🌳 Explore the prehistoric forest! Sendai Underground Forest Museum: A journey through time

Have you ever imagined that underneath a modern city, there is a 20,000-year-old primeval forest? 🌲 Sendai's "Underground Forest Museum" is such a magical place that takes you back to the Ice Age and witnesses the ancient natural wonders with your own eyes!

✨ Museum Highlights

1️⃣ Real prehistoric forest remains
- Tree roots, soil layers, and animal and plant fossils from 20,000 years ago are preserved here, all of which are archaeological sites preserved in situ!
- Through the glass floor, you can observe the underground forest up close, as if traveling through time and space.

2️⃣ Ecological display of the Ice Age
- The museum recreates the environment of the ancient Northeast region, displays fossils of mammoths, ancient deer and other animals, and introduces the life of humans at that time.

3️⃣ Interactive experience and popular science education
- Suitable for family trips, with activities such as simulated archaeology and fossil touching, so that children can also enjoy it!



📌 Visiting Information
- Address: 4-3-1 Nagamachiminami, Taihaku-ku, Sendai-shi, Miyagi Prefecture
- Opening hours: 9:00-16:45 (closed on Mondays)
- Tickets: Adults 460 yen, high school students 230 yen, elementary and junior high school students free
- Transportation: 10 minutes walk from JR Nagamachi Station or 5 minutes walk from Subway Nagamachi-Minami Station

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Post by Khopkhunna | May 2, 2025

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