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Chichibu Railway Park (Saitama): Science museum for Families – Location & Nearest Station

Last updated: 2026-09-17

Chichibu Railway Park is a science museum in Chichibu, Saitama Prefecture, about 78 km from Tokyo Station and 346 km from Osaka Station in a straight line.

Chichibu Railway Park
Photo: Ebiebi2, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
TypeScience museum
Name in Japanese秩父鉄道車両公園
LocationChichibu, Saitama Prefecture
Nearest station (straight line)Mitsumineguchi Station – about 0.1 km
From Tokyo Stationabout 78 km (straight line)
From Nagoya Stationabout 209 km (straight line)
From Sendai Stationabout 306 km (straight line)
Established1989
Coordinates35.96039, 138.97922
MapOpen in Google Maps

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