Shikoku Seiyo Geo-Museum

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The "Shikoku Seiyo Geo-Museum" in Uwa Town, Seiyo City, is a latest earth science museum where you can learn with all five senses about "Seiyo's diverse natural environments and human living" woven by about 400 million years of earth history, stretching from a rich rias coastline at 0 meters altitude to the magnificent Shikoku Karst at 1,400 meters altitude. Inside the building are precious geological fossils discovered from Seiyo's land, the latest digital projection mapping visually conveying the earth's dynamic activities, and substantial realistic dioramas. Serving not just as a learning facility but also functioning as an "adventure entrance" to journey out into Seiyo's majestic great nature, it is highly supported by intellectually curious international nature-loving travelers and family groups.

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Shikoku Seiyo Geo-Museum

Address: 945 Shimoai, Shirokawa-cho, Seiyo City, Ehime Prefecture
Website: http://seiyo-geo.jp/museum/
Operator: Shikoku Seiyo Geo Museum

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