokura no Ōiwago, the boulder field12.3 kmphoto by 茂林寺たぬき · CC BY-SA 4.0
Yuda Onsen16.7 kmphoto by そらみみ (Soramimi) · CC BY-SA 4.0