The Museum of Nature and Human Activities, Hyogo (HITOHAKU, an abbreviation in Japanese) was opened on October 10th, 1992. Since then, this museum has aimed to help the citizens of Hyogo prefecture, as well as those from other regions, to appreciate the beauty and dignity of nature around us. Here visitors can enjoy unique exhibits and educational programs about nature and human life.
The museum staff consists of two groups; one accommodates researchers and office workers belonging to the Board of Education, Hyogo Prefectural Government. The other group encompasses faculty members (i.e., professors and instructors) belonging to The Section of Nature and Environment, Institute of Natural and Environmental Sciences, The University of Hyogo, which is also housed in the museum building. While engaging themselves in research of their own themes and the in education of students at The Graduate School of Human Science and Environment, they are also involved in various activities of the museum as its joint-appointment staff are in close cooperation with the above-mentioned full-time staff of the museum.
The museum supports interdisciplinary research on various aspects of nature and the human-inhabited environment.
The museum houses extensive collections of geological and biological specimens, as well as photographs, prints, and recordings. Our herbarium (HYO) is listed in Index Herbariorum.
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