History and Outline

Opened in 1955 and remodeled in 1992. This museum preserves and displays Uozu buried forest designated as a national monument. Uozu buried forest is the ruin of the virgin cedar forests buried from about 1500 to 2000 years ago. The roots which over 500 years old were excavated from the ruins. The original program of the "Shinkiro" (mirage), a natural wonder of Toyama Bay, is shown at a high-definition hall with a 300-inch screen.

Project

Permanent exhibition, planning exhibition (about twice a year) A High-vision hall Museum class, publication of a PR brochure

Collection and Exhibition

Preservation and exhibition of the buried forest (research on the excavated roots and history of each era) Display of the principle of the mirage and photographs

Address

814 Shakado, Uozu-shi, Toyama-ken 937-0067 Japan

Telephone number

+81-765-22-1049

Business hours

9:00am-5:00pm (no entry is permitted after 4:30pm)

Closed

Monday and the day after a national holiday during the period from December to mid-March, from December 29 to January 1

Parking

Parking provided

Access

25 minutes walk from JR Uozu Station on the JR Hokuriku Line or Toyama Chiho Railway Shin-Uozu Station.