Kippy Mountain Lab (Sanda City Arimafuji Nature Learning Center)

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About this spot

The Sanda City Arimafuji Nature Learning Center, known as Kippy Mountain Lab, is a nature-study base inside Arimafuji Park (有馬富士公園). It has displays on the creatures that live in the rural woodland and hands-on corners where you can learn by doing, letting you get close to nature while escaping the heat outside. The most comfortable order is to spread a picnic sheet in the nearby shade, eat your packed lunch and rest first, then go into the center. Asking the staff what to look out for this season will increase what you can find on your later walk around the stream. The Rock Garden stream is only a short walk away, so you can change into swimwear here as well.

Tips

Admission is free (check the official website for opening days and hours). There are not many shops in the park, so prepare your lunch and drinks before you set out. The stream has no showers or changing rooms, so you will use the restrooms to change. Rubbish is generally taken home with you, so bring spare bags.

Best time to visit

About 1 hour and 15 minutes. Combining a packed lunch with indoor learning lets you ride out the heat.

Access & map

1091-2 Fukushima, Sanda City, Hyogo 669-1313