opened in
Mikasa
Mikasa ( ja, 三笠) may refer to:
Businesses
* Mikasa Sports, a sporting goods manufacturer
* Mikasa & Company, a brand of tableware and food utensils
Places
* Mikasa, Hokkaido, Japan
* Mikasa Park, in Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan
* Mount Wakakusa ...
,
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 in 1979. The collection documents the natural history and history of the area and is renowned for its
ammonites
Ammonoids are a group of extinct marine mollusc animals in the subclass Ammonoidea of the class Cephalopoda. These molluscs, commonly referred to as ammonites, are more closely related to living coleoids (i.e., octopuses, squid and cuttlefish) ...
as well as for the
Yezo Mikasa Ryū type fossil, discovered in 1976 and
designated a
Natural Monument
A natural monument is a natural or natural/cultural feature of outstanding or unique value because of its inherent rarity, representative of aesthetic qualities or cultural significance.
Under World Commission on Protected Areas guidelines, na ...
.
See also
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Ishikari coalfield
The Ishikari coal basin lies in the tertiary mountains of the mining region of Sorachi Subprefecture, Sorachi, east of the Ishikari Plain in central Hokkaido. These coal veins contain the largest quantity of coal of Japan. Because of its late disc ...
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List of Natural Monuments of Japan (Hokkaidō)
This list is of the Monuments of Japan, Natural Monuments of Japan within the Prefectures of Japan#Hokkaido, Circuit of Hokkaidō.
National Natural Monuments
As of 1 October 2016, forty-seven Natural Monuments have been Cultural Properties of Ja ...
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Pokémon Fossil Museum — a travelling exhibition hosted by the Mikasa City Museum from 4 July to 20 September 2021
References
External links
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Mikasa City Museum*
Mikasa, Hokkaido
Museums in Hokkaido
Museums established in 1979
1979 establishments in Japan
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