Oirase Keiryukan
museum
奥入瀬渓流館
A small nature museum at the entrance to Oirase Gorge offering moss terrarium workshops and bicycle rentals for the stream trail.
Oirase Keiryukan sits at the mouth of the famous Oirase Gorge and serves as both an information center and a surprisingly engaging nature museum. The highlight is the moss terrarium workshop, where visitors create miniature forest scenes using actual Oirase moss species, reflecting the gorge's reputation as one of Japan's richest moss habitats. The center also rents bicycles for the flat 14km gorge trail, which runs alongside the stream through dense forest.
The moss terrarium workshop takes 30 minutes and costs around 1,500 yen. You take home a living piece of Oirase Gorge that will last for months with minimal care.
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