KATSUYAMA, Japan, July 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Kanazawa Biyori, a regional media outlet rooted in the Hokuriku region of northwestern Japan — one that reports not only on famous landmarks but on the culture that still breathes through this region — turns its lens toward a gathering of prehistoric giants. The Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum's special exhibition for 2026, titled in Japanese Ryūkyakurui: Daichi o Yurugashita Chijō Saidai no Ikimono and rendered in English by Kanazawa Biyori as "Sauropods: The Largest Creatures Ever to Walk the Earth," runs through November 3 and explores how these long-necked, long-tailed plant-eaters grew to such extraordinary size.
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