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The World’s 100 Best Museums

Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum

Katsuyama, Japan

  1. THE WORLD’S BEST MUSEUMS WORTH A JOURNEY · 2026 ✦ ✦ N° 24 2026

No. 1 in Japan

Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum

Dinosaur museum in Katsuyama in a silver dome designed by Kisho Kurokawa, with dozens of mounted skeletons in the main hall. Several species were found in the region, and an animatronic Tyrannosaurus stands in the hall.

Highlights

  • Dinosaur skeleton hall
  • Animatronic Tyrannosaurus
  • The silver dome

Good to know

  • Book timed tickets ahead on holidays
  • Holiday parking uses shuttle buses
  • Allow more than two hours

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