Hanzaki Center

Salamander museum!

This museum is dedicated to the Giant Salamander that is local to the Maniwa City region. It has a bunch of information posted on the walls explaining the history and lore of the salamander. There wer...

recently renewed!

recently renewed and refurbished - it has a lot of information on the local "Hanzaki" or "Japanese Giant Salamander". Free entry and with live salamanders also living there, it's pretty interesting. ...

Salamanders are pretty cool...

This area has legends of the giant salamander, and this is the place where you can learn more about them! They have several skeletons/embalmed as well as live salamanders on display. It includes infor...

特別天然記念物 はんざき

コンパクトですが、オオサンショウウオの生態がとてもわかりやすく、生きた化石がこんなに身じかに見えるのは凄いですね。

オオサンショウウオに会える！

ずっと見たかった、オオサンショウウオ。センターは駐車場も入場も無料で、詳しい生態を見て知ることができます。素晴らしいです。