Okayama, Okayama / 岡山理科大学 恐竜学博物館
Okayama University of Science Dinosaur Museum
A university museum that shows not only specimens but the whole process from excavation in Mongolia's Gobi Desert to research. The exhibition hall has a Gobihadros skeleton seen nowhere else in Japan and one of the world's largest dinosaur footprint fossils, and the main hall centres on Tarbosaurus and Protoceratops from juveniles to adults.
Last official check
26 Sept 2026
Traveler reports
0
Reports open in Phase 2
Next scheduled check
25 Dec 2026
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- Getting there
- Train / Bus
- Admission
- Free entry
- Closing days
- Has closing days (see below)
Before you go
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- Opening hours
10:00-16:45.
Checked 26 Sept 2026 on the official site- Closed
Sundays and Mondays (if Monday is a holiday, another day instead), and temporary closures.
Checked 26 Sept 2026 on the official site- Admission
Free.
Checked 26 Sept 2026 on the official site- Getting there
About 15 minutes by Ridai-line bus from JR Okayama Station (west exit) to Ridaicho, then about 5 minutes on foot.
Checked 26 Sept 2026 on the official site- Parking
Limited spaces; enter by the university east gate and sign in at the guard room.
Checked 26 Sept 2026 on the official site- Payment
Not checked yet — we have not confirmed this on an official source yet. Check with the spot before you go.
- Accessibility
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Address: Okayama, Okayama (Japanese address: 岡山県岡山市北区理大町1-1)
Official site: https://www.okayama-kanko.jp/spot/detail_15374.html
Location
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Crowds
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- Best time to visit
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- Peak time
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- Busiest days
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- Busiest season
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- Latest traveler report
- None yet
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Visiting respectfully
- RulesYou cannot drive between the exhibition buildings on campus.Checked 26 Sept 2026 on the official site
- Local etiquetteClasses are held on weekdays, and you are asked not to be loud near the classrooms.Checked 26 Sept 2026 on the official site
Verification log
- 26 Sept 2026First check · Tourism board · https://www.okayama-kanko.jp/spot/detail_15374.htmlHours, closing days, fees, access, parking, description, address and coordinates read from a tourism organization's site.