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Rausu Municipal Museum
opened in Rausu, Hokkaidō, Japan in 2011. The museum is housed in the former Uebetsu Elementary and Junior High School building. The display is organized in accordance with six main themes: archaeological materials relating to the Jōmon, Zoku-Jōmon, Okhotsk, , and Satsumon cultures; artefacts from the Matsunorikawa Hokugan Site (Okhotsk culture) that have been designated an Important Cultural Property; Rausu's luminous moss, a Prefectural Natural Monument; the Middle Ages and early modern period (the '' Wajin'' and Ainu, chashi, etc.); local industries and life, with an emphasis on fishing; and the wildlife of Shiretoko, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, including the white-tailed eagle, Blakiston's fish owl, and whales. See also * List of Cultural Properties of Japan - archaeological materials (Hokkaidō) * List of Natural Monuments of Japan (Hokkaidō) * List of Historic Sites of Japan (Hokkaidō) * Hokkaido Museum * Shiretoko Museum * Shiretoko National Park covers ...
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Rausu, Hokkaido
is a town located in Nemuro Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. As of September 30, 2016, it has an estimated population of 5,395, and an area of 397.88 km2. The word "Rausu" originates from the Ainu word ''Raushi'', roughly meaning "Low-land" or "Place of men with beast-like spirit". The town occupies the southern half of the Shiretoko Peninsula. Kunashir Island, one of the four disputed Kuril Islands, can be seen from the town. Geography Rausu is located on the east end of Hokkaido's Shiretoko Peninsula. It is situated on the southeast corner of the peninsula facing the Nemuro Strait. The town stretches along and narrow strip of land, extending from southwest to northeast. The Shiretoko mountain range extends north on the peninsula to the sea where it forms steep cliffs. The Shiretoko mountain range is the source for myriad rivers, that all empty into the sea. Village communities are found mostly on the coast line at the mouths of these rivers. The "downtown" of Rausu i ...
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Chashi
is the Japanese term for the hilltop fortifications of the Ainu. The word is of Ainu origin, from チャシ (''casi'', ), which means palisade or palisaded compound; a rival theory relates this to the Korean term 잣 (''cas'', ''jat'', ) of roughly the same meaning. Over 520 ''chashi'' have been identified in Hokkaidō, mostly in the eastern regions of the island; others are known from southern Sakhalin and the Kurils; similar phenomena such as the ''ostrogu'' of Kamchatka and the ''gorodische'' of northeast Asia may have developed independently. A few, including the Tōya ''casi'' of present-day Kushiro, date to the Muromachi period; the remainder date largely to the early seventeenth century. As such their construction may be related to increased competition for resources as a result of "intensification of trade" with the Japanese. Form The early Dutch explorer Maarten Gerritsz Vries described the ''chashi'' he encountered in eastern Hokkaidō in 1643:These forts were ma ...
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Museums In Hokkaido
A museum ( ; plural museums or, rarely, musea) is a building or institution that cares for and displays a collection of artifacts and other objects of artistic, cultural, historical, or scientific importance. Many public museums make these items available for public viewing through exhibits that may be permanent or temporary. The largest museums are located in major cities throughout the world, while thousands of local museums exist in smaller cities, towns, and rural areas. Museums have varying aims, ranging from the conservation and documentation of their collection, serving researchers and specialists, to catering to the general public. The goal of serving researchers is not only scientific, but intended to serve the general public. There are many types of museums, including art museums, natural history museums, science museums, war museums, and children's museums. According to the International Council of Museums (ICOM), there are more than 55,000 museums in 202 coun ...
