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Tohoku University Museum of Natural History

東北大学総合学術博物館, Tōhoku Daigaku Sōgō Gakujutsu Hakubutsukan

Showcases a wide array of specimens from the university's research in earth sciences, featuring complete skeletons of a Stegosaurus, Fukuiraptor, and a Sei whale, alongside a comprehensive collection of fossils and minerals that illustrate 2 billion years of evolution and Earth's changes.

Price: Free
Website: museum.tohoku.ac.jp (opens in a new tab)

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