Mikasa City Museum

Mikasa City Museum (三笠市立博物館, Mikasa-shi Hakubutsukan) opened in Mikasa, Hokkaidō, Japan in 1979. The collection documents the natural history and history of the area and is renowned for its ammonites as well as for the Yezo Mikasa Ryū type fossil, discovered in 1976 and designated a Natural Monument.[1][2]

Mikasa City Museum
三笠市立博物館
General information
Address1-212-1 Ikushunbetsu, Nishiki-chō
Town or cityMikasa, Hokkaidō
CountryJapan
Coordinates43°15′40″N 141°57′45″E
OpenedJuly 1979
Website
Official website

See also

References

  1. "Mikasa City Museum". Mikasa City. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  2. エゾミカサリュウ化石 [Yezo Mikasa Ryū Fossil] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 1 October 2016.


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