The is a museum in the city of

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. It is operated by the Nawa Insect Research Center.

History

Yasushi Nawa, the man who discovered the

Gifu Butterfly The Japanese luehdorfia (''Luehdorfia japonica'') is a species of butterfly in the subfamily Parnassiinae of Papilionidae. It is found only in Japan. It was discovered by Yasushi Nawa in Japan's Gifu Prefecture in 1883.''Gifu City Walking Map'' ...

and is known as "The Insect Man," opened the Nawa Insect Research Center in April 1896. The center was moved to its present location in

Gifu Park is a public park located at the base of Mount Kinka in the city of Gifu, Gifu Prefecture, Japan. Inside the park, there are many attractions, including Gifu Castle, Mount Kinka, the Mt. Kinka Ropeway, the Gifu City Museum of History, the Eiz ...

in 1904, and became the Nawa Insect Museum in 1919, the first insect museum in Japan."Museums in Gifu Prefecture," ''Gifu Prefecture: Japan's Beautiful Heartland", pg 81. Gifu International Center, 1994. It currently houses over 300,000 specimens of 18,000 different insect species. The building that houses the museum was designed by Goichi Takeda in a modern western style that was quite rare at the time.''Gifu City Walking Map''. Gifu Lively City Public Corporation, 2007. The building is now a Tangible Cultural Property of the prefecture.

Facilities Information

*Hours of Operation: 10:00am to 5:00pm (9:00am to 6:00pm during summer months) *Holidays: Dec. 27 to Jan. 3 *Entrance Fee: :Adults: 600

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:Children: 400 yen :Other fees may apply for special exhibits.

Access

From JR

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(Bus Platform 11) or

Meitetsu Gifu Station is a railway station located in the city of Gifu, Gifu Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Meitetsu. It is one of the two major railway stations of the city along with JR Gifu Station. Lines Meitetsu Gifu Station is th ...

(Bus Platform 4), board a bus operated by

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that is heading towards Nagara. Get off the bus at "Gifu Koen, Rekishi Hakubutsukan-mae," approximately 15 minutes from the train stations.

External links

Nawa Insect Museum Homepage

Nawa Insect Museum Homepage

References

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