is a
registered museum in
Kushiro
is a city in Kushiro Subprefecture on the island of Hokkaido, Japan. It serves as the subprefecture's capital and it is the most populated city in the eastern part of the island.
Geography
Mountains
* Mount Oakan
* Mount Meakan
* Mount Akan ...
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Hokkaidō, Japan. The Museum's predecessor institution, the , began as an exhibition room at the offices of the local water board in 1936, before moving to a department store, then from 1949 to the relocated former Kushiro City Police Station.
Upon completion of the new, dedicated museum building in 1983, the museum was renamed the Kushiro City Museum.
The displays centre around the geology, flora and fauna, and history of the area, with exhibits including the fossil jaw from which the Kushiro tapir
a(''Plesiocolopirus kushiroensis'') was
described as well as
Jōmon,
Satsumon, and
Ainu materials.
See also
*
List of Historic Sites of Japan (Hokkaidō)
This list is of the Historic Sites of Japan located within the Circuit of Hokkaidō.
National Historic Sites
As of 1 September 2019, fifty-five Sites have been designated as being of national significance (including one * Special Historic Si ...
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Hokkaido Museum
opened in Sapporo, Hokkaidō, Japan in 2015. Located within Nopporo Shinrin Kōen Prefectural Natural Park, the permanent exhibition is dedicated to the nature, history, and culture of Hokkaido. Also known as , the museum integrates and replaces ...
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Moshiriya Chashi
References
External links
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Kushiro City Museum*
Kushiro City Museum
Museums in Hokkaido
Kushiro, Hokkaido
Museums established in 1936
1936 establishments in Japan
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