The Shellfish Museum of Rankoshi is a museum dedicated to the shellfish of the world in Rankoshi, Hokkaidō, Japan. Ammonites and other aquatic molluscs from Hokkaidō's fossil record are also exhibited. Comprising two buildings, the first opened in 1991 and the second in 1994.
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For shellfish fans everywhere. Shells, shell fossils, food chains. Lots of educational material too - like the dangers of micro-plastics. At current rate there will be more plastic than fish in oceans by 2050. No descriptions in English - all in Japanese with just the Latin names for...
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So just outside the Shell museum, there's this place that may or may not be open. At the time I was there, they were serving 5 oysters for 1,000 Yen. Freshly fished from the ocean in the morning. They were SUPER GOOD. Maybe the best I've ever had in the world...
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I had never even imagined a place this wonderful. Even if you are not into shells, you will be as soon as you walk into this place. It has got to be one of the world's biggest collection of...
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