Shinrinkan Forest Museum

A three-minute walk from the Higashinippara bus stop. Located near the Former Nippara Elementary School and along the Nippara Highway, as its name states, this museum is dedicated to forests. The museum was established to present the rich natural environment found in Okutama Town in response to a hinoki cypress in Kurasawa being designated a Natural Monument by the Tokyo metropolitan government and its selection for inclusion in a new list of the 100 most famous trees of Japan, as well as outcry over environmental issues in the latter half of the 1980s such as global warming and ozone layer depletion. The museum has information on particularly large trees found in Tokyo and across Japan; you can also see majestic Inamura Rock from the facility.

Spot details

Address: Tokyo Nishitama-gun Okutamamachi Nippara 819 Map
Area: Western Tama Area
Phone: 0428833300
Hours: [Apr.- Nov.]10:00-17:00
[Dec.- Mar.]10:00-16:00
Closed: Monday (The next day for public holidays)
Fees: [Admission fee]General200yen, Elementary/Junior high school students100yen
Parking Lot: Available(12spaces)
Credit Card: Not available
Smoking: Not available
Wi-Fi: Not available
Can be enjoyed even on a rainy day: Yes
Estimated stay time: 0-30 minutes
Wheelchair accessible: Available
Infant friendly: Available