Churui Naumann Elephant Museum

The gallant figure of the restored huge Naumann elephant. The Churui Naumann Elephant Museum was opened in August 1988 and won the 1st Hokkaido Construction Award.
The distinguished appearance of the building reproduces the gallant and majestic figure of the Naumann elephant. The cobblestones on the walls represent the skin of the Naumann elephant.
Seen from above, a circular dome at the center of the museum looks like the body, exhibition rooms located at the four corners look like paws and the front entrance looks like the head, while a sidewalk that is approximately 100 meters long, called “Toki no Michi (a road of time)” expresses the long trunk and tusks of the Naumann elephant.