Social Education Center Tokai University
Shizuoka Prefecture Shizuoka Area
Tokai University runs its own Marine Science Museum and a Natural History Museum. At the Marine Science Museum you can see 400 species of fish at the first-floor aquarium. On the second floor, you can enjoy robot fish swimming in the mechanical aquarium and the thrill of fish coming at you from the screen of the high-definition 3D theater.
The Natural History Museum has great displays, such as fossil skeletons of a a 26-meter diplodocus and of a tarbosaurus, with rows of knife-like teeth, the fiercest dinosaur found in Asia. A play corner, great fun for younger children, ensures that all members of the family have a great time.
Address
2389 Miho, Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka City, Shizuoka Prefecture
Access (nearest railway station)
30 min. by bus from JR Shizuoka Stn., get off at Tokai Daigaku Miho Suizokan (end stop), then a 2-min. walk.
Hours
9:00～17:00
Closed
Closed on Tuesdays, but open on Tuesdays during spring vacation, the first week of May, and during July and August.
Entry fee
Marine Science Museum: Adult ¬– JPY 1,500; child – JPY 750
Natural History Museum: Adult – JPY 1,000; child – JPY 500
Joint ticket: Adult – JPY 1,800; child – JPY 900
Official website
Inquiries
Social Education Center Tokai University 054-334-2385