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Shiretoko Museum
The opened in Shari, Hokkaidō, Japan in 1978 to mark the 100th anniversary of the municipality's foundation. The collection and displays relate to the natural and human history of the Shiretoko Peninsula. In 1993, the opened next door, with exhibits relating to Taketomi, Hirosaki, and the Shiretoko Neputa festival. See also * Shiretoko National Park * Abashiri Quasi-National Park * Sharidake Prefectural Natural Park * List of Natural Monuments of Japan (Hokkaidō) * Aomori Nebuta Matsuri The is a Japanese summer festival that takes place in Aomori, Aomori Prefecture, Japan in early August. The festival attracts the most tourists of any of the country's nebuta festivals, and is counted among the three largest festivals in the Tō ... References External links Shiretoko Museum Shari, Hokkaido Museums in Hokkaido 1978 establishments in Japan Museums established in 1978 {{Japan-museum-stub ...
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Hokkaido Museum
opened in Sapporo, Hokkaidō, Japan in 2015. Located within Nopporo Shinrin Kōen Prefectural Natural Park, the permanent exhibition is dedicated to the nature, history, and culture of Hokkaido. Also known as , the museum integrates and replaces the , which opened in 1971, and the , which opened in 1994. See also * List of Cultural Properties of Japan - structures (Hokkaidō) * List of Cultural Properties of Japan - historical materials (Hokkaidō) * List of Historic Sites of Japan (Hokkaidō) * Historical Village of Hokkaido is an open-air museum in Sapporo, Hokkaidō, Japan. It opened in the Nopporo Shinrin Kōen Prefectural Natural Park in 1983. It includes fifty-two historical structures from the "frontier days" of the Meiji period to the Shōwa period that ... * Ainu culture References External links *Hokkaido Museum*Hokkaido Museum Museums in Sapporo History of Hokkaido Tourist attractions in Sapporo Museums established in 2015 2015 establishments in ...
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List Of Historic Sites Of Japan (Hokkaidō)
This list is of the Historic Sites of Japan located within the Circuit of Hokkaidō. National Historic Sites As of 1 September 2019, fifty-five Sites have been designated as being of national significance (including one * Special Historic Site). , align="center", Cape Chashikotsu Upper Site''Chashikotsu-misaki kami-iseki'' , , Shari , , , , , , , , , , - , align="center", Samani Mountain Trail''Samani sandō'' , , Samani , , , , , , , , , , - , align="center", Saruru Mountain Trail''Saruru sandō'' , , Erimo , , , , , , , , , , - , align="center", Kushiro River Basin Chashi Sites''Kushiro-gawa-ryūiki chashi ato'' , , Kushiro , , designation comprises the sites of (''pictured'') and , , , , , , , , - , align="center", Former Utasutsu Satō Family Fishery''kyū-Utasutsu Satō-ke gyoba'' , , Suttsu , , , , , , , , , , - Prefectural Historic Sites As of 1 May 2019, twenty-six Sites ...
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List Of Natural Monuments Of Japan (Hokkaidō)
This list is of the Natural Monuments of Japan within the Circuit of Hokkaidō. National Natural Monuments As of 1 October 2016, forty-seven Natural Monuments have been designated, including six * Special Natural Monuments. Prefectural Natural Monuments As of 21 September 2016, thirty-three Natural Monuments have been designated at a prefectural level. Municipal Natural Monuments As of 1 May 2016, one hundred and twenty-nine Natural Monuments have been designated at a municipal level. See also * Cultural Properties of Japan * List of parks and gardens of Hokkaido * List of Places of Scenic Beauty of Japan (Hokkaido) * List of Natural Monuments of Japan (Okinawa) This list is of the Natural Monuments of Japan within the Prefecture of Okinawa. National Natural Monuments As of 1 May 2021, fifty-six Monuments have been designated, including five * Special Natural Monuments. Prefectural Natural Monumen ... References External links *Cultural Properties i ...
