Our exhibit of "Life of the Earth and Stars" spans 4.6 billion years and presents the history of the Earth from creation to the present day in an easy-to-understand way. You can also view over 10,000 specimens, from great dinosaurs and meteorites to pea-sized insects.

This unique institute is located in the plate-collision area, rarely found in the world. Here, research is done on geology, hot springs, groundwater, earthquakes, and volcanos. Visitors can see the displays of research results on the first floor.

The name "Ishigaki-yama" comes from Hideyoshi Toyotomi, who built a castle in 1590 with a fully stone wall as his headquarters during the siege of Odawara Castle. It is a national park area and also a designated national historic site.

On December 6th the Yamabushi (ascetic monks) in their traditional clothing pray for peace and tranquility across the country. They carry out Yamabushi-Mondou, a Buddhist ceremony in which questions in relation to Buddhism are both asked and answered.After this, they participate in the Hiwatari (fire-crossing) Ceremony, which involves the monks walking over glowing embers and praying for sound health. Firefighters, workers of the thermal power generation industry, and people of other fire-related professions come to this shrine both to worship and buy ofuda (amulets).

Opened in 2018 as a sister facility of Forest Adventure Odawara in Tsujimura forest, this is a mountain bike park where you can casually enjoy trails based on the concept of symbiosis between the forest and mountain biking. Instructors will give you detailed instructions at the first training session, so you can ride safely. There are also a wide variety of trails of different levels for mountain bikers to enjoy.