Shellfish Museum of Rankoshi, Rankoshi

Name: Shellfish Museum of Rankoshi
Address: Rankoshi, Japan

#1 among attractions in Rankoshi

Museum, Natural history museum

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The Shellfish Museum of Rankoshi is a museum dedicated to the shellfish of the world in Rankoshi, Hokkaidō, Japan. Ammonites and other aquatic molluscs from Hokkaidō's fossil record are also exhibited. Comprising two buildings, the first opened in 1991 and the second in 1994. In 2017, the Shellfish Museum of Rankoshi together with the University of Toyama announced the discovery of a new species of clione. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 42°52'50"N, 140°22'12"E

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Shellfish Museum of Rankoshi – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Mount Raiden, Mount Mekunnai.

5.3 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Volcano
Mount Raiden, Niseko-Shakotan-Otaru Kaigan Quasi-National Park
134 min walk • Mount Raiden is an andesitic volcano in the Mount Raiden Volcanic Group on the border between Iwanai and Rankoshi, Hokkaidō, Japan. Mount Raiden is a pyroclastic cone. The mountain consists of primarily non-alkali, mafic, volcanic rock.
5.3 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Volcano
Mount Mekunnai, Niseko-Shakotan-Otaru Kaigan Quasi-National Park
134 min walk • Mount Mekunnai is an andesitic volcano in the Mount Raiden Volcanic Group on the border between Iwanai and Rankoshi, Hokkaidō, Japan. Mount Mekunnai is a pyroclastic cone. The mountain consists of primarily non-alkali, mafic, volcanic rock.

Shellfish Museum of Rankoshi, Rankoshi

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Shellfish Museum of Rankoshi – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Mount Raiden, Niseko-Shakotan-Otaru Kaigan Quasi-National Park

Mount Mekunnai, Niseko-Shakotan-Otaru Kaigan Quasi-National Park