about CRANE PARK

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       * Wintering cranes in Izumi

People

Human's Story
cranes and the culture
Cranes have appeared in folk tales and fine art since olden days.
This corner introduces the auspiciousness of cranes and their contact with people.

[major exhibits ･films]
There are films of four stories inculding "The trial of a crane killer", "Hot spring for cranes ",and warm-hearted Japanese and overseas presentations on cranes made with various filming techniques such as rotating three-dimentional screens. The crane motif is used on pottery pieces and handicrafts, hanging scrolls,folding screens,kimonos,stamps,etc.

Town

Country's Story
cranes and history
Cranes seem to have been migrating to Japan from long ago. They apper in natural history journals of the Edo era, probably because they are large and standout.
This corner exhibits presentations of cranes living contentedly in Izumi. Fifteen varieties of cranes from all over the world are also exhibited.

[major exhibits ･films]
Displays include 15 varieties of cranes from all over the world, 4 multi-media units placed around the three-dimensional floor map of Izumi that can display information on nature, histric sites and cultual assets of Izumi, and "history poles" that explain the fluctuation of crane numbers together with historic explanation.


Nature
Nature's Story
cranes on the earth
Different varieties of cranes have different environments and ecologies.
This corner shows how cranes raise their offspring in the continent, how they spend a day in their winter home"Izumi", and the mysterious physical traits of cranes.

[major exhibits ･films]
A film called"The cranes' day in Izumi" is a cranes' drama introducing their actvities from dawn. Another films entitled "Monitoring of cranes' behavior" shows six patterns of behavior such as grooming and dancing. There is also a documentary film called "A year of cranes ".
In addition, there are stuffed wild birds ,"a special organ using cranes' voices" and " a crane nest" collected in Russia.



Q&A corner
Learn about nature in Izumi and cranes in an interesting way!



Study Room
Full of information about cranes and nature.

Facilities
1F: 1345.73m²
2F: 1601.57m²

special exhibit room	150m2	permanent exhibit room	640m2
study room	70m2	Dome Theater	175m2
lecture room	100m2	administration facilities	76m2
laboratory room	100m2	entrance hall	125m2
curators'room	89m2	storage room	131m2
observation deck	27m2
2-story,ferro-concrete building partially wooden structure ・ steel frame building Parks 43,439m 2 (inculuding museum site) Friendship plaza,kids field,Bird Forest parking lot (for 212cars and 5 buses) etc

Infomation
Open
9:00am-5:00 pm (admission must be made by 4:30)
Close
April to Oct:every Monday(closed on Tuesdays if Monday is a holiday)
Nov.to Mar.:open every day
*The museum may be closed temporarily other on the above mentioned day.

Admission Fee

	Admission	Admission to Dome Theater
Adult	310yen	310yen
high school,college students	210yen	210yen
elementary,junior high students	100yen	100yen

*20% off for groups of more than 20 people.
*Extra charge may be required for special exhibits.

CRANE PARK IZUMI
1,000,Bunka-cho,Izumi City,Kagoshima 899-0208
Phone:0996-63-8915(JAPAN)
Fax:0996-62-8915(JAPAN)
crane_c@city.izumi.kagoshima.jp