Facility information

・Facility Overview

Location   10 Miyake-cho, Moriyama-shi, Shiga 524-0051 (in Shimin Undo Koen)、Japan  ( 〒524-0051)
Phone& E-mail  ☎ 077-583-9680 (Japan)    E-mail: hotaru@lake-biwa.net
Establishment  April 25, 1990 (Heisei 1990)
Director  Michio Furukawa
Facility [Structure]              Wooden one-story structure      

[Building area]        92m2

[Exterior]                  A one-story lodge-style cabin in the forest. It was built and maintained
using only natural wood without using any paint to protect fireflies.

[Outdoor Facilities]  Firefly forest 15,000㎡.

Firefly River 625㎡.

all facilities [main museum]      entrance, exhibition room, breeding and research room, office, terrace

[Firefly Forest]       wooden paths and walking trails in zones A, B, and C

[Firefly River (artificial river)]

Exhibit Contents Panel display (firefly species, ecology, firefly breeding, history and conservation activities of Moriyama fireflies), Minami Kiichiro materials,   firefly specimens,    firefly breeding tank,  insect specimens,
diorama (life of fireflies),
firefly library,   firefly-related DVD viewing corner,    workshop corner,   fish tank of fish from Shiga
Parking Park at Sports Park parking lot (free of charge, no gate)

 

・exhibition room

                                 This is the smallest museum of all in Japan.