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Aomori City Forestry Museum (Aomori): Science museum for Families – Location & Nearest Station

Last updated: 2026-09-17

Aomori City Forestry Museum is a science museum in Yanakawa, Aomori Prefecture, about 579 km from Tokyo Station and 822 km from Osaka Station in a straight line.

Aomori City Forestry Museum
Photo: Angaurits, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
TypeScience museum
Name in Japanese青森市森林博物館
LocationYanakawa, Aomori Prefecture
Nearest station (straight line)Aomori Station – about 0.8 km
From Sapporo Stationabout 254 km (straight line)
From Sendai Stationabout 286 km (straight line)
From Tokyo Stationabout 579 km (straight line)
Established1982
Coordinates40.83150, 140.72572
MapOpen in Google Maps
Official websitehttps://www.aomori-shi.shinrinhakubutsukan.jp/
Background readingWikipedia (English)

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