is a

natural history museum A natural history museum or museum of natural history is a scientific institution with natural history collections that include current and historical records of animals, plants, fungi, ecosystems, geology, paleontology, climatology, and more. ...

in the city of

Odawara is a city in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 188,482 and a population density of 1,700 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . Geography Odawara lies in the Ashigara Plains, in the far western por ...

Kanagawa Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Kanagawa Prefecture is the second-most populous prefecture of Japan at 9,221,129 (1 April 2022) and third-densest at . Its geographic area of makes it fifth-smallest. Kanag ...

, Japan. The museum has an extensive geology section, and focuses on the flora and fauna of Kanagawa prefecture. The museum is open from 9:00 to 4:30, and closed on Mondays and the second Tuesdays of the month (except national holidays, when they close the day after), and during the New Year's period.

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* English Prefectural museums Museums in Kanagawa Prefecture Buildings and structures in Odawara Natural history museums in Japan Geology museums in Japan Museums established in 1995 1995 establishments in Japan {{Japan-museum-stub