Iwakuni White Snake Museum
A museum devoted to the white snakes of Iwakuni, a designated national natural monument.
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Iwakuni White Snake Museum
SaveA museum devoted to the white snakes of Iwakuni, a designated national natural monument.
Live white snakes move behind glass in cases built to imitate their habitat, and newborns sometimes appear.
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- Fee：Adults (high school age and up) ¥200, children (elementary and junior high) ¥100, and children under school age free. Showing a set ticket for the Kintaikyo Bridge, Iwakuni Castle and the ropeway brings it down to ¥160 and ¥80 - the same rate as a group of 15 or more. Visitors with a disability pay ¥100 and ¥50.■
- Hours：9:00-17:00, open all year round, though it can close at short notice for safety inspections and maintenance.■
- Time needed：45 min
- Booking：Nothing needs booking. Groups of 15 or more pay a reduced rate.■Official booking site ↗
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- Official: Stroller access notes
The snakes are pure white with ruby-red eyes, up to 180 centimetres long, yet placid. The colour is thought to come from an albino mutation in rat snakes that hunted mice in rice stores. The first written record dates from 1738, after a flood. Their habitat was protected in 1924 and the snakes themselves became a national natural monument in 1972. Inside are skeleton models, a quiz game that earns children a certificate card, and an illustrated account of the snakes and the townspeople.
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| Indoor / outdoor | Indoor & outdoor | The exhibitions and the live snakes are indoors. There is also a courtyard, laid out on a white-snake theme. | Web-checked | checked Aug ’26 | shirohebi.info |
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| Stroller access notesExtra info — guide only | Yes | It stands beside the lower ropeway station, about a 5-minute walk from the Kintaikyo Bridge. Buses reach Kintaikyo Bus Center in about 20 minutes from Iwakuni station, about 15 minutes from Shin-Iwakuni station and about 20 minutes from Iwakuni Kintaikyo Airport, then it is a 10-minute walk. By car it is about 5km, roughly 10 minutes, from the Iwakuni interchange on the Sanyo expressway. Photographs are allowed as long as you do not use a flash. | Web-checked | checked Aug ’26 | shirohebi.infoshirohebi.infoshirohebi.info |
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Steps & slope caution, Child switch (rider swap), Official family-friendly certification, Best-fit ages (guide), Crowding (guide), Quietness (guide), Lost-child support