Chihomaiwa-yama

Chihomaiwa-yama is a hill in , , and has an elevation of 85 metres. Chihomaiwa-yama is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Chūrui Naumann Elephant Museum and Roadside station Churui.

Museum
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The opened in , 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".

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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Taiki.

Town
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is a town located in , Hokkaidō, . 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. is situated 8 km south of Chihomaiwa-yama.

Chihomaiwa-yama

Latitude
42.56667° or 42° 34′ north
Longitude
143.31667° or 143° 19′ east
Elevation
85 metres (279 feet)
Open location code
8RJ5H888+MM
Geo­Names ID
2130481
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