Chūrui-kyōtoku
Chūrui-kyōtoku is a locality in Makubetsu, Nakagawa district, Hokkaido. Chūrui-kyōtoku is situated nearby to the locality Chūrui-sakaemachi, as well as near Chūrui-kyōei.Places of Interest
Highlights include Chūrui Naumann Elephant Museum and Roadside station Churui.
Chūrui Naumann Elephant Museum
Museum
Photo: Him56, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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".
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Taiki.
Taiki
Town
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Taiki is a town located in Tokachi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. Taiki is situated 6 km south of Chūrui-kyōtoku.
Chūrui-kyōtoku
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Churui-kyotoku”
- Location: Makubetsu, Nakagawa district, Hokkaido, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
42.55438° or 42° 33′ 16″ northLongitude
143.27914° or 143° 16′ 45″ eastElevation
99 metres (325 feet)Open location code
8RJ5H73H+QMGeoNames ID
11559114
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Chūrui-kyōtoku” goes by many names.
- Japanese: “ちゅうるいきょうとく”
- Japanese: “チュウルイキョウトク”
- Japanese: “忠類協徳”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Chūrui-sakaemachi and Chūrui-kyōei.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Nauman Onsen and Chihomaiwa-yama.
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