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Goshoura Cretaceous Museum
天草市立御所浦恐竜の島博物館Kumamoto · Kyushu
A natural-history museum on remote Goshoura Island in the Amakusa archipelago, reachable only by ferry/sea-taxi, displaying ~2,000 Cretaceous-period fossils excavated locally. Fully renovated and reopened March 20, 2024 as a three-story building; visitors can also fossil-hunt for free at an adjacent dig site.
- Crowd level
- Hidden gem
- Rating
- 4.3· 237 reviews
- Opening hours
- Mon Closed Tue–Sun 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
- Admission
- Adult ¥500, HS/university ¥300, elementary/JHS ¥200 — from secondary tourism sites, not the museum's own fee page; fossil-hunting dig site itself is free.
- Phone
Usual hours — confirm with the official site for holidays + seasonal closures.
How to get there
Ferry/car-ferry/sea-taxi from Tanasoko Port, Hondo Port (Amakusa City), Daido Port (Kamiamakusa City), or Minamata Port to Goshoura Port, then a short walk. No parking on the island for regular visitors.
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