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J-GLOBAL ID:200905084034095142
Organization code:9202002000
Update date: Jan. 21, 2020
National Museum of Nature and Science, Tokyo Department of Botany
国立科学博物館 植物研究部, コクリツカガクハクブツカン ショクブツケンキュウブ
Representive :
Dr. watanabe masayuki(Director)
Establishment year:
1877
Address:
4-1-1, Amakubo, Tsukuba-shi, Ibaraki-ken, 305-0005
Telephone number:
0298-51-5159
FAX number:
0298-53-8401
Organization/Research department name (3):
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Four, Div. of Flowering Plants and Ferus, Div.
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of Cryptogams and Fungi, Div.of Microorganisms,
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Div. of Experimental Taxonomy
History (4):
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1877/01
The Museum was founded in 1877 by the Japanese Government as an institution for advancing the study and teaching of the natural sciences.
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1962/01
Research department was established as a natural history research center of Japan.
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1966/01
The research department was reorganized into four departments: zoology,botany, geology and paleontology, and science and technology.
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1972/01
Department of archeology was added.
Purpose of establishment:
Implementation of surveillance studies on botany and its
applications (including nature conservation)
Business overview:
Collecting, keeping, and storing samples of tracheophytes,
bryophyte, algae, lichens, fungi, myxomycetes, and
cyanobacteria
Parent Organization (1):
Branch Organization (3):
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