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Tsubame City, Niigata Prefecture

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official name：Yonouzu Meteorite Landing Memorial

English name：Yonouzu Meteorite Landing Memorial

Monument to the Yonouzu Meteorite Falling Area

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    It is said that on the evening of June 11, 1837 (lunar calendar. It is said that on the evening of June 11, 1837, (the lunar calendar, July 13 in the Western calendar) the Yonatsu meteorite fell in Tominaga Village, Kambara County (present-day Tominaga, Tsubame City). People were surprised and afraid of the meteorite's fall, but sometimes people made a spectacle of it on festival days, or shaved it off and drank it, thinking it would be good for medicine. The meteorite was kept in Tominaga Village for a long time, but in 1899, it was exhibited at the Imperial Museum. At that time, the meteorite was called “Yonatsu Meteorite” after the name of the village at that time, and became widely known. The meteorite weighs 31.65 kg, making it the third heaviest single meteorite in Japan. The Yonenatsushi Meteorite is currently on display at the National Museum of Nature and Science in Tokyo, but in Tsubame City, a replica of the meteorite can be seen at the Chozenkan Archives, and there is a monument at the site where the meteorite fell. [For inquiries, contact. Tsubame City Board of Education, Social Education Section ℡0256-63-

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    Yonouzu Meteorite Landing Memorial
    Location
    In Yonenozu, Tsubame City, Niigata Prefecture

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    ● Business period: Full year
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    ● 5 minutes by car from Yoshida Station on the JR Echigo Line. ● 15 minutes by car from Sanjo Tsubame IC on the Hokuriku Expressway
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    • Tsubame City Board of Education Social Education Division
      TEL
      0256-63-7002
      FAX
      0256-63-7003