Iwaki City Coal and Fossil museum

Iwaki City Coal & Fossil Museum, nicknamed Horuru, opened in , , Japan in 1984. The collection and displays relate to local fossil finds — including the plesiosaur Futabasaurus suzukii — and the Jōban coalfield, once the largest on .
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  • Opening hours: 9:00 AM—5:00 PM
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: museum in Japan
  • Also known as: “Horuru”, “Iwaki City Coal & Fossil Museum”, “Iwaki City Coal and Fossil Museum”, “Iwaki Coal and Fossil Museum”, and “Iwakishi Sekitan Kasekikan”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Yumoto and Onsen Shrine.

Railway station
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Station is a railway station on the Jōban Line in the city of , Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company. is situated 710 metres south of Iwaki City Coal and Fossil museum.

Shinto shrine
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is a Shinto shrine, which is situated 560 metres southwest of Iwaki City Coal and Fossil museum.

Park
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is situated 1¼ km east of Iwaki City Coal and Fossil museum.

Iwaki City Coal and Fossil museum

Latitude
37.01273° or 37° 0′ 46″ north
Longitude
140.84843° or 140° 50′ 54″ east
Operator
財団法人いわき市産業振興公社
Open location code
8R922R7X+39
Open­Street­Map ID
way 631503841
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Wiki­data ID
Q11260157
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In Other Languages

From Fulah to Thai—“Iwaki City Coal and Fossil museum” goes by many names.
  • Fulah: “Iwaki City Coal & Fossil Museum”
  • Japanese: “いわき市石炭・化石館”
  • Japanese: “いわき市石炭化石館”
  • Japanese: “ほるる”
  • Japanese: “石炭化石館”
  • Thai: “พิพิธภัณฑ์ถ่านหินและซากดึกดำบรรพ์นครอิวากิ”

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