Location Ishikawa Museum of Natural History
Giant Squid Washed Ashore on the Noto Peninsula (Immersion Specimen)
Architeuthis dux
- Display status
- On display
- Period
- Discovered January 2016
- Form/Type
- Specimen
- Location
- Noto Town
A giant squid Architeuthis dux washed ashore on the Akasaki coast of Noto Town in January 2016. It is a mature female and one of the largest specimens in Japan, with a body length of approximately 4 meters (excluding tentacles). Discovered by a local resident, it was moved to the Noto Marine Center and subsequently collected by our museum. This is the only whole body specimen of a giant squid in Ishikawa Prefecture and is a valuable item showing that giant squids are distributed in the Sea of Japan.
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A comprehensive natural history museum that opened in 2006. They collect and store specimen materials related to Ishikawa prefecture's nature (fauna, flora, rocks, fossils, etc.) and conduct research on them. The results are exhibited in permanent, temporary and special exhibitions, disseminating a variety of information to the citizens of the prefecture. They also hold physics experiment equipment that was used at Fourth High School, and some of it is on display. The museum focuses on educational activities and holds events such as specimen preparation classes and nature observation sessions and lectures, providing a variety of opportunities to become familiar with the nature of Ishikawa.
Ri-441 Choshimachi, Kanazawa, 920-1147 Google Maps
TEL 076-229-3450 E-mail info@n-muse-ishikawa.or.jp
