Shizuoka City Flood Control Exchange Museum: Kawanabi
The Shizuoka City Flood Control Exchange Museum is a facility designed to provide a place for learning about flood control projects and past flood disasters, to raise disaster prevention awareness among citizens, and to promote the development of a disaster-resilient city. It also displays information, testimonies, and records regarding the Tanabata torrential rains of 1974, which caused extensive damage to the city, serving to convey the terror of flood disasters and the importance of flood control projects to future generations.The facility’s nickname, “Kawanabi,” embodies its mission to provide a place of “learning” (nabi) for people of all ages about “rivers” (kawa), including the floods that have occurred in the city and flood control projects.
Themes
- Exterior
- Introspection 1
- Introspection Part 2
- Scenes from the tour
Basic Information
- Address
- 2-24-11 Oya, Suruga Ward, Shizuoka City, Shizuoka Prefecture 422‐80
- Telephone Number
- 054-237-1322
- Closures
- If Monday is a public holiday, the facility will be open, and the first weekday following that day will be closed.
- Access
[Car]
Approximately 4.5 km from the Shizuoka Interchange on the Tomei Expressway; about an 11-minute drive[Public Transportation]
It takes about 25 minutes by Shizutetsu Just Line from JR Shizuoka Station to the Oya bus stop, followed by a 5-minute walk.- Car Park
[Standard-sized vehicle]
18[Large vehicle]
2- Accessible
- Wheelchair accessible, Wheelchair rental
- Website
*Please note that business hours, holidays, and prices are subject to change, so please check with the contact information provided before visiting.
