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Children's Ferrite and Science Museum (Akita): Science museum for Families – Location & Nearest Station

Last updated: 2026-09-17

Children's Ferrite and Science Museum is a science museum in Nikaho, Akita Prefecture, about 401 km from Tokyo Station and 645 km from Osaka Station in a straight line.

Children's Ferrite and Science Museum
Photo: 掬茶, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
TypeScience museum
Name in Japaneseフェライト子ども科学館
LocationNikaho, Akita Prefecture
Nearest station (straight line)Nikaho Station – about 0.6 km
From Sendai Stationabout 139 km (straight line)
From Tokyo Stationabout 401 km (straight line)
From Sapporo Stationabout 437 km (straight line)
Coordinates39.28489, 139.96092
MapOpen in Google Maps
Official websitehttp://www.ferrite.jp/

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