Hiwasa Sea Turtle Museum Caretta
日和佐うみがめ博物館カレッタ
Usual hours and prices, checked 2026-10-06 against the sources under “What this place is”. They can change for holidays and events — confirm before you go. Official site
Our guide
The Hiwasa Sea Turtle Museum Caretta, in Minami, Tokushima, is a museum about sea turtles with the theme “people living together with nature”. Its name comes from Caretta, the scientific name of the loggerhead turtle, and museums devoted to sea turtles are rare anywhere in the world.
Kitagawachi Station on the Mugi Line is about 1.1 km away in a straight line, and Yakuo-ji about 1.3 km. We have not checked opening hours or fees.
Written by japan-spots.com (2026-09-22) from the sources credited on this page. Distances are straight lines between map positions.
Photos
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- Hiwasa Chelonian Museum Caretta 2025 — Totti · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Caretta — Own work (投稿者撮影) · CC0 · source · resized
What this place is
The Hiwasa Sea Turtle Museum Caretta (日和佐うみがめ博物館カレッタ) is a museum about sea turtles in Minami, Kaifu District, Tokushima Prefecture, with the theme "people living together with nature". Its name comes from Caretta, the scientific name of the loggerhead turtle; museums devoted to sea turtles are rare anywhere in the world.
Visitor information checked: 2026-10-06 · Official visitor information
Background text translated from Japanese Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
What to expect at this type of place: Museum
Nearby station
Nearby station: Kitagawachi (Mugi Line), about 1.1 km from the spot in a straight line.
Worked out on 2026-09-14 from this place’s map position, using HeartRails Express station data and station names from Wikidata. The distance is a straight line, not a walking route, and says nothing about buses, transfers or timetables — plan the trip on Google Maps.
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