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A naturalist who studied slime moulds and fought to save sacred forests; his drawings and notebooks survive.
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Minakata Kumagusu Memorial Museum (Minakata Kumagusu Museum) is a museum in Shirahama, Nishimuro District, Wakayama Prefecture. It is a memorial museum for the world-renowned naturalist Minakata Kumagusu. It opened in April 1965 with the aim of honoring Kumagusu's achievements, preserving and exhibiting a vast body of materials such as documents, specimens, manuscripts and belongings, and promoting scholarship. Part of the collection is clearly displayed with photographs and a chronology. Seismic reinforcement of the main building and construction of a new building are under way, and the main building has been closed since November 9, 2016.
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Founded / opened：1965 Highlights / collection：Slime mould specimens, Autograph notebooks and drawings Genre：Calligraphy, Photography
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