--- name: "Ishikawa Insect Museum" lat: 36.444136 lng: 136.632329 official_url: "https://www.furekon.jp/" fee: "410 yen for adults and 200 yen for school pupils from primary through high school; children below primary-school age are free. Groups of 20 or more pay 360 and 150 yen. Three free days are unconditional: under-sixes any day, everyone up to junior high on Children's Day (5 May), and over-65s on Respect for the Aged Day (the third Monday of September). An annual pass is 1,250 yen for adults and 620 yen for school pupils. Cards work, including UnionPay, along with fifteen kinds of e-money, but a bill has to be settled by one method alone, and e-money cannot be topped up in the building." last_verified: "2026-08-15" url: "https://www.piggybackjapan.com/spots/spot_0000182/" publisher: "Piggyback Japan" method: "Each fact below was read from the official page it links to. The date in the Verified column is the day we last opened that page." reuse: "Free to reuse with the check date kept. A link back is appreciated, not required." --- # Ishikawa Insect Museum Its Japanese name includes the word for touching, yet the butterflies are not to be touched. A torn wing leaves them unable to fly. The first floor holds four diorama walls and terrariums of living insects; the second covers the insects of Ishikawa and of Mount Hakusan. A corner of staff picks changes about every three months. There is a nursing room in the first-floor rest area, and strollers are lent free at the entrance. - Area: ishikawa - Type: facility - Average stay: 90 min - Hours: 9:30-17:00 from April to October and 9:30-16:30 from November to March; last entry is half an hour before closing. Closed every Tuesday - except that a Tuesday falling on a public holiday stays open and the next weekday closes instead, and the Tuesdays in Golden Week and in the summer holiday from 20 July to 31 August are open too. Also closed 29 December to 1 January. - Last verified: 2026-08-15 ## Family facts (value + conditions + source + verified date) | Feature | Value | Conditions | Verified | Source | |---|---|---|---|---| | Stroller friendly | Yes | Pushchairs are lent free at the entrance - ask at the desk, though there are only a few. The galleries can be seen by ramp. Wheelchairs are lent free the same way. | 2026-08-15 (web) | [source](https://www.furekon.jp/information/) | | Diaper changing table | Not checked yet | | | | | Nursing space | Yes (1) | A nursing room in the first-floor rest corner. | 2026-08-15 (web) | [source](https://www.furekon.jp/information/) | | Family restroom | Not checked yet | | | | | Diaper disposal bin | Not checked yet | | | | | Kids' toilet seat & step stool | Not checked yet | | | | | Elevator | Not checked yet | | | | | Indoor / outdoor | Not checked yet | | | | | Outside food allowed | Designated areas only | Eating in the exhibition areas is asked against, except when a group has the hall. Drinks are for the entrance, the first- and second-floor rest corners and the information corner - four places in all. | 2026-08-15 (web) | [source](https://www.furekon.jp/information/request/) | | English support | Not checked yet | | | | | Steps & slope caution | Barrier-free | The galleries can be seen by ramp, and wheelchairs are lent free at the entrance. | 2026-08-15 (web) | [source](https://www.furekon.jp/information/) | | Child switch (rider swap) | Not checked yet | | | | | Stroller access notes | Yes | Twenty minutes on foot from Tsurugi station on the Hokuriku Railroad Ishikawa line; by car, from Kanazawa turn left at the Mitomachi junction on Route 157 and carry on about 1.5km along the Tsurugi bypass. Whether there is a car park is not stated. Cards including UnionPay and fifteen kinds of e-money are accepted, but one bill takes one payment method, and e-money cannot be topped up here. | 2026-08-15 (web) | [source](https://www.furekon.jp/information/) | | Official family-friendly certification | Not checked yet | | | | | Best-fit ages (guide) | Not checked yet | | | | | Crowding (guide) | Not checked yet | | | | | Quietness (guide) | Not checked yet | | | | | Lost-child support | Not checked yet | | | | ## How to cite these facts Free to reuse. Every fact above was read from the official page it links to, and re-checked on 2026-08-15. We keep the check date visible so you can tell how old a fact is — please keep it when you quote us. A link back is appreciated but not required. **Ready to paste (Markdown)** ``` Stroller friendly and Nursing space at Ishikawa Insect Museum — checked 2026-08-15 — [Piggyback Japan](https://www.piggybackjapan.com/spots/spot_0000182/) ``` **Ready to paste (HTML)** ``` Stroller friendly and Nursing space at Ishikawa Insect Museum — checked 2026-08-15 — Piggyback Japan ``` Found something out of date? Tell us and we will re-check the official page and update the date.