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Long before Iino's alien research lab was created in 2020, the town had established the UFO Fureaikan in 1992, a museum documenting alleged extraterrestrial life. The town received funding from the
Japanese government, which distributed grants between 1988 and 1989 to revitalize languishing regions.
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Iino is famous for UFOs. Japan's first-ever "UFO lab" for study and observation was opened here in 2020. The UFO Fureaikan museum is also located nearby, close to
Senganmori mountain.
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Inside, the museum displays statues of various human conceptions of aliens and literature about such creatures, and screens a film about alien lore.
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