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Ashoro Museum of Paleontology (Hokkaido): Science museum for Families – Location & Nearest Station

Last updated: 2026-09-17

Ashoro Museum of Paleontology is a science museum in Ashoro, Hokkaido, about 900 km from Tokyo Station and 1175 km from Osaka Station in a straight line.

TypeScience museum
Name in Japanese足寄動物化石博物館
LocationAshoro, Hokkaido
Nearest station (straight line)Toshibetsu Station – about 34.4 km
From Sapporo Stationabout 179 km (straight line)
From Sendai Stationabout 596 km (straight line)
From Tokyo Stationabout 900 km (straight line)
Established1998
Coordinates43.23112, 143.54337
MapOpen in Google Maps
Official websitehttp://www.museum.ashoro.hokkaido.jp
Background readingWikipedia (English)

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