| Mifune | |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Seal Type: | Chapter |
| Pushpin Map: | Japan |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Japan |
| Coordinates: | 32.7167°N 178°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Japan |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Kyushu |
| Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture |
| Subdivision Name2: | Kumamoto Prefecture |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Kamimashiki |
| Extinct Title: | Now part of |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Title1: | Vice Mayor |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 99.00 |
| Population Total: | 16,901 |
| Population As Of: | October 1, 2016 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | JST |
| Utc Offset1: | +09:00 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | City hall address |
is a town located in Kamimashiki District, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan.[1]
As of October 2016, the town has an estimated population of 16,901 and a density of 170 persons per km2. The total area is 99.00 km2.
Mifune Town is well known for being home to Costco Kumamoto.
In March 2014, a piece of sandstone was found in Mifune that was revealed to contain a tooth dated to the Late Cretaceous, 90 million years ago. The tooth is the oldest thus found in Japan and is assumed to be a back tooth from the left, upper jaw of a carnivore similar to a Deltatheridium, an ancient marsupial relative that lived in what is now Mongolia between 145 and 66 million years ago.[2] The find was announced by the Mifune Dinosaur Museum in August 2017. The museum and town also partner with Montana State University's Museum of the Rockies.[3]