Hello from a cool GOOD MORNING here in the suburbs of Tokyo. Yours Truly has news for those bug lovers, especially those who are fond of 'stag beetles' out there. The Suwa Stag Beetle Museum, initially opened in Nagano in 1995, got reopened in the suburbs of Tokyo on July 20, 2000. About 200 spieces (about 500 individuals) collected from various places on the globe are on display in this private museum. Included in the collection, some 30 Japanese ones are on display such as: Prosopocolus inclinatus, Lucanus gamunus, Dorcu hopei, Macrodorcas rectus, L. maculifemoratus, Dorcus titanus Address: 1-14-4, Mitaka-shi, Tokyo Nearest station: Mitaka Station Opening Hours: 9:00 - 17:30 Telefon: +81 (0) 422 49 2787 website: none yet Though this new museum does not have a website yet, here is a link site for this bloody unique bug whose some value for 5,000 US$ for those bloody fanatic collectors in Japan! http://www.kakaa.or.jp/~isobe/link/ Stay tuned to the Museum-L ! Ryo YASUI r. Lecturer of Museums Studies Obirin University Tokyo, Japan e-post: [log in to unmask] ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).