Iwaki Art Museum This museum exhibits 1,400 pieces of art including the works of artists such as Picasso and Chagall. It also includes works by local Japanese artists. The museum holds a special event twice a year. Its pop art collection is the one of best in Japan. The architecture of the museum building itself has won several prizes. Admission: 150 yen (special events not included) / Open 9 a.m. - 5 p.m., closed on Mondays / 0246-25-1111 12-min. walk from JR Iwaki Station.

Iwaki Coal and Fossil Museum (Yumoto) This museum exhibits the history of the Joban coal mine and a formation of the earth. There is also a reproduction of the coal mine where visitors can go down a 600-meter shaft by escalator. There is an another display of a residential house used by coal workers. A fossil room exhibits many kinds of fossils such as a dinosaur (found in Iwaki) and visitors can learn the evolution of life. Admission: 630 yen / Open 9 a.m. - 5 p.m., closed on third Tuesdays and New Years Day / 0246-42-3155 7-min. walk from JR Yumoto Station.

Nakoso-no-seki Museum of Literature and History Nakoso-no-seki (a barrier) was become known by Minamoto Yoshiie, who was a general during the part of the Heian period (794 -1185) and wrote a poem about this place. There are also other panel displays of poets and writers besides Minamoto Yoshiie. Visitors can learn about the ways of old time travelers from miniature displays. Admission: 320 yen / Open 9 a.m. - 5 p.m., closed on third Wednesdays and the New Year Day / 0246-65-6166 4-min. car ride from JR Nakoso Station.

Kairyu-no-sato Dinosaur Center (Hisano-hama)

5-min. car ride from JR Hisano-hama Station.