Kiseki Museum of World Stones

世界中の不思議な石を展示する博物館。併設の体験施設では宝石探し体験も可能。

Planning your visit

The Kiseki Museum of World Stones at Fujinomiya collects unusual stones from around the world — minerals, fossils, gemstones and the geologically strange — and displays them with an emphasis on wonder rather than systematic mineralogy. Crystals, meteorite material, fossil specimens and stones that resemble other things fill the galleries.

The attached experience facility offers gemstone panning, where visitors sift through sand to find and keep small stones, which is the part that works with children.

The location matters: Fujinomiya sits at the southwestern foot of Mount Fuji, and the volcano's geology is the reason the region exists in its present form — the lava flows, the spring water filtered through them, and the Shiraito Falls nearby, all products of the same volcanic history. The museum's subject connects to the landscape outside more directly than its curiosity-cabinet presentation suggests.

Bookable options include day tours from Tokyo combining the museum with Fuji Safari Park and other sites in the Fuji area. Current availability is listed below.