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In Iwaki City, let us feel ancient times

Today I went out with my father, my mother, and my brother. I attend elementary school in Iwaki City, where I learned that a fossil of a dinosaur called “Futabasaurus” was discovered. “Dad, what’s a fossil?”

Iwaki Yotsukura I.C. Ammonite Center Iwaki City Sekitan Kasekikan (Coal Bed &Fossil Museum) -> Marine Science Museum (Aquamarine Fukushima) Iwaki Lalamew

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10 minutes by car

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At the ammonite center visitors can learn about how ammonite fossils are excavated.

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17 minutes by car

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The Joban Coal Bed is full of history. The Futabasaurus, an ocean dinosaur, which is said to be 80 million years old and many fossils are exhibited. Visitors can enjoy a recreated tunnel and elevator to understand the feeling of entering a coal mine 600 meters beneath the ground. This town once flourished around the Joban coal mine.

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24 minutes by car

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Aquamarine Fukushima is where the Japan Current (Kuroshio) and Oyashio currents meet at what is known as the "tide sea." It is a place where we can appreciate the many wonders of the Pacific Ocean.