EXHIBITIONS

Natural History Museum and Institute, Chiba

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FLOOR PLAN

PERMANENT EXHIBITION HALLS
	NATURE AND MAN IN THE BOSO PENINSULA
	The Museum's exhibition halls house an array of varied artifacts and specimens illuminating the nature and man in the Boso Peninsula. The halls are grouped into four major themes: "Natural History", "History", "Interaction of nature and man", and "Interactive Displays". Browse through them in order, or skip to the hall that interests you most. Museum Guides are posted in each hall. Be sure to make full use of our hands-on interactive displays and video presentations.

	NATURAL HISTORY OF THE BOSO PENINSULA
	Halls in this theme start with geology and land forms, then move on to biology and ecology. Learn how to identify and classify the fauna and flora of the Boso Peninsula, then also enjoy viewing live specimens of typical small animals in the Vivarium next to the "Classification Hall".

	GEOLOGY AND PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY OF THE BOSO PENINSULA
	How the Land was Formed?   What the Earthquakes bring about?   How Water and Air Move around us.
	NATURAL LIFE IN THE BOSO PENINSULA
	Fauna and Flora   Nature in the Urban Area   The Alluvial Valleys and Their    Surrounding Woodland   Fields   Rivers and Wetlands   Hills
	SEAS AROUND THE BOSO PENINSULA
	Seas around the Boso Peninsula   Urban Area   Tokyo Bay   Tateyama Bay, Past and Present
	CLASSIFICATION
	Types of Natural Life   Cretacean Fern Fossils of Choshi
	VIVARIUM
	Vivarium is the only space to meet "living" small animals, such as frogs, lizards, snakes and fishes.

	HISTORY OF THE BOSO PENINSULA
	Follow the political, economic and cultural history of the Boso Peninsula, from the earliest hunters and gathers up to modern times.
	Pre-pottery to Kofun Period   Ancient   Medieval   Medieval to Early Modern   Early Modern   Modern and Contemporary Times   Thinking about Local History

	INTERACTION OF NATURE AND MAN
	This hall focuses on traditional land and resource management practices, showing how beliefs and customs formed the basis for a harmonious relationship between human activity and the natural environment, where we now confront many problems caused by urbanization.
	Living and Working within Nature   People and Urbanization   Forest Land and People   Living off the Sea   Urbanization and Nature   The Transfiguration of Tokyo Bay

	INTERACTIVE DISPLAYS
	This room features interactive, hands-on exhibits for younger visitors. The emphasis is on "touch, feel and listen". The Children's Reading Corner offers picture books and natural history titles for young readers.

SPECIAL/TEMPORARY EXHIBITITIONS
	Occasional temporary exhibitions feature the Museum's special collections and results of our various research projects.

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