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Uozu Buried Forest Museum

Toyama · Uozu · Museums

Japanese name: 魚津埋没林博物館

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Uozu Buried Forest Museum
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WHAT TO DOUozu Buried Forest Museum

Two-thousand-year-old cedar stumps displayed still submerged - natural masses presented as sculpture.

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Two-thousand-year-old cedar stumps displayed still submerged - natural masses presented as sculpture.

About this place

The Uozu Buried Forest Museum (Uozu Buried Forest Museum) is a public museum in Shakado, Uozu, Toyama Prefecture. It exhibits the Uozu Buried Forest, designated a Special Natural Monument of Japan, and introduces the mirages that appear over Toyama Bay. It is a member of the Japanese Association of Museums and the Toyama Prefecture Museum Association. The area where the Uozu Buried Forest Museum stands lies within the Tateyama Kurobe Geopark, which has been certified as a geopark, and it also presents and exhibits these.

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Founded / opened:1955 Highlights / collection:Cedar stumps submerged underwater, 2,000-year-old tree Genre:Outdoor art and land art

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