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Asama Volcano Museum (Gunma): Science museum for Families – Location & Nearest Station

Last updated: 2026-09-17

Asama Volcano Museum is a science museum in Naganohara, Gunma Prefecture, about 139 km from Tokyo Station and 336 km from Osaka Station in a straight line.

Asama Volcano Museum
Photo: 京葉快速26, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
TypeScience museum
Name in Japanese浅間火山博物館
LocationNaganohara, Gunma Prefecture
Nearest station (straight line)Ōmae Station – about 8.2 km
From Tokyo Stationabout 139 km (straight line)
From Nagoya Stationabout 205 km (straight line)
From Sendai Stationabout 290 km (straight line)
Established1967
Coordinates36.44000, 138.53528
MapOpen in Google Maps

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