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Boso chuo tetsudokan (Chiba): Science museum for Families – Location & Nearest Station

Last updated: 2026-09-17

Boso chuo tetsudokan is a science museum in Ōtaki-machi, Chiba Prefecture, about 62 km from Tokyo Station and 437 km from Osaka Station in a straight line.

Boso chuo tetsudokan
Photo: Higa4, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
TypeScience museum
Name in Japanese房総中央鉄道館
LocationŌtaki-machi, Chiba Prefecture
Nearest station (straight line)Ōtaki Station – about 0.2 km
From Tokyo Stationabout 62 km (straight line)
From Nagoya Stationabout 306 km (straight line)
From Sendai Stationabout 335 km (straight line)
Established2004
Coordinates35.28722, 140.24548
MapOpen in Google Maps
Official websitehttps://bosochuotetsudokan.jimdofree.com/

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