Kushiro City Museum Explained

is a registered museum in Kushiro, Hokkaidō, Japan.^[2] The Museum's predecessor institution, the, began as an exhibition room at the offices of the local water board in 1936, before moving to a department store, then from 1949 to the relocated former Kushiro City Police Station.^[1] Upon completion of the new, dedicated museum building in 1983, the museum was renamed the Kushiro City Museum.^[1] The displays centre around the geology, flora and fauna, and history of the area, with exhibits including the fossil jaw from which the Kushiro tapir [ja] (Plesiocolopirus kushiroensis) was described as well as Jōmon, Satsumon, and Ainu materials.^{[3] [4]}

See also

• List of Historic Sites of Japan (Hokkaidō)
• Hokkaido Museum
• Moshiriya Chashi

External links

• Kushiro City Museum
• Kushiro City Museum

Notes and References

1. Web site: https://www.city.kushiro.lg.jp/museum/oshirase/hakubutukan/0010.html . ja:博物館の生い立ち～since 1936～ . Growth of the Museum — from 1936 . ja . Kushiro City Museum . 9 June 2022.
2. Web site: https://www.dokyoi.pref.hokkaido.lg.jp/fs/4/8/7/1/4/7/2/_/登録博物館・相当施設リスト01.11.1.pdf . ja:道内の登録博物館・博物館相当施設 . Registered Museums and Museum-equivalent Facilities in Hokkdaidō . ja . . 1 November 2019 . 9 June 2022.
3. Web site: Main Exhibition Guide . Kushiro City Museum . 9 June 2022.
4. Web site: https://ainu-upopoy.jp/hokkaido/ . ja:北海道内のアイヌ文化に触れられる施設 . Facilities in Hokkaidō where one can engage with Ainu Culture . ja . . 9 June 2022.