Hoshigato Museum Yanoneya
Museum
Hoshigato Museum Yanoneya of Shimosuwa Konjakukan Oideya Museum
Shimosuwa Konjakukan Oideya Museum, which introduces the history and culture of Shimosuwa. It includes the Hoshigato Museum Yanoneya, which features the Hoshigato obsidian mining site of the Early (c. 5,000?3,500 BC) and Final (c. 1,700?400 BC) Jomon Periods. The mining site was designated a National Historic Site in 2015.
- Address
- 3289 Suwa-gun Shimosuwa-machi Nagano
- Category
- Museum
- Tel
- 0266-27-0001
- Fax
- 0266-26-1177
- Opening Hours
- March to November 9:00~17:00
December to February 9:30~16:30
- Regular Holidays
- open all year round
- Price
- Adults 600 yen
Elementary and junior high school students 300 yen
(Fee also allows entry to the Gishodo Suwako Watch & Clock Museum)
- Parking
- 12 vehicles
- Access
- 15 minutes by car from the Okaya IC on the Nagano Expressway
25 minutes by car from the Suwa IC on the Chuo Expressway