Mikasa City Museum

Mikasa City Museum
三笠市立博物館
General information
Address 1-212-1 Ikushunbetsu, Nishiki-chō
Town or city Mikasa, Hokkaidō
Country Japan
Coordinates 43°15′40″N 141°57′45″E / 43.261171°N 141.962584°E / 43.261171; 141.962584Coordinates: 43°15′40″N 141°57′45″E / 43.261171°N 141.962584°E / 43.261171; 141.962584
Opened July 1979
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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]

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