"Minakami Mizukikokan Roadside Station" - A fun, hands-on spot for the whole family where you can enjoy water and nature

Fisheries Learning Center (fee required) A mini aquarium that displays freshwater fish that live in the Tone River. It has Japan's first tunnel-type aquarium and mountain stream aquarium, and you can also experience doctor fish.  •Admission fee: 300 yen for adults and university students, 200 yen for high school students, 100 yen for elementary and junior high school students, free for infants •Opening hours: 9:00-17:00 (last entry 16:30)  Basic information •Location: 1681-1 Yubara, Minakami-machi, Tone-gun, Gunma Prefecture •Opening hours: 9:00-17:00 (varies by facility) •Closed: Fisheries Learning Center is closed on the third Wednesday of every month (next day if Wednesday falls on a public holiday) •Parking: 9 large vehicles, 70 regular vehicles (2 handicapped spaces) ⸻ Access •Car: Approximately 5 minutes from "Minakami IC" on the Kan'etsu Expressway •Train: Approximately 5 minutes by taxi from "Minakami Station" on the JR Joetsu Line •Bus: Approximately 20 minutes by Kan'etsu Kotsu bus from JR Jomo-Kogen Station, then 2 minutes on foot from the "Elementary School Shita" bus stop   ⸻ Other facilities and attractions Climbing hall An indoor rock climbing facility 8 meters high. Not available when an instructor is not present.  •Fee: 700 yen for adults, 500 yen for children (rental fee included)  Foot bath There is a free foot bath to soothe your tired body after your trip.  Direct sales shop for local specialties Fresh agricultural products and local specialties are sold here. Processed products made from maitake mushrooms and hanamame beans, and local pickles are popular.  Snack corner Enjoy menus made with local ingredients, such as the famous "dam curry" and maitake mushroom soba and udon.  Seiryu Park In the adjacent park, you can sometimes experience catching trout in the summer.  ⸻ #Minakami Water Travel Museum Roadside Station #Fisheries Learning Center #Freshwater Fish Aquarium #Climbing Experience #Footbath Spot #Local Specialties #Dam Curry #Seiryu Park #Minakami Sightseeing #Gunma Drive #0 Yen Trip