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Bansei Tokkō Peace Museum (Kagoshima): Science museum for Families – Location & Nearest Station

Last updated: 2026-09-17

Bansei Tokkō Peace Museum is a science museum in Minamisatsuma, Kagoshima Prefecture, about 996 km from Tokyo Station and 605 km from Osaka Station in a straight line.

Bansei Tokkō Peace Museum
Photo: uncredited, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
TypeScience museum
Name in Japanese南さつま市立万世特攻平和祈念館
LocationMinamisatsuma, Kagoshima Prefecture
Nearest station (straight line)Makurazaki Station – about 18.4 km
From Hakata Stationabout 240 km (straight line)
From Hiroshima Stationabout 387 km (straight line)
From Osaka Stationabout 605 km (straight line)
Established1993
Interest among English readersabout 200 page views a month on English Wikipedia (12-month average)
Coordinates31.43720, 130.29500
MapOpen in Google Maps
Background readingWikipedia (English)

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