Tsuchiura Archaeology Museum

Reference/Local/Exhibition/Literature Museum

4.0

Tsukuba / Tsuchiura / Ushiku / KashimaArea

A museum built on the site of the Kamitakatsu Shell Mound a 20-minute walk from the last stop on the JR Bus Kanto bound for Aeon Mall Tsuchiura leaving from JR Tsuchiura Station in Ibaraki Prefecture. A recreation of a Jomon period village based on excavations of the mound stands in a park adjoining the museum building and the shell mound fault plane sprawling along a slope in the park is also maintained as an exhibit. The museum itself uses videos and dioramas to introduce the Jomon period and the results of shell mound archeological excavations. The museum also offers interactive lessons and lectures on the field of archeology.

Spot details

Address: Ibaraki Pref. Tsuchiurashi Kamitakatsu 1843 Map
Area: Tsukuba / Tsuchiura / Ushiku / Kashima Area
Phone: 0298267111
Hours: 9:00-16:30
Closed: Monday (The next day if it is a public holiday), The next day of a public holiday (open if the next day of a public holiday is SaturdaySundayPublic holiday, but closed on Tuesday), New Year's Holiday (12/28-1/4 )
※May be temporarily closed due to circumstances.
Fees: [Admission fee] General 105 yen, 50 yen for elementary, junior high and high school students
Parking Lot: Available(35spaces)
Credit Card: Not available
Smoking: Not available
Wi-Fi: Available(IBARAKI-FREE-Wi-Fi)
Average budget: [Lunch] 1-1,000 yen
[Night] 1-1,000 yen
Estimated stay time: 30-60 minutes
Wheelchair accessible: Available
Infant friendly: Available

Information Sources: NAVITIME JAPAN

Review

虫の観察

Reviewed : 2018.11.09

夏休みに夜の虫を観察するイベントに参加しました。セミが脱皮するところや蛍、カブトムシやクワガタムシなどいろいろ見ることができ、子供たちは大喜びしていました。また行きたいです。
竪穴式住居

Reviewed : 2018.01.11

考古資料館の隣にある広い敷地で、貝塚の遺跡、縄文時代の竪穴式住居を無料で見学することができます。日本の最初の歴史を感じられる場所でした。
土浦全国花火競技大会

Reviewed : 2017.10.17

10月7日の花火大会で臨時無料駐車場になるのですが、朝9時25分に到着したときには満車で利用できず。仕方なく有料（1000円）の茨城県土浦保健所駐車場へ。朝まで雨だったのに皆さん脚が早い。