Uozu Buried Forest Museum (Uozu City, Toyama Prefecture)
Overview (History, Features, and Attractions) The Uozu Buried Forest Museum is a facility in Uozu City, Toyama Prefecture, that preserves and exhibits "buried forests" (ancient standing trees preserved in mud and marine sediments). Trees that grew on coasts and in wetlands thousands of years ago were buried by crustal movements, changes in sea level, and sedimentation...
