User Guide

First Floor : Entrance, Hall
New Taizankan's Reception HallThis is the place where information related to “Nature and people in
the Northern Alps” is transmitted and exchanged.

The Future of Mountains and Us
Please write “A message from you towards the future of mountains
and people 60 years later” on the card and hang it on the wall hook.

Children's Space

Shinano-omachi
sta.

Matsukawa-mura

Let's take a memorial photo with Omachi City's
character “Omapyon” !

Kamisakae-machi
community centerCity Hall

Chihiro Art Museum
AzuminoOmachi Hospital
Shinano-omachista.

Attached Facilities of the Museum
Alpen Museum Park
（Zoo and Botanical Garden）
While protecting and increasing
precious wild animals and conducting research, we also breed andcultivate creatures from the foothill tohigh altitude areas of the Northern
Alps .
Besides, we protect and raiseanimals that cannot live in the wild
for various reasons. (You can visit
this section free of charge)

OMACHIALPINEMUSEUM

oganaTo Nnoaga

To N
Hotaka sta.
Daio Wasabi
Farm
Azumino-shi

9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

(Entry until 4:30 p.m.)
December - MarchENGLISH VERSION

10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
(Entry until 3:30 p.m.)

Admission Fees
Adults￥450￥350

Elementary andjunior high school students￥200

Third Floor :Viewing Lounge(￥50 discount for groups of 30or more)* Please contact us for otherdiscounts.

ClosedIkeda-machi

Coffee shop & Stand
Coffee shop and stand where you can relax while looking at theNorthern Alps. If you only use the coffee shop and stand, there is no
museum admission fee.

Opening Hours

High school students

To Hakuba To Nagano
Omachi Hot Springs
Town
To Tateyama Kurobe
Alpine Route
OMACHI ALPINE MUSEUMOmachi-shiroade RiveTakasma Ranoralps P
Kita A

Please experience the feeling of mountaineering by carrying thesebackpacks.
Please feel the softness of the animal hide bytouching stuffed specimens.

AccessFrom JR Shinano-omachi Station :5 minutes by Taxi or A 25 minute-walk
From Azumino IC on Nagano Expressway :40 minutes by car
From Itoigawa IC on Hokuriku Expressway :95 minutes by car
From Nagano IC on Jyoetsu Expressway :80 minutes by car

Azumino I.C.
Toyoshina sta.
To MatsumotoEvery Monday and the day after
a National Holiday, and special
year-end - new year break(December 29 - January 3)(In case a National Holiday falls
on a Monday, we are open,
and the following weekday
becomes a closure day.)Free Parking Area
30 cars and 5 buses

Profile of Omachi Alpine Museum

Second Floor :Structureof the Northern Alps,Mountains
and Living Things

In the early days after the Second World War, young people from thisarea endeavored to review the mountain environment and nature of thisarea, and created a base for local culture. With the support of localresidents, our museum was born on November 1, 1951 as the firstmountain-themed museum in Japan. Since then, it has been fondly
called ‘Sanpaku’ (an abbreviation) by local residents.
With the 50th anniversary of this museum's establishment, Omachi City
declared itself a “Mountain Culture City” in 2002. Our museum functions
as its core facility.

Alpine Library and Archive
We collect and store books about
the mountains, preserve documentsthat would otherwise be lost, anduse them for research and education
to promote the succession andspread of mountain culture.

8056-1, Omachi, Omachi City, Nagano Pref., 398-0002, JAPANTEL: +81-261-22-0211
FAX: +81-261-21-2133
E-mail: sanpaku@city.omachi.nagano.jp URL: https://www.omachi-sanpaku.com

The official website of Omachi Alpine Museum is operated with the support of the Museum Friendship Association.
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First Floor :Mountains and People

Mt.Nanakuradake(2509)

Mt.Kitakuzudake
2551

Mt.Rengedake
2799Mt.Akazawadake
Mt.Iwagoyazawadake
2678
2630
Mt.Narusawadake
2641

Mt.Jiigatake
2670

Mt.Kashima-yarigatake
2889
Mt.Nunobikiyama
2683

Mt.Goryudake
Mt.Shiroumadake
2814
2932
Mt.Karamatsudake
Mt.Shakushidake
2696
2812
Mt.Shiratake
Mt.Yarigatake
2541
2903

The Northern Alps Seen from Omachi Park

Exhibition Room Guide

Exhibition Room Information

Third Floor :Viewing
LoungeExhibition Roomon the Third Floor
Viewing Lounge

To 2F

Mountains and Living Things

Exhibition Roomon the Second Floor

To 1F

Structure of the Northern Alps

Structure of the Northern AlpsMountains and Living Things

Alpine Library and Archive

Exhibition Roomon the First Floor

Mountains and People

Lecture Hall

Special Exhibition Room

To 3F

Coffee shop & Stand

Entrance
To Alpen Museum Park
（Zoo and Botanical Garden） You are here

Mountainsand PeopleChildren’s Space

Information

Viewing Lounge

From here, you can see thepanoramic view of Ushiro-tateyama
mountain range in the NorthernAlps.
Please relax and enjoy the view
while sitting on the sofa. Here you
can get an overview of Omachi Cityand the Northern Alps. You may
feel the connection between the mountains and yourself.

Second Floor :Structure of the Northern Alps

It’s possible to realize the flow oftime since the birth of Planet Earth
to the present by touching thefossils and rocks.
Please watch the video about theformation of the Fossa Magna andthe Northern Alps, which constitutethe main geological features of thisregion.

Second Floor :Mountains and Living Things

The descendants of the creaturesthat survived the last glacial period
are living in this region.
Here we introduce the creaturesthat live in various environmentsfrom the urban area to themountain area in Omachi City.
In particular, please see the life
history of Japanese Serow and Rock Ptarmigan, which are symbols ofthe Omachi Alpine Museum.

Main Theme “Nature and People of the Northern Alps”

First Floor :Mountains and People

This floor introducesmaterials and large-frame
videos about how people
have been living with themountains of the NorthernAlps since the Prehistoric
Era.
People at the foot of themountain have benefited from the mountain by hunting, fishing andcollecting forest resources. You can see articles for everyday usethat convey such life in the mountain village.
This section depicts the historical process of modern mountaineeringin Japan to the expedition climbing at Himalaya by Japanesemountaineers.
In the model of the former Osawa hut, please watch the video of thetransition of the Osawa hut and the old life of the mountain.

Special Exhibition RoomFirst Floor :The Mountains and Art

Please appreciate themountain landscapes drawn
by painters from the Meiji
period onward, and theclassical ice axes that also
epitomized artistic
craftsmanship.
* These are not available whenthe exhibition is held.