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Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum
福井県
A museum in Katsuyama City counted among the world…
Founded
2000
Type
Historic Site
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About 10 min by bus from Etsuden Katsuyama Station
51-11 Terao, Muraoka-cho, Katsuyama, Fukui
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Historic Site
Founded 2000
26 years
Overview
A museum in Katsuyama City counted among the world's three great dinosaur museums. Fukui Prefecture is known for yielding the most dinosaur fossils in Japan, and the museum displays complete skeletal fossils of dinosaurs discovered in Fukui and named after the prefecture, including Fukuiraptor, Fukuisaurus, and Fukuititan. Its striking hemispherical dome exterior attracted attention from its desig…
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Origins
Excavation of dinosaur fossils began in the Kitatani district of Katsuyama City in 1982, and multiple dinosaur species unique to Fukui have been discovered. The Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum opened in 2000 and reached its current form after a major renovation in 2023. An outdoor dinosaur museum …
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