Abiko City Museum of Birds 我孫子市鳥の博物館

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Lifestyle/Hobbies | Avg price: ¥300 | English Available: None (Unknown)

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TonetoEdo

14 hours ago

Informative displays of Japanese and world birds

Forgive me; the photo I posted in the previous review shows the water museum near Abiko City's Museum of Birds. I visited during the Japan Bird Festival 2026, when the museum has free admission. It's worth a look for the regular admission of 300 yen, as it has galleries of specimens labelled in Japanese, Latin, and English. A museum curator approached me to ask me where I'm from. He collects data about national bird symbols. My native Canada doesn't have an official bird, but the loon appears on the Canadian dollar coin. The curator directed me to a loon species native to Japan. Besides the specimens, the museum has a display of common birds with audio devices. The museum is located on the north side of the street in front of the hydro plaza, Abikan.
TonetoEdo

on Feb 28

For bird nerds, reopening in April 2024

For bird watchers and budding ornithologists, this is a great museum to learn about not only the local bird life of Teganuma, the vast marsh in northern Chiba Prefecture, but also about birds around the world. The museum's permanent exhibits explore the evolution of birds and the coexistence between people and bird life. You'll also get a good understanding of the bird life endemic to the region around Abiko City. Now, I'll warn you - there is a lot of taxidermy going on here. The specimens are invaluable but sometimes sad to look at. Perhaps the last of their kind. And the descriptions are in Japanese and Latin, so get your translation app ready. Go outside and you'll see an amazing variety of living birds at the marsh.