Izu Ammonite Museum — Attraction in Ito

We came here a couple of days ago, and what a wonderful time we had! The specimens on the display are so interesting, with many huge ones adorning the walls. It was also fascinating to see the true variety of ammonites there are, and also the minerals they can be made of.

The stars of the museum are undoubtedly the owners. Both of them were SO enthusiastic and polite. They happily demonstrated and explained all about the formation, excavation, cleaning, and types of ammonites. You can truly tell they have a deep and rich passion!

We walked away feeling so lucky to have visited. We also got some lovely gifts as well! This experience has certainly sparked us wanting to learn more!

Thank you again from Australia!...

An interesting exhibit and well displayed. I used google translate for the descriptions as they were in Japanese only and they were very informative. The owner does speak some English which was really helpful!

The admission cost was low (700 yen) and the souvenir options were reasonably priced.

The owner is very passionate about ammonites and had lots of good information and stories to tell. He showed us how he chisels an ammonite out of a rock and can tell you the scientific names of each ammonite, as well as which geological period they're from....

伊東のシャボテン公園、大室山とぐらんぱる公園の間の地区にある小さなアンモナイトというオウムガイに良く似た形状の中生代に絶滅したイカの仲間の頭足類専門の博物館です。 入館料はお手頃な価格で大人700円、子供500円です。 清潔感のある白を基調としたモダンな建物の作りで、内部は国内外の貴重なアンモナイトを陳列してます。 普通の平面的にぐるぐるしている形から、塔状にぐるぐる巻き貝の様な形、グリップの様に直線とターンを繰り返す形、装飾としても突起や刺を持つもの、タイヤみたいに厚いもの、円盤みたいに薄いもの、多種多様な形のアンモナイトが、多数飾られていて非常に驚かされます。 現在、コロナで中断してますが、約6700万年前の化石をタガネとハンマーで岩から掘り出す...