Gallifreya Posted June 2, 2017 Share Posted June 2, 2017 Hi, I'm super casual about fossil hunting - I'll do it when I get the chance and enjoy it but I'm afraid it's not my life's passion (yet) My usual haunts are Walton-on-the-Naze and other nearby sites, the kind you can wander about and either pick up fragments or break rocks without too much extra equipment. And now I'm in Japan. I've come to Iwate, a prefecture on the northern end of the main island, and will be living here for a while. So how can I find out what sites are near me, and does anyone know the area or have any recommendations? Google is turning up sites that are either museum-only, commercially excavated and private areas, or a fossil park on a different island at the other end of the country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raggedy Man Posted June 2, 2017 Share Posted June 2, 2017 Wish I could help. We have a few members with experience hunting in Japan. Hopefully they'll chime in. Welcome to the forum. Best regards ...I'm back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted June 2, 2017 Share Posted June 2, 2017 Welcome to TFF! Maybe @David in Japan can help. Darwin said: " Man sprang from monkeys." Will Rogers said: " Some of them didn't spring far enough." My Fossil collection - My Mineral collection My favorite thread on TFF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David in Japan Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 Hi and welcome to tff. Thanks for making me aware of these thread Tony, lately i am not reading and participating to the forum as much as i would like to. I am currently living in kumamoto prefecture at the opposite way of iwate prefecture but according to books i have there is a lot of fossiliferous formation around there. I can provide you some area to search but not very detailled info as i never hunted there. Name are in japanese because i do not know how to read it and i want to add that i do not know if the place i mention are private land, parks and so on. Means you will have to do some homeworks. 1, devonian 2, devonian and carboniferous 3, carboniferous 4, permian 1 ~~~~~~~~~~~~〇~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Warmest greetings from Kumamoto、 Japan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David in Japan Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 All place are in the south part of the prefecture. Here are some other location. 2 ~~~~~~~~~~~~〇~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Warmest greetings from Kumamoto、 Japan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gallifreya Posted June 8, 2017 Author Share Posted June 8, 2017 Thanks, that's really helpful! I can't read Japanese either, but hopefully someone I know can and will be interested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David in Japan Posted June 9, 2017 Share Posted June 9, 2017 Hope you will find cool things and share your hunting experience with all of us. ~~~~~~~~~~~~〇~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Warmest greetings from Kumamoto、 Japan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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