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Kitashiobara, Fukushima / 磐梯山噴火記念館

Mt. Bandai Eruption Memorial Museum

A volcano museum in Urabandai remembering the many victims of Mt. Bandai's 1888 steam explosion and explaining how the highlands formed afterwards; next door, a 3D theatre recreates the eruption.

A rugged mountain with a bare collapsed face rising above green forest under a blue sky with white clouds
Mt. Bandai seen from the Bandai Eruption Memorial MuseumPhoto: Photo AC · Terms of use · Source

Last official check

25 Sept 2026

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Next scheduled check

24 Dec 2026

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Closing days
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Before you go

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Opening hours

Usually 8:00-17:00 from April to November (last entry 16:30) and 9:00-16:00 from December to March (last entry 15:30).

Checked 25 Sept 2026 on a tourism board site
Closed

Closed on irregular days.

Checked 25 Sept 2026 on a tourism board site
Admission

Adults 600 yen, junior high and high school 500 yen, elementary 400 yen (individuals).

Checked 25 Sept 2026 on a tourism board site
Getting there

Aizu Bus to Bandaisan Funka Kinenkan-mae, then 2-3 min on foot.

Checked 25 Sept 2026 on a tourism board site
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Official site: https://www.urabandai-inf.com/?page_id=25002

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Visiting respectfully

  • Local etiquetteThe neighbouring 3D World (April-November, closed in winter, 8:00-17:00, adults 800 yen) shows the 1888 eruption in 3D on a cylindrical screen 4.5 m high and 42 m long. Museum enquiries: 0241-32-2888.Checked 25 Sept 2026 on a tourism board site

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