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Set among the shell mounds of the ria coast, showing what Jomon people ate and the tools they used.
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The Ofunato City Museum is a general museum in Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture. It was founded in 1955 as the "Ofunato City Science Museum," was renamed the "Ofunato City Museum" in 1963 and opened to the public. It collects and preserves, researches, and exhibits and promotes materials and information on the nature and culture of Ofunato, Rikuzentakata and Sumita.
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Source ja.wikipedia.org ↗Key facts
Founded / opened：1978 Highlights / collection：Items excavated from shell mounds, Fishing tools of Sanriku Genre：Antique art and Buddhist art
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