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Kasaoka Horseshoe Crab Museum

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笠岡市立カブトガニ博物館

World's only horseshoe crab museum, with live exhibits and dinosaur models, worth a visit for unique displays.

Kasaoka Horseshoe Crab Museum
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What it is

  • A museum in Kasaoka City, Okayama Prefecture.
  • The world's only horseshoe crab themed museum.
  • Opened in March 1990.
  • Kasaoka City operates the museum.

What to see

  • Building shaped like a horseshoe crab from above.
  • Life-sized dinosaur and ancient creature models in the park.
  • A roaring Baryonyx life-sized model inside.
  • Horseshoe crab trace fossils.
  • A live nautilus exhibit.
  • Mascot characters Kabuni-kun and Kabumi-chan.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.

Where it is

〒714-0043 岡山県笠岡市横島1946-2 Open in Google Maps

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