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List Of Cultural Properties Of Japan - Archaeological Materials (Hokkaidō)
This list is of the Cultural Properties of Japan designated in the category of for the Circuit of Hokkaidō. National Cultural Properties As of 31 July 2019, twenty-two Important Cultural Properties (including one *National Treasure) have been designated, being of national significance; this number includes two Important Cultural Properties that were excavated in Hokkaidō and are now in the collection of Tokyo National Museum. Prefectural Cultural Properties As of 5 September 2019, twenty-five properties have been designated as being of prefectural importance. See also * Cultural Properties of Japan * List of National Treasures of Japan (archaeological materials) * List of Historic Sites of Japan (Hokkaidō) * List of Cultural Properties of Japan - historical materials (Hokkaidō) This list is of the Cultural Properties of Japan designated in the category of for the Circuit of Hokkaidō. National Cultural Properties As of 1 October 2016, six Important Cul ...
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Agency For Cultural Affairs
The is a special body of the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT). It was set up in 1968 to promote Japanese arts and culture. The agency's budget for FY 2018 rose to ¥107.7 billion. Overview The agency's Cultural Affairs Division disseminates information about the arts within Japan and internationally, and the Cultural Properties Protection Division protects the nation's cultural heritage. The Cultural Affairs Division is concerned with such areas as art and culture promotion, art copyrights, and improvements in the national language. It also supports both national and local arts and cultural festivals, and it funds traveling cultural events in music, theater, dance, art exhibitions, and film-making. Special prizes are offered to encourage young artists and established practitioners, and some grants are given each year to enable them to train abroad. The agency funds national museums of modern art in Kyoto and Tokyo and The Nati ...
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Blakiston's Fish Owl
Blakiston's fish owl (''Bubo blakistoni''), the largest living species of owl, is a fish owl, a sub-group of eagle-owls which specialize in hunting in riparian areas. It is native to China, Japan, and the Russian Far East. This species is a part of the family known as typical owls (Strigidae), which contains most species of owl. Blakiston's fish owl and three related species were previously placed in the genus ''Ketupa''; however, mtDNA cytochrome ''b'' sequence data is equivocal on which of the two genus names (''Ketupa'' or ''Bubo'') is more appropriately applied for this species. Its habitat is riparian forest with large, old trees for nest sites that is near lakes, rivers, springs, and shoals that do not freeze in winter. Henry Seebohm named this bird after the English naturalist Thomas Blakiston, who collected the original specimen in Hakodate on Hokkaidō, Japan in 1883. Taxonomy It is more correct to call this species the Blakiston's eagle-owl. This is because it is mor ...
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White-tailed Eagle
The white-tailed eagle (''Haliaeetus albicilla'') is a very large species of sea eagle widely distributed across temperate Eurasia. Like all eagles, it is a member of the family Accipitridae (or accipitrids) which includes other diurnal raptors such as hawks, kites, and harriers. One of up to eleven members in the genus '' Haliaeetus'', which are commonly called sea eagles, it is also referred to as the white-tailed sea-eagle.Helander, B., & Stjernberg, T. (2003). ''Action plan for the conservation of white-tailed sea eagle (''Haliaeetus albicilla'')''. In Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats, Strasbourg, France. Sometimes, it is known as the ern or erne (depending on spelling by sources),Love, J. A. (1983). ''The return of the Sea Eagle''. Cambridge University Press, . gray sea eagle and Eurasian sea eagle. While found across a very wide range, today breeding as far west as Greenland and Iceland across to as far east as Hokkaido, Japan, th ...
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List Of World Heritage Sites In Japan
Japan accepted the UNESCO World Heritage Convention on 30 June 1992. As of July 2021, twenty-five properties have been inscribed on the World Heritage List: twenty cultural sites and five natural sites. A further five sites and one site extension have been submitted for future inscription and are currently on the Tentative List as of 2017. Map World Heritage Sites Tentative list The Tentative List consists of sites previously nominated, but not yet inscribed. Other UNESCO heritage lists See also * Cultural Properties of Japan * National Treasures of Japan * Cultural Landscapes of Japan * National parks of Japan National may refer to: Common uses * Nation or country ** Nationality – a ''national'' is a person who is subject to a nation, regardless of whether the person has full rights as a citizen Places in the United States * National, Maryland, c ... References External links *World Heritage Sites in Japan*Database of National Cultural Properties - World ...
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