PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a cell preservation container from which cells can be taken out without causing the wrong sticking of a needle.SOLUTION: This cell preservation container 1 includes a cell preservation chamber 11 for preserving cells, a cell-introducing port 12 for introducing cells into the cell preservation chamber 11, a cell-deriving port 13 for deriving the cells preserved in the cell preservation chamber 11, and a snap chip 20 having a cylindrical body portion 21 which is disposed in the cell-deriving port 13 and whose base end portion 21a and tip end portion 21b are opened, a snap portion 22 which is connected to the tip end portion 21b of the body portion 21, is arranged in the cell preservation chamber 11, and closes the tip end portion 21b, and a separation portion 23 which is formed in a connection portion between the body portion 21 and the snap portion 22, and can separate the body portion 21 from the snap portion 22.COPYRIGHT: (C)2013,JPO&INPIT【課題】誤穿針を発生させることなく細胞を取り出せる細胞保存容器を提供すること。【解決手段】細胞保存容器1は、細胞を収容する細胞収容室11と、細胞収容室11に細胞を導入する細胞導入口12と、細胞収容室11に収容された細胞を導出する細胞導出口13と、細胞導出口13に配置され、基端部21a及び先端部21bが開放された筒状の本体部21、本体部21の先端部21bに連結されると共に細胞収容室11の内部に配置され先端部21bを閉鎖するスナップ部22、及び本体部21とスナップ部22との連結部分に形成され本体部21とスナップ部22とを分離可能な分離部23を具備するスナップチップ20と、を備える。【選択図】図1