Chūrui-tōhō
Chūrui-tōhō is a locality in Makubetsu, Nakagawa district, Hokkaido.Places of Interest
Highlights include Chūrui Naumann Elephant Museum and Roadside station Churui.
Chūrui Naumann Elephant Museum
Museum
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The Chūrui Naumann Elephant Museum opened in Makubetsu, Hokkaidō, Japan in 1988. It commemorates the chance discovery of a fossilized Naumann's elephant in Chūrui, now Makubetsu, on 26 July 1969, during construction work on a farm road: the youth who unearthed the initial piece with his pickaxe crying out "this is an elephant's tooth". Chūrui Naumann Elephant Museum is situated 3 km west of Chūrui-tōhō.
Roadside station Churui
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Roadside station Churui is situated 3 km west of Chūrui-tōhō.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Taiki.
Taiki
Town
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Taiki is a town located in Tokachi Subprefecture, Hokkaidō, Japan. As of 31 December 2025, the town had an estimated population of 5,168 in 2792 households, and a population density of 6 people per km2. The total area of the town is 815.67 km2. Taiki is situated 9 km southwest of Chūrui-tōhō.
Chūrui-tōhō
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Chūrui” and “Churui-toho”
- Location: Makubetsu, Nakagawa district, Hokkaido, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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In Other Languages
“Chūrui-tōhō” goes by many names.
- Japanese: “ちゅうるいとうほう”
- Japanese: “チュウルイトウホウ”
- Japanese: “忠類東宝”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Chūrui-motochūrui and Chūrui-nishikimachi.
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