Saitama Museum of Natural History (埼玉県立自然の博物館, Saitama kenritsu shizen no hakubutsukan) is a prefectural museum of natural history in Nagatoro, Saitama Prefecture, Japan. The museum opened in 1981 and replaced "史" with "の" in its Japanese name in 2006.[2] The Museum supersedes the Chichibu Natural Science Museum (秩父自然科学博物館) (1949–1980) and the Mineral and Plant Specimen Gallery (鑛物植物標本陳列所) (1921–1949), founded by the Chichibu Railway Company.[1][2] The collection includes 56 pieces from a Stegodon aurorae skeleton found in 1975, of which there are a further 3 pieces in the Sayama City Museum; both assemblages have been designated a Prefectural Natural Monument.[3]
| Saitama Museum of Natural History | |
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埼玉県立自然の博物館 | |
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| Address | 1417-1 Nagatoro |
| Town or city | Nagatoro, Saitama Prefecture |
| Country | Japan |
| Coordinates | 36°05′15″N 139°06′58″E / 36.08747°N 139.116122°E |
| Opened | 1981[1] |
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| Official website | |
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References edit
- ^ a b "Museum and Nagatoro". Saitama Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
- ^ a b 博物館のあゆみ [A Walk through the Museum] (in Japanese). Saitama Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
- ^ 埼玉県文化財目録 [Catalogue of Cultural Properties in Saitama Prefecture] (PDF) (in Japanese). Saitama Prefecture. March 2022. pp. 107 f. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
- ^ "Bulletin of the Saitama Museum of Natural History" 埼玉県立自然の博物館研究報告 [Bulletin of the Saitama Museum of Natural History] (in Japanese). J-STAGE. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
- ^ 埼玉県立自然史博物館研究報告 [Bulletin of the Saitama Museum of Natural History] (in Japanese). National Diet Library. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
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- (in English) Saitama Museum of Natural History
- (in Japanese) Saitama Museum of Natural History
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