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Chiba Museum of Science and Industry (Chiba): Science museum for Families – Location & Nearest Station

Last updated: 2026-09-17

Chiba Museum of Science and Industry is a science museum in Onitaka, Chiba Prefecture, about 15 km from Tokyo Station and 418 km from Osaka Station in a straight line.

Chiba Museum of Science and Industry
Photo: Namazu-tron, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
TypeScience museum
Name in Japanese千葉県立現代産業科学館
LocationOnitaka, Chiba Prefecture
Nearest station (straight line)Onigoe Station – about 0.7 km
From Tokyo Stationabout 15 km (straight line)
From Nagoya Stationabout 283 km (straight line)
From Sendai Stationabout 295 km (straight line)
Established1994
Coordinates35.71500, 139.93278
MapOpen in Google Maps
Official websitehttp://www2.chiba-muse.or.jp/SCIENCE/
Background readingWikipedia (English)

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