“Ancient Elephants came to Japan from the Eurasian Continent” -Here, you will come to know the history of the earth, during its 4.6 billion years, and of the Japanese Islands that have sunk down and floated up over the past 15 million years. During the most recent Ice Age, up until 10,000 years ago, these Islands connected to the Eurasian Continent. Large animals such as Palaeoloxodon naumanni came from there and humans followed them. That is when the Japanese Paleolithic Age started, around 40,000 years ago.
This museum introduces the natural history of Kanagawa Prefecture, such as the 100 million years old sandstone and slate stratums near Sagami Lake and Tsukui Lake, and the collision between the Izu Peninsula and the Tanzawa Mountains about 1 million years ago, along with the 4.6 billion years of activity of the earth.

Lake Towada is a double caldera lake formed by an eruption. In the vicinity of Lake Towada, cold temperate zone forests of Beech and a subarctic zone forest of Belula armanii spread, and wild animals, such as the mountain hawk-eagle, golden eagle and Japanese black bear are inhabited. There is an ancient life cycle still present. Lake water flows only from the Okuirase River.
A pleasure boat that operates gracefully in Towada Lake every season, and you can enjoy the splendid and sensitive Lake Towada’s exquisite scenery.

The Uchiura Bay is surrounded by the Oshima Peninsula in southwestern Hokkaido. Date Volcanic bay was named in 1796 by a British investigative team, seeing the bay surrounded by Mt. Hokkaido Komagatake and Mt. Usu. Salmon, squid, and flatfish are often caught in this bay, and scallop cultivation is popular.
In addition, the Kitakogane shell mound, from the Jomon period (16,000 years ago – 3,000 years ago) culture, and the Usu-moshiri site from the post-Jomon period (the 3rd century BC– 7th century) culture are revealed. The culture of Date Volcanic bay is linked to the ancient Japanese archipelago.

The Toyako Lake, which Ainu people call mountain lake, is a caldera lake made by the eruption of Toya 100,000 years ago. This local visitor center exhibits the structure of the lake. The Volcano Science Museum introduces the history of the eruption of Mt. Usu.
The acidity was increased by mining, hot spring drainage, and the construction of dams, and the lake lost its transparency.
However, through natural purification, the alkalinity of the volcanic ash from the eruption of Mt. Usu helped neutralize the lake water.