点评:In late November 2025, I had some time before checking in at my inn during my visit to the Ichijodani Asakura Ruins, so I decided to stop by this museum. The Fukui Station Dinosaur Area Portal Site explains: “For a long time it was said that there were no dinosaur fossils in Japan. Then an Early Cretaceous crocodile fossil was discovered on a cliff of the Kitadani Formation, Tetori Group in Kitadani-cho, Katsuyama-shi in Fukui. In 1989, this discovery initiated the large-scale excavation of dinosaur fossils, which continues to this day.” Today, Fukui Prefecture is widely known as Japan’s Dinosaur Kingdom, with dinosaur statues found throughout the region. The museum itself opened in July 2000 as a natural history museum and is now in its twenty-fifth year. When we parked in the museum’s main parking lot, the immense building rose before us. Admission generally requires advance reservations, but on the day of our visit a sign along the road indicated that same-day tickets were available. It was just after a three-day holiday weekend, so we were able to enter without delay. Visitors enter on the third floor, descend by escalator to the first basement level, and then proceed upward to the third floor again after viewing the exhibitions on each level. The third floor houses the museum shop and restaurant. The exhibits cover the classification and evolution of dinosaurs, the history of excavations in Fukui, and many other topics—far more than one can take in within a few hours. It was an ideal place to spend the time before checking in at our inn, and I came away with a renewed appreciation for the depth of Fukui’s natural history. Anyone traveling to the Asakura ruins or the surrounding region would find the museum well worth a visit.
翻译:2025年11月下旬,我在游览一条谷朝仓遗址期间,入住旅馆前还有一些时间,于是决定顺道参观一下这家博物馆。福井站恐龙地区门户网站介绍道:“长期以来,人们都认为日本没有恐龙化石。后来,在福井县胜山市北谷町手取群北谷组的悬崖上发现了一具早白垩世鳄鱼化石。1989年,这一发现开启了大规模的恐龙化石挖掘工作,这项工作一直持续至今。”如今,福井县被誉为日本的“恐龙王国”,恐龙雕像遍布该地区。这家博物馆于2000年7月作为自然历史博物馆开馆,至今已有25年的历史。当我们把车停在博物馆的主停车场时,一座巨大的建筑映入眼帘。通常需要提前预约才能入场,但我们参观当天,路边的指示牌显示当天可以购票。当时正值三天小长假之后,所以我们顺利入场。游客从三楼入口进入,乘坐自动扶梯下到地下一层,参观完每一层的展览后,再返回三楼。三楼设有博物馆商店和餐厅。展览内容涵盖恐龙的分类和演化、福井的考古发掘历史以及其他众多主题——内容之丰富,几个小时根本看不完。这里是入住旅馆前消磨时光的理想场所,也让我对福井丰富的自然历史有了更深的了解。任何前往朝仓遗址或周边地区的游客都会觉得这座博物馆非常值得一游。