is a museum specializing in
fossil
A fossil (from Classical Latin , ) is any preserved remains, impression, or trace of any once-living thing from a past geological age. Examples include bones, shells, exoskeletons, stone imprints of animals or microbes, objects preserved ...
s in
Mukawa,
Hokkaidō
is Japan's second largest island and comprises the largest and northernmost prefecture, making up its own region. The Tsugaru Strait separates Hokkaidō from Honshu; the two islands are connected by the undersea railway Seikan Tunnel.
The la ...
, Japan. The Museum first opened in 1982 as the , in what was then the
town
A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world.
Origin and use
The word "town" shares an ori ...
of
Hobetsu
was a town located in Yūfutsu (Iburi) District, Iburi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan.
As of 2004, the town had an estimated population of 3,727 and a density of 6.82 persons per km2. The total area is 546.48 km2.
On March 27, 2006, Hobets ...
; with the
merger
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into Mukawa in 2006, the Museum changed its name.
Publications
* (1984—)
See also
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Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum
The , located in Katsuyama, Fukui, Japan, is one of the leading dinosaur museums in Asia that is renowned for its exhibits of fossil specimens of dinosaurs and paleontological research. It is sited in the Nagaoyama Park ( Katsuyama Dinosaur For ...
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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 ...
References
External links
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Mukawa Town Hobetsu Museum
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Mukawa, Hokkaido
Museums in Hokkaido
Museums established in 1982
1982 establishments in Japan
Natural history museums in Japan