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Area : Ashoro

Ashoro Museum of Paleontology

Ashoro Museum of Paleontology

Open
9:30–16:30
Regular holiday
Tuesdays (if a national holiday falls on Monday, it is closed the next day), 30th Dec.- 6th Jan.
Address
〒089-3727 足寄郡足寄町郊南1丁目29-25
1-29-25 Konan, Ashoro, Ashoro District, Hokkaido
Official WEB site

The complete fossilized skeleton of Deinocheirus mirificus, a dinosaur found in Ashoro, and the skeletal reconstructions of an ancient whale and an orca are great exhibits. Make a fossil replica, or try your hand at small-scale digging.

Bus Packages

Tokachi Bus
Package name Ashoro Museum of Paleontology and Strolling around Chiharu Matsuyama's Hometown
Course Obihiro Station Bus Terminal → Ashoro → Obihiro Station Bus Terminal
Package fee Adults: 3,500 yen; children: 1,870 yen
Package details Round-trip bus ticket, Unlimited bus rides between Ashoro and the Ashoro Museum of Paleontology, Ashoro Museum of Paleontology ticket (with an original gift), gift voucher (300 yen) for use at the shop/restaurant at Michi-no-Eki Ashoro Ginga Hall 21