Hiratsuka City Museum opened in 1976.The theme of the museum is the nature and culture of Sagami River area. This museum is now known as an active local museum all over the country.Many students and citizens visit the museum, look at the exhibition, and participate in the workshops. Some of them also make research with the curators of the museum.

1st Floor

The theme : Sagami Plain and its people

1. Welcome to Hiratsuka City Museum
2. Let's have much knowledge about our town
3. Reserching along Sagami River Basin
4. Blessinngs given from Sagami River
5. Kaname River and life of people living in the riverside area
6. Four seasons in countryside
7. Green pigeons flying between mountains and sea
8. Stone products in our town
9. Ancient People's Life on Goryogadai Highland
10. Tsukakoshi Tumulus
11. Hiratsuka-juku (Ancient Post town of Hiratsuka)
12. Old House in Sagami
13. Donated Articles

2nd Floor

The theme : Study of the Local Area

1. Seaside Life of Sagami Bay
2. Watching the nature of the sea by Beach combing
3. Driftage from Rivers
4. Origin of the Ground
5. Giant White Clams of the Deep Sea
6. Rocks and Geographical Features
7. Earthenware Telling Old Lives
8. History of Tools
9. Religious Services
10. Research for Old Capital of Sagami
11. Four Seasons of Farmers
12. Old Life on the Post Town
13. Traditional Meeting in the Village
14. Perishing Articles and Sceneries
15. Earthquake and Ground of Hiratsuka
16. Urbanization and Organisms
17. Life in Showa Era
18. Information Corner

3rd Floor

The theme : Plaza of Stars

Planetarium

Exhibitions
1.Information Corner about Astronomy
2.Meteorite(Information Box from the Space)
3.The sun is now
4.The sun and satellites in solar system

You can rent the guide book during looking around exhibitions floors. At present this guide book is only available in Japanese.
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