This report provides the first description of ostracod assemblages from the Middle Miocene Furue Formation, Shimane Peninsula, Southwest Japan. The assemblage consists mainly of Macrocypris sp., Palmoconcha saboyamensis, Falsobuntonia hayamii and Palmenella limicola. Based on a comparison among Recent ostracod assemblages, the reported fossil assemblage indicates a cool lower-shelf environment similar to the Recent off Shimane Peninsula.
