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Takikawa Museum of Art and Natural History

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Coordinates: 43°33′07″N 141°54′53″E / 43.552012°N 141.914647°E / 43.552012; 141.914647
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Takikawa Museum of Art and Natural History
滝川市美術自然史館
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Address2-5-30 Shinmachi
Town or cityTakikawa, Hokkaidō
CountryJapan
Coordinates43°33′07″N 141°54′53″E / 43.552012°N 141.914647°E / 43.552012; 141.914647
Opened1986
Website
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Takikawa Museum of Art and Natural History (滝川市美術自然史館, Takikawa-shi Bijutsu Shizen-shi Kan) opened in Takikawa, Hokkaidō, Japan in 1986. The collection includes works by Iwahashi Eien (岩橋英遠), Ichiki Masumi (一木万寿三), and Ueda Sōkyū (上田桑鳩) as well as the fossil type specimen of the Takikawa sea cow, discovered in the bed of the Sorachi River (空知川) in 1980 and designated a Prefectural Natural Monument.[1][2][3]

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  1. ^ 美術自然史館 [Museum of Art and Natural History] (in Japanese). Takikawa City. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  2. ^ 滝川市美術自然史館 [Takikawa Museum of Art and Natural History] (in Japanese). Hokkaido Government. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  3. ^ タキカワカイギュウ化石標本 [Fossil Specimen of the Takikawa Sea Cow] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
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